7 airtime operator discounts for Black Friday

Raphael Ugwu

Raphael Ugwu

4 min

The airtime operator space is not exempt from the value generated in payments all over the globe  – millions of individuals rely on telecom operators to make payments, send value and communicate amongst a lot of utility payments. By having direct integrations with over 800 airtime operators across the globe, Reloadly is able to offer sizable cross-border discounts on multiple operators to end-users. Let’s take a look at how you can work with these key operators to make the most out of their discounts this Black Friday.

 Key airtime operator discounts

Globe Telecom Philippines

Globe Telecom logo - this telecom operator is giving out airtime discounts

As the largest operator in the Philippines, Globe Telecom currently serves more than 80 million customers. This operator is giving a 4% international discount on airtime recharges and a 4.5% international discount on data recharges. 

Key Facts

Country: Philippines

User Base: + 80 million

Reloadly Operator ID: 371(Airtime), 374(Bundles), 937(Data)

Orange Mali

Orange Mali logo - this telecom operator is giving out airtime discounts

Orange  —  Mali’s largest telco operator which has a user base of more than 14 million users is offering an international discount of 5% on all airtime recharges.

Key Facts

Country: Mali

User Base: + 14 million

Reloadly Operator ID: 289

Natcom Haiti

Natcom Haiti logo - this telecom operator is giving out airtime discounts

Natcom, Haiti’s biggest telecom network which accounts for about 30% of market share in Haiti (1.5 million subscribers) is offering a double-digit discount of 13% for airtime recharges and a 2% discount for data bundles

Key Facts

Country: Haiti

User Base: + 1.5 million

Reloadly Operator ID: 174(Airtime),  682(Bundles)

Orange Senegal

Orange Senegal logo - this telecom operator is giving out airtime discounts

Also the largest telecom network in Senegal – with a user base of more than 11 million users, Orange is giving an international discount of 8% on all airtime recharges. 

Key Facts

Country: Senegal

User Base: + 11 million

Reloadly Operator ID: 428

AIS Thailand

AIS Thailand logo - this telecom operator is giving out airtime discounts

With a user base of approximately 43 million customers, Thailand’s largest telecom network – AIS Thailand,  is offering an international discount of 5% on all airtime recharges.

Key Facts

Country: Thailand

User Base: + 43 million

Reloadly Operator ID: 500

Rogers Wireless

Rogers Wireless logo - this telecom operator is giving out airtime discounts

The biggest telecom network in Canada – Rogers Wireless, is currently giving a discount of 2.5% for all international airtime recharges.  This is noteworthy as Rogers Wireless currently serves over 10.5 million customers in Canada.

Key Facts

Country: Canada

User Base: + 10.5 million

Reloadly Operator ID: 62

MTN Nigeria

MTN Nigeria logo - this telecom operator is giving out airtime discounts

With over 67 million users, Nigeria’s largest telecom network – MTN Nigeria is currently offering a 1.5% discount on all airtime and data bundles.

Key Facts

Country: Nigeria

User Base: + 67.5 million

Reloadly Operator ID: 346

Getting a Black Friday discount on airtime recharges

To take part in these airtime discounts for Black Friday and beyond, you can get started by signing up for an account on Reloadly with this link and then following these steps:

  • Log into your Reloadly account and deposit the fiat amount you want to purchase airtime recharges with. See our guide on how to make deposits from anywhere in the world here.
  • On your Reloadly dashboard, navigate to the Pricing tab – this shows an overview of every operator with direct integrations to Reloadly and the discount they are offering
Reloadly airtime discount operator list and pricing structure
  • View the operator whose discount you want to use, navigate to the Mobile Topup > Topup tab and input the mobile number you want to make an airtime recharge to, the discount will be automatically applied to your account.
Reloadly airtime top-up confirmation

Integrating discounts for airtime recharges into your custom applications

Developers can also take advantage of Reloadly’s application programming interface (API) to integrate these airtime discounts for Black Friday into their applications. To achieve this, you would have to make an API request using the client credentials assigned to your account by Reloadly. You can accomplish these through the steps below:

  • On your dashboard, navigate to the Developers > API settings section and copy your client ID as well as your client secret.
Reloadly API credential settings
Do note that your client credentials are sensitive and as such, must be kept secure and private at all times.

  • Still in the Postman Collection, fetch the details of the telecom network you want to get a discount from. You can do this by using the telecom’s operator ID to make an API request as shown below
  • Finally, make an API request to recharge the mobile number registered under this telecom network. The discount will be automatically applied when you are deducted for the airtime. 

Summary

Reloadly provides direct access to sizable discounts on airtime, bundle and data recharge for various telecom networks all year round. Black Friday gives individuals and businesses/resellers an opportunity to get maximum value from these awesome discounts. Should you have any questions, you can reach us to us via our Slack community – we’d be super stoked to have you!

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