Clickatell ushers in new era for African enterprises with WhatsApp Business solution

The greater Cape Town area, including Stellenbosch, is Africa’s tech capital. This, according to a report entitled Evaluation & Network Analysis of the Cape Town-Stellenbosch Tech Sector by Endeavor Insight.

Global customer engagement company, Clickatell, is an authorized WhatsApp Business Solution Provider. Clickatell’s customers on WhatsApp Business solutions include Absa Bank, GTBank, First Bank of Nigeria and United Bank of Africa. These banks are partnering with Clickatell to roll out their chat banking capabilities on WhatsApp across Africa.

South Africa’s Absa Group on Wednesday officially launched Whatsapp banking, in its latest push to become a digitally-led African bank, with more than 10,000 customers already registered to date since early July.

Following the launch of the enterprise version of Clickatell Touch in 2016, Clickatell is now transforming omni-channel customer care with the launch of Touch Go.

Following the launch of the enterprise version of Clickatell Touch in 2016, Clickatell is now transforming omni-channel customer care with the launch of Touch Go.

Following the launch of the enterprise version of Clickatell Touch in 2016, Clickatell is now transforming omni-channel customer care with the launch of Touch Go.

Following the launch of the enterprise version of Clickatell Touch in 2016, Clickatell now aims to transform omnichannel customer care with the launch of Touch Go.

Many brands remain obsessed with creating mobile apps. This not only defies trends that point to increasing consumer app apathy but can exclude a sizeable portion of your customers in emerging economies. Companies need to engage with their users where they are rather than forcing them onto an app, in what can only be described as brand vanity.

Clickatell Touch ensures live chat across a company’s website as well as social media platforms. The enterprise version of Clickatell Touch was launched in 2016. Since then, Clickatell has been transforming ubiquitous customer care with the launch of Touch Go. Clickatell Touch brings customer engagement and care into a single business platform.

Following the launch of the enterprise version of Clickatell Touch in 2016, Clickatell is now transforming omni-channel customer care with the launch of Touch Go.

Following the launch of the enterprise version of Clickatell Touch in 2016, Clickatell is now transforming omni-channel customer care with the launch of Touch Go.

Fresh on the heels of the Liberty Group’s chatbot-driven short-term insurance service reveal, Virgin Money SA has unveiled an online buying insurance platform. The latest offering from Virgin Money SA’s insurance arm allows customers to request a quote and buy car insurance online. ITWeb takes a look at chatbots in the insurance industry.

Over the last 12 months, Clickatell has delivered almost 3 billion messages across the African continent, achieving a 42% year-on-year growth – far ahead of the 4% projected CAGR growth for the overall A2P global messaging market (as defined by a recent study from Zion Market Research).

South African born Clickatell has been recognised as the best SMS / A2P (Application to Person) messaging provider in Africa at the Nov 2017 Messaging and SMS World conference.

South African born Clickatell has been recognised as the best SMS / A2P (application to person) messaging provider in Africa at the 2017 Messaging and SMS World conference, held last month.

Global SMS Messaging Gateway company, Clickatell has over the last 12 months, delivered almost 3 billion messages across the African continent, achieving a 42% year-on-year growth – far ahead of the 4% projected CAGR growth for the overall A2P global messaging market (as defined by a recent study from Zion Market Research). Moreover, Clickatell has seen over 20% annual message volume growth in many African countries, including Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Central African Republic, South Africa and Zambia.

Global SMS Messaging Gateway company, Clickatell has over the last 12 months, delivered almost 3 billion messages across the African continent, achieving a 42% year-on-year growth – far ahead of the 4% projected CAGR growth for the overall A2P global messaging market (as defined by a recent study from Zion Market Research).

Global SMS Messaging Gateway company, Clickatell has over the last 12 months, delivered almost 3 billion messages across the African continent, achieving a 42% year-on-year growth – far ahead of the 4% projected CAGR growth for the overall A2P global messaging market (as defined by a recent study from Zion Market

South African born Clickatell has been recognised as the best SMS / A2P (Application to Person) messaging provider in Africa at the Nov 2017 Messaging and SMS World conference.