blink celebrates its first anniversary

the mobile payment application that allows users with any bank account (in rupees) and from any mobile network to make instant payments using their smartphones, is celebrating its first-year anniversary in May 2023.

To mark this significant milestone, Emtel has launched the blinkredible campaign, giving users a chance to win cash prizes totaling Rs 2 million along with 178 daily, weekly and monthly gift vouchers from Emtel and its partners. With the campaign up and running since April 1st, all blink users who perform transactions using the app till the 26th of May are eligible for the lucky draws. 120 customers have already won gift vouchers as of 9th May 2023.

Since its launch in May 2022, the blink app has gained immense popularity among users in Mauritius, with 50,000 downloads to date. Indeed, the mobile app’s seamless user experience, flexibility and secure payment solutions have made it the preferred choice of many customers for their daily transactions, bill payments, bank transfers, scan & pay and more, especially since they can link any bank account and use blink on any mobile network.

Kresh Goomany, CEO of Emtel, says: « We are proud to have introduced blink to the Mauritian market, and are thrilled to see the impact it has had on our customers’ lives. We remain committed to providing secure innovative solutions that make our customers’ lives easier, and the blinkredible campaign is our way of thanking them for their unwavering support and trust in our solutions.”

The blinkredible campaign not only celebrates the first-year anniversary of blink, but also aims to strengthen the mobile app’s position in the market. By offering various prizes and promotions, Emtel is encouraging more customers to download and use the blink app. The company is making it easier for customers to manage their finances securely and conveniently from their mobile devices, at their fingertips, anywhere and anytime.

The blink app has a user-friendly interface where customers can transact in a quick and secure way. blink’s wide network of merchants and billers is rapidly changing the mobile payments’ landscape across the island. blink allows its users to pay all their utility bills, insurance bills and merchant payments free of charge. Users can check transactions, latest news and transfer money to and from any bank account, anytime and from anywhere. blink is for everyone using any mobile network and having an account in any bank in Mauritius. As Emtel continues to innovate and enhance the app’s features, it is poised to become the go-to mobile payment solution in the country.