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Powertime app expands to Windows Phone

Admire Moyo
By Admire Moyo, ITWeb's news editor.
Johannesburg, 22 Sept 2014
The new Windows Phone Powertime app offers the most convenient and secure service on the Windows platform to purchase electricity, says says Powertime MD S'ebastien Lacour.
The new Windows Phone Powertime app offers the most convenient and secure service on the Windows platform to purchase electricity, says says Powertime MD S'ebastien Lacour.

Mobile prepaid electricity merchant, Powertime has expanded its electricity payment app to Windows Phone.

Powertime first introduced an iPhone application and a mobisite in 2009, followed by BlackBerry, Android and Nokia applications in 2011.

Local app developers are more and more tapping into the prepaid electricity market. Among others, South African online prepaid electricity and airtime transactions company, Prepaid24, recently launched a mobile application to help customers reload anytime from anywhere.

Last month, SA's power utility, Eskom also rolled out its 'MyEskom' mobile application in an effort to improve customer service.

Powertime says its value proposition is based on convenience, quality of service and support, as well as information on electricity consumption.

The Powertime app supports more than 50 municipalities in SA and offers other services such as airtime and bill payment. The platform currently enables more than 11 million South Africans to purchase prepaid electricity and track their power usage on mobile apps.

"We believe that the new Windows Phone Powertime app offers the most convenient and secure service on the Windows platform to purchase electricity, airtime or pay municipal bills via credit card or EFT" says Powertime MD S'ebastien Lacour.

"Powertime has always been a pioneer in mobile commerce, introducing its first mobile app in 2010 and now having over 70% of its transactions done via Powertime iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Nokia Ovi Apps. The Powertime Windows Phone app completes our mobile offering and integrates the fully-fledged Powertime functionalities in the intuitive Windows Phone environment, delivering an impeccable customer experience, and enabling customers to track and reduce home energy usage thanks to our embedded dashboard and personalised tips."

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