Hutch joins the Mobitel mCash platform

Hutchison Telecommunications (Hutch) joins the mCash mobile money platform, empowering customers to make their bill payments to Hutch and reload through their own mCash Wallets or through any mCash retailer Island wide.

Speaking of the union Mobitel’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ranjith G. Rubasinghe commented, “We consider it a great pleasure to be partnering with a valuable telecommunications counterpart such as Hutch, as it will further strengthen our bond and boost greater business opportunity for both operators and thereby increase the benefits offered to the customers. mCash has significantly expanded its service offerings across the country and is likely to extend further as the most user-friendly consumer payment platform in the country.”
“We are delighted to join the mCash Mobile Money platform. With the ever increasing popularity of e-commerce in Sri Lanka we feel the participation in mCash is timely and it will enable us to provide Hutch customers with many added conveniences covering a range of services and facilities,” explains Hutchison Telecom Lanka Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Thirukumar Nadarasa.

Mobitel launched its Mobile Money service – mCash in November 2013, licensed under the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. mCash allows subscribers to maintain a mobile account and experience a whole new convenient method of carrying out financial transactions. Customers are able to deposit money, withdraw money, send money, reload, pay utility bills, insurance premiums, leasing payments and even pay for goods and services. Since its inception mCash has attracted a large number of customers and has formed business partnerships with several leading establishments to bring in convenience like experienced never before when performing financial transactions.

Payments for Hutch top up and bill payments can also be done via mCash Retailers which form an island wide network.