APIs for the purchase and redemption of specific products and services like electricity, cable TV, airtime and products and services in general. They involve not just the payment but also the fulfilment of the service of interest. These services are ideal for businesses that have a sizeable customer base and are looking to extend this sorts of services to them. Businesses like Agent networks, banks, super apps, etc will find these useful.

Lookup Customer Reference

With this service, the calling app can find out details of a specific customer or customer reference, typically as relates to a subscription or bill payment service. For instance, given a decoder number, find out how much is due for payment or the name of the customer. Apps will collect the reference and forward to OnePipe which will in turn forward to the provider’s dedicated implementation.

Buy Airtime

With this service, the calling app can collect a payment and top up a customer’s mobile number with airtime at the same time. It uses the authorisation details supplied by the customer as well as a code to (optionally) identify the Telco. Apps will collect authorisation details and forward to OnePipe to execute a debit and topup, OnePipe will in turn forward to the provider’s dedicated implementation. Supported auth types vary by provider.

Buy Data

With this service, the calling app can make a payment for a data bundle or subscription on behalf of a customer, using authorization details supplied by the customer as well as the details of the data bundle provider or Telco. Apps will collect authorisation details and forward to OnePipe to execute a debit, OnePipe will in turn forward to the provider’s dedicated implementation.

Buy Scratch Card

With this service, the calling app can make a payment for a scratch card on behalf of a customer, using authorization details supplied by the customer as well as the details of the specific product and/or Telco. Apps will collect authorisation details and forward to OnePipe to execute a debit, OnePipe will in turn forward to the provider’s dedicated implementation. Ideal for services like JAMB, WAEC, Electricity tokens and airtime tokens.

Pay Electricity

With this service, the calling app can make a payment for a TV service on behalf of a customer, using authorization details supplied by the customer as well as the details of the biller to be paid. Apps will collect authorisation details and forward to OnePipe to execute a debit, OnePipe will in turn forward to the provider’s dedicated implementation.

Generic Service

With this service, the calling app can make bill payment calls.

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