{"id":680311,"date":"2023-04-17T10:38:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T08:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=680311"},"modified":"2023-04-17T11:19:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T09:19:02","slug":"pmt-supports-tymebank-to-create-accessibility-for-their-customers-on-their-banking-app-through-reverse-billing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/680311\/pmt-supports-tymebank-to-create-accessibility-for-their-customers-on-their-banking-app-through-reverse-billing\/","title":{"rendered":"PMT\u2122 supports TymeBank to create accessibility for their customers on their banking app through Reverse Billing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Few will know that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/patternmatched.com\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=April+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Pattern Matched Technologies\u2122<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> (PMT) has supported <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tymebank.co.za\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=April+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TymeBank<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> with digital and channel technologies since its establishment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/patternmatched.com\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=April+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to learn more about Pattern Matched Technologies\u2122 (PMT)<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>TymeBank is now a world leader in digital banking, offering the market\u2019s lowest cost bank account and launching innovations at a breathless pace.<\/p>\n<p>PMT\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/patternmatched.com\/products\/obsidian\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=April+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Obsidian\u2122 Service Connectivity Platform<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> has supported TymeBank to offer their more than 6.2 million customers the ability to access their banking services without mobile data through Sponsored Data and ZeroRating\u2122 of Data Services to create a good customer experience on their banking app.<\/p>\n<p>TymeBank Chief Technology Officer, Bruce Paveley commented as a digital bank, optimising our customer experience is crucial for our success, and partnering with PMT\u2122 has enabled us to make our platforms\u2019 usage free by zero rating any data that our customers use to access our platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, removing barriers to banking services for all South Africans. For PMT\u2122 to work alongside Clients like TymeBank, who bring innovation and disruption to the market, is both a privilege and pleasure and a mutual environment in which to innovate, serve the Consumer, and thrive.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>The Journey to The Obsidian\u2122 Service Connectivity Platform<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As PMT\u2122 has been a pioneer for reverse billing (Sponsored) services such as USSD since 2011 and reverse billing of Data URLs (Sponsored Data) since 2014, PMT\u2122 identified fundamental features that were not being serviced through the traditional reversed billing solutions.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, PMT\u2122 substantially invested in creating their solution, and this is where the Obsidian\u2122 Service Connectivity Platform was born offering a more enriched and secure Reverse Billing (Sponsored Data) and ZeroRating\u2122 Data Service.<\/p>\n<p>The first production release of the Obsidian\u2122 Reverse Billed URL Gateway was taken into production at the end of January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>PMT\u2122 has been working with major financial institutions to enable them through the various Obsidian\u2122 implementation models available to enable Reverse Billing (Sponsored Data) and ZeroRating\u2122 of Data Services on their mobile banking services to expand their reach and grow their customer engagement and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>The Obsidian\u2122 Reverse Billed URL Gateway is Mobile Operator agnostic and can provide and facilitate the enablement of the Reverse Billed URL (Sponsored Data) Services across all the Mobile Operators and various service providers.<\/p>\n<p>PMT\u2019s Managing Director Henning Viljoen commented this product is an Enterprise core-grade service offering positioned for enterprise banking, mobile network operators, IoT operators, and cloud-scale service providers.<\/p>\n<p>He further stated that they had trademarked the name as Obsidian\u2122, in line with their other gemstone names well known as part of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/patternmatched.com\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=April+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Pattern Matched Technologies\u2122<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> services offering.<\/p>\n<p>The Obsidian\u2122 offering has been received well within the market and is already being rolled out to major Financial Institutions, exceeding their expectations, and will soon become a well-known brand.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>About PMT\u2122 <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/patternmatched.com\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=April+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Pattern Matched Technologies\u2122<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> was founded over 16 years ago, focusing on delivering innovation and low cost across multiple industry types, but with a keen focus on the intersection between the mobile and financial sectors.<\/p>\n<p>PMT\u2122 has been the first to market with many essential products which enable corporate and consumer solutions at scale.<\/p>\n<p>PMT\u2122 is an award-winning software developer well known for its critical innovations in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patternmatched.com\/products\/amber\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=April+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>mobile banking<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patternmatched.com\/products\/amethyst\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=April+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>remittance wallets<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> and debit cards, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patternmatched.com\/products\/emerald\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=April+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>value-added-services delivery<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> and mobile banking security solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Our most recent pioneering product<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/patternmatched.com\/products\/obsidian\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=April+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <strong>Obsidian\u2122 Service Connectivity Platform<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> enables the corporate to provide their consumers with zero-cost mobile data solutions, allowing them to access their services without paying for the data.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sales enquiries: <strong><a href=\"mailto:info@patternmatched.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>info@patternmatched.com<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Marketing enquiries: <strong><a href=\"mailto:pr@patternmatched.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>pr@patternmatched.com<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few will know that Pattern Matched Technologies\u2122 (PMT) has supported TymeBank with digital and channel technologies since its 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