
Ding and Logista join forces to offer International top-up across Spain
Logista chooses Ding as International top-up partner in Spain as expansion gathers pace
9th January, 2019 – Ding, the largest international mobile top-up platform, is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Logista, the leading distributor of products and services to proximity retailers in Southern Europe, to provide international top-up services through over 10,000+ retail locations serviced by Logista in cities across Spain.
This new partnership will enable a wide range of diaspora living in Spain to send international mobile top-up to the phones of family and friends back home in countries including: Cuba, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Honduras, Nicaragua, Senegal, Mali, Gambia, Pakistan, Guinea, Nigeria, Ecuador, Romania, Morocco, Colombia, and Ghana.
Commenting on the new business, Declan Burke, Head of Business Development Europe & Africa at Ding said: “This new partnership further strengthens Ding’s offering of international mobile top-up in Europe – and allows us to serve even more of the global diaspora living in Spain.” He added: “Our business is in a major phase of growth and partnering with companies such as Logista – with such a well-established network – is helping us to really push our business forward and better serve our users.”
Ding currently connects to over 500+ operators across more than 140+ countries, providing international mobile at the touch of a button. Logista currently manages over 38 million top-ups every year for the telephony and public transportation industries, among others, and now with the inclusion of Ding’s platform in its offering it can also offer international mobile top-up.
Logista noted:
“By working with Ding we further enlarge our portfolio for point of sale, expanding our ability to increase sales and profitability with easy-to-manage and marketable services designed to attract end consumers.”
Furthermore:
“It also enhances our commitment to points of sale with innovative services, and platforms such as Ding’s allows us to improve the first-class service we already offer our customers.”
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About Ding
Ding was founded to change billions of lives by accelerating mobile access. As the number one international mobile top-up platform in the world, Ding has been keeping people connected since 2006, when it launched this first-of-a-kind service. Today, Ding’s users have successfully sent over 300 million top-ups globally, via the app, online at Ding.com, and in-store at over 600,000+ retail outlets worldwide.
The number of prepaid mobile phones is growing and now accounts for 76% of the world’s five billion phones, with one quarter offline and in need of top-up at any one time – highlighting the need for Ding’s frictionless and instant mobile top-up. In fact, Ding delivers a top-up every second, via 500+ operators, across 140+ countries – helping families and friends around the world to stay connected.
About Logista in Spain
Logista is the leading distributor of products and services to proximity retailers in Southern Europe, servicing some 300,000 points of Sale in Spain, France, Italy and Portugal.
In Spain, Logista is the leading distributor of products and services to proximity retailers, servicing over 150,000 points of sale across the country, including tobacconists, kiosks, pharmacies, convenience stores, where some 10 million customers enter every day. Logista so facilitates the best and fastest market access to tobacco and convenience products, top-ups, pharmaceuticals, books, publications and lotteries, among others.