November 2011
The mHITs Australia SMS payment service has demonstrated what could be a world-first – the direct integration of a mobile wallet with a 3rd party retail Point Of Sale (POS) system.
The Easipawa Easipay (pronounced Easypower Easypay) service in Papua New Guinea allows subscribers of the Digicel PNG mobile network to purchase pre-paid electricity using their Digicel airtime.
Easipawa (pronounced Easy Power) is the name given to the pre-paid electricity metering system operated by PNG Power Limited, the local electricity utility in Papua New Guinea.
mHITs Limited has designed and developed a number of mobile information services which allow members of superannuation funds in Papua New Guinea to obtain their fund or savings balances directly via mobile phone.
Services operate on the Digicel PNG network and use a combination of USSD and SMS technology meaning they can be accessed from any mobile handset.
The mHITs BuyPower solution enables markets using prepaid electricity to allow users to purchase electricity using carrier airtime.
This simple but effective concept has a proven business model that not only has a rapid ROI and benefits to stakeholders, but also provides a tremendous benefit to citizens within a given market.
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