Celcom to Offer SMS Based PrePay Top-ups

724 Solutions has said that its wireless solution has been chosen by one of Malaysia's largest banks, Bumiputra Commerce Bank Berhad (BCB), and Malaysia's second largest mobile operator, Celcom to enable Celcom's prepaid mobile customers, who hold bank accounts with BCB to access the network and recharge their airtime by simply sending an SMS.

About 60% of Celcom's 2.3 million customer base is a prepaid mobile customer and those customers who have either a BCB checking or savings account, can simply register for the service by calling BCB's call center or use the Internet to log-on to the bank's mobile banking portal. A password for service activation is then sent to customers via SMS upon successful registration. Customers do not have to reveal any personal details via SMS - they just use their password to maintain confidentiality. After receiving customers' SMS instructions and password confirmation, the bank directly debits the amount from the registered account. Through this service, customers can recharge their prepaid mobile service from wherever they are in Malaysia or around the world.'"

Posted to the site on 4th June 2002