COUNTRY FOCUS: RWANDA
“
THE SUCCESS OF
OUR INNOVATIVE
AND PIONEERING
MOBILITY
SOLUTIONS
BUSINESS HAS
SHOWN US THAT
RWANDA HAS
THE POTENTIAL
TO LEAPFROG
THE INTERNAL
COMBUSTION
ENGINES INTO
ELECTRIC CARS.
consisting of Polo, Amarok, Teramont
and Passat.
Move App has about 27,000 registered
users and over 59,500 rides have been
completed in the ride-hailing service since
the beginning of 2019. Schäfer said: “The
integrated mobility solutions business in
Rwanda is our lighthouse project. In the past
year, our operations in Kigali have provided
us with valuable lessons and business
intelligence which we plan to utilise in our
growth strategy into other African markets
like Ghana and Ethiopia.”
Payment system for motorcycle
public transport services in Rwanda
SE-listed technology company Altron,
through its Rest of Africa operations, has
teamed up with Pascal Technologies to
provide a seamless and integrated payment
system for motorcycle public transport
services in Rwanda.
In terms of the deal, Altron is supplying
the infrastructure comprising of payment
terminals, GPS devices and mounting units,
while Pascal Technologies is providing the
software application that enables mobile
money transfers and tap-and-pay payments.
The terminal enables payments while the
GPS device calculates distance and the fee
payable by motorcycle passengers.
Ike Dube, Altron Rest of Africa Managing
Director, said: “We will supply hard-
wearing, cost effective devices, while Pascal
Technologies will provide the software
solution to facilitate mobile-money and
bank card transactions, which will enable
seamless payment for motorcycle transport
services by commuters, thus transforming
their everyday experience.”
Meanwhile, Pascal Technologies founder and
Managing Director Pascal Ndizeye added:
“The deal will help the Rwanda Utilities
Regulatory Authority progress towards the
country’s broader national goal of having
a cashless society. This is also aligned to
a cabinet decision to monitor motorcycle
operators for safety purposes. The business
opportunity is vast. Rwanda has more than
50,000 motorcycle operators transporting
commuters, with each operator clocking up
to 50 trips a day.”
The initial rollout is for 10,000 units, valued
at about RWF2 billion (R31 million) and is
envisaged to increase to 36,000 devices
valued at RWF18 billion (R279 million).
“While we are excited about the commercial
opportunity for Altron ROA, we are
particularly pleased to be contributing
towards Rwanda’s 2020 Vision through job
creation and innovation,” said Dube.
“This is our first significant foray into
the country and we will continue to
explore the extension of this solution
into other territories.” n
From left: Sabine
Dall’Omo, CEO of
Siemens for South
and Eastern Africa;
Edouard Ngirente,
Prime Minister of
the Republic of
Rwanda; Dr Bernd
Althusmann, Lower
Saxony Minister of
Economic Affairs,
Labour, Transport
and Digitilisation;
Michaella
Rugwizangoga,
CEO of Volkswagen
Mobility
Solutions Rwanda
and Thomas
Schaefer, Head of
Volkswagen Sub-
Saharan Africa and
Managing Director
of Volkswagen
South Africa
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