Clickatell

The rise of Chat Commerce in Africa

Looking ahead, we envision countries like South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Egypt to spearhead chat commerce adoption.
Werner Lindemann
1:40
Mar 9, 2023

Telkom partners Clickatell to tap into SA’s burgeoning Fintech space

According to the companies, Telkom customers can easily and safely pay bills, recharge and purchase new service bundles in WhatsApp.
2:10
Apr 28, 2022

SA’s Dis-Chem opts for Clickatell to WhatsApp customers

According to Aberdeen Research, chat commerce can deliver a 75% boost in annual revenue growth and a 48% increase in customer retention rates.
4:30
Dec 10, 2021

Third wave in e-commerce represents multi-billion dollar opportunity

Chat Commerce has emerged as a stand-out trend for 2022 say business leaders in the market.
2:20
Nov 24, 2021

Pick n Pay leverages Clickatell to expand trade via Whatsapp

Pick n Pay can now engage its customer base via WhatsApp with Clickatell’s Chat Commerce solution.
2:40
Sep 15, 2021

Visa Cybersource alliance adds impetus to Clickatell’s Chat 2 Pay rollout

Partnership will allow Cybersource to deploy Chat 2 Pay with a pay-by-link capability.
3:40
May 26, 2021

USSD not outdated and vital to any omnichannel strategy in Africa says Clickatell

IDC research shows 56% of phones shipped to South Africa in the third quarter last year were feature phones, making the USSD channel absolutely vital.
4:30

Chat, the new channel for e-commerce growth

Clickatell believes growth of the chat economy presents one of the most fertile commercial opportunities of the 21st century.
2:40
Mar 26, 2019

MTN a big deal for Clickatell in Africa

Customer engagement firm says the mobile network operator is the first globally to roll out a WhatsApp service to customers.
3:50
Mar 26, 2019

MTN Chat launches

The telco has announced MTN Chat, a service that will allow customers to recharge their airtime and data on WhatsApp.
5:50
Feb 12, 2019

Tech heavyweights join Clickatell

Michael Jordaan, Willem van Biljon and Ryno Blignaut confirmed as latest additions to the company's board.
1:50
Sep 6, 2018

Clickatell, UBA launch chat banking solution in Nigeria

Leo is rolled out for consumers to conduct banking on WhatsApp and USSD.