STARZPLAY collaborates with TPAY for mobile payments

By Delisha Fernandes

STARZPLAY, a video-on-demand (SVOD) services, has announced a strategic partnership with TPAY, a payments provider in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META).

With this collaboration, customers can make their subscription payments using their mobile phone numbers, to access STARZPLAY’s premium sports and entertainment content. 

TPAY will enable STARZPLAY to accept subscription payments from 9 million viewers via Direct Carrier Billing (DCB). The partnership will commence with Orange, Tunisia, followed by Sudatel Sudan and Chinguitel Mauritania, with plans to expand across more regional countries. 

 Işık Uman, TPAY Group CEO, said, “Partnering with STARZPLAY strengthens our position as the region’s preferred payment processing partner for merchants, especially those in the streaming vertical and beyond. We are proud to have built a platform that can eliminate all the complexity of cross-border settlement. We also provide faster payment cycles, compliance, and risk management, allowing our partners to remain focused on growing their regional business.”

TPAY provides a full-service, end-to-end solution that makes it easy for merchants to access and accept payments from consumers in more than 30 countries in the region.

Raghida Abou-Fadel, Senior VP of Sales & Business Development at STARZPLAY, said, “We are excited to announce our partnership with TPAY which will enable us to instantly deliver our premium content to all entertainment and sports fans across the MENA region. By teaming up with TPAY, we can ensure a seamless and secure payment experience for our customers while continuing to expand our footprint in the region.”