EastNets partners Qtel Group for m-Remittance
EastNets compliance and payments solutions and services recently signed an agreement with the Qtel Group to provide the technology platform and expertise to support the regional and global rollout of the Qtel Group’s mobile money services across key markets, enabling international remittance globally. EastNets will provide the full infrastructure needed to host Qtel’s “mobile wallet” service, running the entire operation of the hosted services through a primary site in Dubai and a Disaster Recovery (DR) site in Bahrain. Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) will connect to the primary and DR sites through a secure VPN Connection. Qtel’s mobile wallet service allows customers to use their mobile phone accounts to send money, top up their credit, make payments and transfer airtime to friends and relatives. EastNets will also deliver compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) solutions to the Qtel Group through the en.SafeWatch Profiling as a Service (PaaS).