Consumers in Uganda do not have to go through the process of opening up a bank account; they can do all the basics through their mobile phones including paying utility bills for services like electricity, water and pay taxes.
With the new Airtel-Warid money transfer service, customers can deposit and withdraw money through the Equity bank ATM and their handsets. They do not need a bank account to do that. The Warid subscribers will retain their Warid mobile numbers and their code will not change.
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