The airtime operator space is not exempt from the value generated in payments all over the globe – millions of individuals rely on telecom operators to make payments, send value and communicate amongst a lot of utility payments. By having direct integrations with over 800 airtime operators across the globe, Reloadly is able to offer sizable cross-border discounts on multiple operators to end-users. Let’s take a look at how you can work with these key operators to make the most out of their discounts this Black Friday.
Key airtime operator discounts
Globe Telecom Philippines
As the largest operator in the Philippines, Globe Telecom currently serves more than 80 million customers. This operator is giving a 4% international discount on airtime recharges and a 4.5% international discount on data recharges.
Key Facts
Country: Philippines
User Base: + 80 million
Reloadly Operator ID: 371(Airtime), 374(Bundles), 937(Data)
Orange Mali
Orange — Mali’s largest telco operator which has a user base of more than 14 million users is offering an international discount of 5% on all airtime recharges.
Key Facts
Country: Mali
User Base: + 14 million
Reloadly Operator ID: 289
Natcom Haiti
Natcom, Haiti’s biggest telecom network which accounts for about 30% of market share in Haiti (1.5 million subscribers) is offering a double-digit discount of 13% for airtime recharges and a 2% discount for data bundles
Key Facts
Country: Haiti
User Base: + 1.5 million
Reloadly Operator ID: 174(Airtime), 682(Bundles)
Orange Senegal
Also the largest telecom network in Senegal – with a user base of more than 11 million users, Orange is giving an international discount of 8% on all airtime recharges.
Key Facts
Country: Senegal
User Base: + 11 million
Reloadly Operator ID: 428
AIS Thailand
With a user base of approximately 43 million customers, Thailand’s largest telecom network – AIS Thailand, is offering an international discount of 5% on all airtime recharges.
Key Facts
Country: Thailand
User Base: + 43 million
Reloadly Operator ID: 500
Rogers Wireless
The biggest telecom network in Canada – Rogers Wireless, is currently giving a discount of 2.5% for all international airtime recharges. This is noteworthy as Rogers Wireless currently serves over 10.5 million customers in Canada.
Key Facts
Country: Canada
User Base: + 10.5 million
Reloadly Operator ID: 62
MTN Nigeria
With over 67 million users, Nigeria’s largest telecom network – MTN Nigeria is currently offering a 1.5% discount on all airtime and data bundles.
Key Facts
Country: Nigeria
User Base: + 67.5 million
Reloadly Operator ID: 346
Getting a Black Friday discount on airtime recharges
To take part in these airtime discounts for Black Friday and beyond, you can get started by signing up for an account on Reloadly with this link and then following these steps:
- Log into your Reloadly account and deposit the fiat amount you want to purchase airtime recharges with. See our guide on how to make deposits from anywhere in the world here.
- On your Reloadly dashboard, navigate to the Pricing tab – this shows an overview of every operator with direct integrations to Reloadly and the discount they are offering
- View the operator whose discount you want to use, navigate to the Mobile Topup > Topup tab and input the mobile number you want to make an airtime recharge to, the discount will be automatically applied to your account.
Integrating discounts for airtime recharges into your custom applications
Developers can also take advantage of Reloadly’s application programming interface (API) to integrate these airtime discounts for Black Friday into their applications. To achieve this, you would have to make an API request using the client credentials assigned to your account by Reloadly. You can accomplish these through the steps below:
- On your dashboard, navigate to the Developers > API settings section and copy your client ID as well as your client secret.
- Next, use Reloadly’s Postman Collection to make an API request for an access token as shown below
- Still in the Postman Collection, fetch the details of the telecom network you want to get a discount from. You can do this by using the telecom’s operator ID to make an API request as shown below
- Finally, make an API request to recharge the mobile number registered under this telecom network. The discount will be automatically applied when you are deducted for the airtime.
Summary
Reloadly provides direct access to sizable discounts on airtime, bundle and data recharge for various telecom networks all year round. Black Friday gives individuals and businesses/resellers an opportunity to get maximum value from these awesome discounts. Should you have any questions, you can reach us to us via our Slack community – we’d be super stoked to have you!
