Powertime App and website allows Bill Payment in Cape Town and Durban

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - May 17, 2013 - PRLog -- Cape Town, South Africa - Powertime launches a new bill payment service allowing users to pay their municipality bills online and from their mobile phones. The new functionality will be available from the web and mobi site www.powertime.co.za as well as from the Powertime applications for iPhone, Android and soon BlackBerry10.

This new feature will enable City of Cape Town and Durban residents to pay their electricity, water and tax & rates bills in one click, anywhere and at any time. Payment can be made via credit card, debit card, EFT and the PayGenius electronic wallet. The functionality also includes the possibility to manage multiple bills and save the transaction history.

Cape Town and Durban are the first municipalities to activate Powertime’s bill payment solutions. Negociations are actualy in process to expand the offer to new municipalities across South Africa. “We are extremely pleased to introduce this section in City of Cape Town and Durban and hope that more more municipalities will follow suit.,” says Sebastien Lacour, Powertime Managing Director.

About Powertime

Powertime is the leading mobile prepaid electricity merchant in South Africa. Based in Cape Town, Powertime provides nearly 7 million South African prepaid electricity customers with smart channels to buy electricity tokens 24/7 via innovative applications on smart phones, mobi site m.powertime.co.za and www.powertime.co.za.  Powertime’s value proposition is based on convenience, quality of service and support, and information on electricity consumption.

For more information, please contact marketing@powertime.co.za

Media Contact for Powertime

Carole Rossetti

Digital Marketing Manager, Powertime

Tel +27 21 911 0498 / Email: carole.rossetti@powertime.co.za

The functionality is available to all Powertime active users and to new users on demand