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title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Regional low-cost airline Jambojet and Pan-African payments company Cellulant (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.Cellulant.io\" rel=\"noopener\">www.Cellulant.io<\/a>) have partnered to award customers over 600 discount vouchers, each worth Kes 3,000. The vouchers will be available to all customers that sign up for Jambojet Rewards, the Jambojet loyalty program.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Jambojet has flown over 5 million passengers since its inception in 2014, and in April launched Jambojet Rewards, a loyalty program where customers earn points each time they fly Jambojet. Since the program&#8217;s launch, over 10,000 customers have signed up for the loyalty program, with the majority using mobile money for payments.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver 70% of our customers book their tickets online and pay for their tickets using mobile money. This partnership with Cellulant is another way to offer value to our loyal customers, some of whom fly up to 100 times a year. Our customers have a chance of getting a Kes 3,000 voucher to pay for part of their ticket when making a future booking, \u201d said <strong>Mr Karanja Ndegwa, Jambojet Managing Director &amp; CEO. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>To stand a chance to win the Kes 3,000 discount voucher, one must have signed up for Jambojet Rewards online through <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/JMRewardsSignUp\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/JMRewardsSignUp<\/a>. Jambojet and Cellulant will randomly select the winners and reward up to 80 people weekly. The campaign will run for 8 weeks and will reward 660 customers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Tingg by Cellulant <u>(<\/u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tingg.africa\/\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/Tingg.africa\/<\/a><u>)<\/u>, the payment platform powering the Jambojet Rewards program, is giving Kshs 2,000,000 for the discount vouchers to reinforce digital payment methods and boost local travel.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re happy to further our long-standing partnership with Jambojet by enabling them to offer a seamless payment experience to their frequent customers,\u201d remarked<strong> Akshay Grover, Group CEO at Cellulant.<\/strong> \u201cIn today\u2019s digital world, as consumers become increasingly digital-first, businesses that offer frictionless digital payment experiences gain a competitive advantage. This partnership reinforces our commitment to enabling businesses to thrive, and we do so by providing relevant and alternative payment methods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cellulant provides a digital payments Platform &#8211;\u00a0 Tingg &#8211;\u00a0 a one-stop payment gateway that makes it easy for African businesses to make and receive payments in different currencies across multiple payment methods. Businesses can deliver a seamless payment experience for their customers through the platform.<\/p>\n<p>Tingg by Cellulant powers payments for Jambojet, which flies to 7 destinations from its primary hub in Nairobi to Mombasa, Malindi, Lamu, Diani, Kisumu, Eldoret and Goma in DRC. The airline also operates direct flights to Eldoret, Kisumu and Lamu from Mombasa. In May 2022, Jambojet launched flight packages with the Kenya Tourism Board to encourage travel during the low season.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Cellulant.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Jambojet Limited:<\/strong><br \/>\nJambojet is a regional low-cost airline that flies to 7 destinations from its hub in Nairobi \u2013 Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Mombasa, Eldoret, Kisumu, Malindi, Ukunda (Diani), Lamu, and Goma in Eastern DRC. The airline also operates three routes from its secondary hub in Mombasa to Kisumu, Eldoret, and Lamu.\u00a0It also operates Cargo operations across all routes.<\/p>\n<p>The airline, launched in April 2014, became the only low-cost carrier in Kenya to be awarded the coveted IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA registration) in July 2019. IOSA is an internationally recognised and accepted evaluation system designed to assess an airline&#8217;s safety, operational management, and control systems.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In August 2018, Jambojet was ranked the top airline in Africa with the youngest fleet by global aviation intelligence provider, ch-aviation. The airline is also the 2018 and 2019 winner of the De Havilland Canada Reliability Award for outstanding performance in dispatch reliability on the Dash 8-400 series in Africa and the Middle East. Since its inception, Jambojet has enabled affordable air travel for all, with first-time flyers accounting for about 30% of its customers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the seven and a half years of operations, the airline has achieved undeniable business growth; with a fleet comprising 6 brand new De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 and flown over 5 million passengers. This number is set to grow as more travelers appreciate the benefits of low-cost flying, and as the airline expands its network in the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.Jambojet.com\" rel=\"noopener\">www.Jambojet.com<\/a> or email communications@jambojet.com.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Twitter (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3OcRE4x\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3OcRE4x<\/a>), Facebook (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3O4t1XQ\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3O4t1XQ<\/a>), Instagram (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3aNKOUH\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3aNKOUH<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Cellulant and Tingg:<\/strong><br \/>\nCellulant is a leading Pan African payments company that provides locally relevant and alternative payment methods for global, regional and local merchants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Cellulant provides a single API payments platform, Tingg, that serves as a gateway that enables businesses to collect payments online and offline while\u00a0allowing businesses anywhere in Africa and the world to deliver seamless payment experiences for their customers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Through the Tingg platform, which integrates 46 mobile money operators, 150 million mobile money wallets, 211 connected banks and 75 million bank accounts across the continent, Cellulant helps stitch together the fabric of Africa\u2019s commercial landscape connecting banks, global, regional and local businesses.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Today, Cellulant has an office presence in 18 countries with a payments platform connecting thousands of businesses with 257 payment options across 35 countries. The platform powers payments for 200M consumers on a single inclusive network for interoperability across Africa.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/cellulant-jambojet-partner-to-award-over-600-frequent-fliers-with-over-2m-in-rewards?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 Southern Africa <a title=\"Botswana\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/southern-africa\/botswana\/\">Botswana<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regional low-cost airline Jambojet and Pan-African payments company Cellulant (www.Cellulant.io) have partnered to award customers over 600 discount vouchers, each worth Kes 3,000. The vouchers will be available to all customers that sign up for Jambojet Rewards, the Jambojet loyalty program. 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