Vodafone M-Pesa has entered into a strategic tie-up with Walmart India, the wholly owned subsidiary of Walmart Stores Inc. This tie-up will enable business members of six Best Price Modern Wholesale stores, owned and operated by Walmart India, to make payments using M-Pesa from their mobile anywhere.
As a part of this partnership, Vodafone M-Pesa will enable safe and secure transactions for all its members in Lucknow, Amravati, Aurangabad, Hyderabad, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada and Guntur to make faster payments and help Walmart ensure timely delivery of goods. Under this arrangement, when a Best Price store member, based in any of these cities, places an order with Walmart India, a Vodafone M-Pesa authorised agent will reach out to the customer and enable cash-in into their M-Pesa account. This will allow the member to make payments from the phone for the goods ordered from Walmart?s Best Price Cash & Carry store. After receiving a confirmation message, Walmart India will immediately dispatch goods to the member.
Speaking about the association, Suresh Sethi, Business Head ?M-Pesa, Vodafone India said, ?Vodafone has always been at the forefront in launching innovative products and services relevant to the needs of our customers. We are confident that this association will go a long way in simplifying the payments process for Walmart India from the members, especially resellers based in secondary markets. Starting with pilots in Amravati and Lucknow, we have now extended it to members in Aurangabad, Hyderabad, Rajahmundry, Guntur and Vijayawada and we hope to extend it pan-India soon.?
Rajneesh Kumar, Vice-President and Head ? Corporate Affairs, Walmart India, said, ?We are confident that our members, especially kiranas/resellers, will benefit due to the convenience of payment along with efficient delivery of quality products at their doorstep.?
