United connect with Airtel

Airtel customers in Seychelles will soon get exclusive access to rich and exclusive Manchester United content on their mobile phones. This follows the signing of a five-year partnership between Bharti Airtel and United.

Bharti Airtel, is Asia's leading telecom services provider and operates in India, Sri Lanka and the Seychelles.

This partnership will give Airtel customers across the Seychelles, India and Sri Lanka the opportunities to participate in training sessions with Manchester United Soccer Schools coaches, to attend matches at Old Trafford and travel into Europe with United to UEFA Champions League games.

The announcement was made at Old Trafford earlier this week by Sanjay Kapoor, Deputy CEO, Bharti Airtel in the presence of United's David Gill (CEO), Richard Arnold (Director of Commercial), Sir Alex Ferguson (Manager) and players Darren Fletcher, Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez.

With the English Premiere League and the UEFA Champions League becoming more popular amongst the young population of Seychelles, this partnership will ensure Manchester United popularity locally.

MCB launched ATM prepaid service

A new service allowing prepaid mobile phone users to refill their credit using the ATM service is now available in Seychelles.

The service is an initiative of the Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB).

The scheme applies to both Airtel and Cable & Wireless customers who hold an account with the bank. But they can also top up the credit of anyone else they have told the bank about.

To top up or refill their credit, clients have to follow the refill option on MCB-owned ATMs, or SMS or call 1838 on a 24-hour basis.

An MCB spokesperson said the bank’s aim is to increase its product portfolio and diversify its services while at the same time remaining proactive in contributing to the fulfillment of its customers’ demands.