Cellplus Mobile Communications granted Payment Service Provider license

Cellplus Mobile Communications Ltd has been granted a Payment Service Provider licence by the Bank of Mauritius.

The license, issued under the National Payment Systems Act 2018, allows Cellplus Mobile Communications to provide for:

• Services enabling cash to be placed on a payment account, including all operations required for operating a payment account;

• Execution of payment transactions, including transfers of funds on a payment account with the payment service provider of the user or with another payment service provider, including the execution of –

1. direct debits and one-off direct debits;
2. payment transactions through a payment card or a similar device;
3. credit transfers and standing orders

• Issue of payment instruments and/or acquiring of payment transactions; and
• Payment initiation services

Launched in 1996, Cellplus, a fully owned subsidiary of Mauritius Telecom, is the market leader in Mauritius and in Rodrigues. It offers a range of voice, data and multimedia services for both the mass market and business segments.