COLOMBES, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of security, identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, announced today that CANAL+ OVERSEAS, the international subsidiary of CANAL+ Group, has selected its electronic top-up solution to dematerialise the distribution of their prepaid Pay TV renewal of subscriptions in Africa.
Using electronic top-up will allow CANAL+ OVERSEAS to dematerialise and automate the reselling process of prepaid subscriptions. CANAL+ OVERSEAS’ retailers will be able to instantly top-up subscribers’ Pay TV accounts via a mobile phone. The platform will also manage e-voucher purchasing and delivery via SMS. While significantly reducing the costs and constraints associated with physical inventory management, the solution will also allow CANAL+ OVERSEAS to quickly adapt to market changes and trends and offer a broader range of products.
The service will be run in one of Oberthur Technologies’ highly secure data centers located in Tewkesbury, United Kingdom, and will leverage the MoreMagic m:TopUp™ end-to-end solution including a mobile application for retailers and a pan-Africa SMS brokering service. MoreMagic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oberthur Technologies is a leading provider of mobile money solutions around the globe.
Jacques du Puy, CANAL+ OVERSEAS’ President, said: “By migrating to electronic top-up provided by Oberthur Technologies, CANAL+ OVERSEAS can offer its customers a faster, seamless and dramatically more convenient experience. All people will need to do is give their subscriber’s ID, phone number and payment to the merchant in order for their account to be topped up instantly.”
“Our ability to deliver and operate a flexible end-to-end solution that is fully compliant with CANAL+ OVERSEAS requirements, together with our deep understanding of mobile technologies, shows that Oberthur Technologies is a partner of choice in efficient, effective electronic top-up solutions for the Digital TV market as well as mobile operators” said Arnaud de La Chapelle, Managing Director, Solutions Business Unit at Oberthur Technologies.
About Oberthur Technologies
Oberthur Technologies is
a world leader in the field of secure technologies: systems development,
solutions and services for smart cards (payment cards, SIM cards, access
cards, NFC…) and for secure identity documents, traditional and
electronic (identity card, passport, health care card). Created in 1984,
Oberthur Technologies employs over 6 000 employees. With 50 sales
offices across 5 continents, Oberthur Technologies’ international
network serves clients in 140 countries.
For more information: www.oberthur.com
About CANAL+ OVERSEAS
CANAL+ Group’s subsidiary,
CANAL+ OVERSEAS markets the CANAL+ and CANALSAT bouquets in France’s
overseas territories, enabling access to over 200 mostly French-language
channels. The territories covered include the Caribbean (French Guiana
and Antilles), the Indian Ocean (Reunion, Mayotte and Mauritius) and the
Pacific (New Caledonia and French Polynesia).
CANAL+ OVERSEAS is also the leading operator in pay-TV in French-speaking Africa through its subsidiary CANAL+ AFRIQUE, with a presence in more than 30 countries in West and Central Africa and Madagascar.
