Electronic 3rd Party Services (EPSS)

 

 

Airtime Sales

 

 

INTRODUCTION:

• Pre-paid airtime is the fastest growing industry in the world.

• South Africa has a well established market and advanced infrastructure to facilitate, provide and support the demand for pre-paid airtime.

• There are currently approximately 11 million cell phone users and the figures are still increasing.

• More than 85% of new cell phone connections are pre-paid airtime packages – pre-paid are outperforming normal cell phone contracts at a ratio of 9 to 1.

• Approximately 100 000 Outlets are already trading in pre-paid airtime cards and vouchers – an opportunity to switch to virtual pre-paid airtime.

• Approximately 32 000 Informal Spaza shops are now selling pre-paid airtime – another excellent business opportunity.

• The concept of selling pre-paid airtime is an excellent business opportunity and competitive commission structures for marketers, distributors and outlet   owners are in place.

• The added value due to the availability of pre-paid airtime (and other related pre-paid products) on your premises and the sale thereof; increases the goodwill and value of the business.

 

MAJOR CAVEATS IN SELLING AIRTIME:

 

As you all know airtime sales vouchers can only be purchased from the supplier on an advanced payment basis only, implying that you require a significant capital outlay in purchasing these vouchers.

 

When purchasing airtime you are required to purchase in bulk for each of the airtime products you will be selling. This implies that dead stock could lie at your office for a significant period of time.

 

 

PS&S AIRTIME SALES

 

To achieve this objective PS&S will act as the airtime broker between 9P Technologies and the selling agent (Any SmartFin user). PS&S will achieve this by introducing an integrated airtime sales function within our SmartFin package allowing the following functionality:

• Simply the SmartFin package will contain a selectable stock list of all airtime stock items available for sales. The user will only need to select the required airtime stock item from the displayed stock list and automatically an airtime voucher will be printed for issuing to the client.

• The selling agent will have the three(3) options available for selling airtime namely:

Selling of airtime for cash. (i.e.) When cash sales are done the selling agent can immediately issue an airtime voucher for the sale.

 

Selling of airtime by self financing of airtime to his client. (i.e.) When airtime is financed by the selling agent the agent will have the facility to print a standard financing agreement together with an airtime voucher.

 

 

SMS Batch Sending

 

INTRODUCTION

 

With SmartFin's Batch SMS Service you can create a Batch to...

• Keep your client's up to date with their account information

• Send your client's a reminder of their next pay date and total due.

• Send your client's a Birthday message

• Use it as a Marketing Tool to promote your business to NON-Clients.

• Additional functionality includes importing from an Excel spreadsheet.

These are just some examples for using the Batch SMS Service.

 

With our SMS Service you can also create your own templates and making use of SmartFin Tokens to allow you to customise the message with information from your SmartFin Database.

 

Selling of airtime for credit. (i.e.) PS&S is prepared to directly finance a selling agent for his airtime sales. If the selling agent qualifies financing (Overdraft facility) can be made available to the selling agent at a cost of the bank PRIME RATE + 8% per annum, interest will be calculated on the daily balance and recovered directly from the selling agent monthly.

• Refer to the attached purchase and selling price list for the commission earning for the selling agent when selling airtime.

• Airtime office branding also advertising your loan’s services can be ordered and will be provided at nominal prices. (i.e.) A1 POSTERS

 

BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH AIR TIME SALES:

• When selling airtime you will automatically increase feet in your office and ensure a better relationship is developed between you and your customers as a result of the service you are providing.

• Providing this service directly to your customers will secure customer loyalty.

• You do not need to order and buy airtime in bulk and continuously be compelled to manage your stock levels. PS&S will manage and maintain a sufficient stock level in your behalf and you can order at any time when you require stock.

• You may make use of our airtime financing facility, allowing you to use your capital to provide loans to your customers at your financing rate.

• You have no direct costs associated in setting up this airtime sales services.

• You can expect to earn a handsome commission thereby increasing your company’s profits.

NB: This is truly a great business opportunity for any micro lender. If you do not as yet make use of this opportunity you should strongly reconsider your position and take the advantage offered to you.