Over 12,000 Sign Up For Splash Mobile Money in Sierra Leone

Jan. 20, 2010 - PRLog -- January 19, Freetown, Splash mobile money announced today the conclusion of its pilot phase and the move to full national expansion.

“We are already present in 30 agency locations in all major cities around the country and plan to shortly have a presence in each and every Chiefdom of Sierra Leone” said Sheka Forna, director of Splash.

The company announced that over 12,000 subscribers have now joined the scheme, well in excess of the initial objective of 3,000 set early in the program.

“We believe that this is clearly indicative of the pent-up demand for financial services in the country” added Mr. Forma

“This is a “Home Grown in Salone” success story and the support of the Mobile Operators, GT Bank, NATCOM and the Government of Sierra Leone has been instrumental in giving life to this local entrepreneurial venture” .

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Splash Mobile Money Limited is Sierra Leone’s first mobile payment system. It allows you to send money to others using text messages. Uniquely the service is available to all subscribers of the 3 main operators. (Zain, Africell and Comium)