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DRC: the Congolese Post in the era of Public-Private Partnership

DRC: the Congolese Post in the era of Public-Private Partnership
Wednesday, 07 July 2021 10:18

FLASH's financial products and services are now available in SCPT agencies.

Since the advent of law n°08/007 of July 08, 2008, transforming the OCPT into a commercial company "SCPT", the door has been wide open for this public company to forge partnerships with other private companies for the fulfillment of its mission.

One of the recent strategic partnerships concluded by the Congolese Post and Telecommunications Company is the one signed with Flash. That will allow the SCPT, apart from its purely postal activities, to offer universal money transfer services and 35 other value-added services through Flash aggregation platforms.

From now on, at La Poste it will be possible to open postal accounts and access a multitude of services, including international financial messaging with Western Union and MoneyGram, national and cross-border messaging with Flash Cash, mobile money deposits and withdrawals, transfers to all bank accounts, payments of taxes and duties, top-ups of all telephone operators as well as TV subscriptions renewal and many other payment services.

Through this new platform, la Poste integrates in partnership with Flash, all daily needs of the Congolese population and fully fulfills its role of privileged point of contact and proximity for all Congolese.

This collaboration with Flash is proof that beyond its postal service prerogatives, the SCPT is turning to a new dynamic of integrating new financial products and value-added services into its large network of 360 postal agencies.

About FLASH International

Flash International is a regulated financial company working in FinTech. It provides the aggregation of value-added and financial services such as: money transfer, mobile money, Visa cards, bank transfers, mobile recharge credits, internet packages, television subscriptions, payments of taxes and merchant payment services for more than 3 million customers in the Central African region through its network of 160 own agencies and thousands of Flash agents. The FLASH distribution platform and financial hub has more than 30 different products in its innovative application “FlashApp” available on Google Play and on the Apple Store. This mobile application is already operational in 3 African countries, Flash International currently has more than 4,000 Flash agents who actively participate in the financial inclusion of unbanked communities. For more information visit http://www.flash.one/

About the SCPT

The Société Congolaise des Postes et Télécommunications (SCPT) is a public company operating mainly in the provision of postal services, telecommunications, digital services and financial solutions in DR Congo. The SCPT is the densest network of postal agencies in the country with more than 360 points of presence. It offers courier services, Express Courier, Small Packets and Postal Parcels, National and International Money Transfers, Postal Check Accounts, Optical Fiber, Internet, Telephony, Mobile Payments.

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