With more schools re-opening this week after the nation-wide closures that were effected because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Uganda’s leading telecom operator, MTN Uganda has moved to position its mobile money service for school fees collections.
This week sees Senior One students follow in the footsteps of the Primary Four and Five who resumed school a week earlier.
The General manager of Mobile Financial Services at MTN Uganda touted their mobile money service as a secure payment solution for educational institutions.
Our MTN Mobile Money platform is designed in such a way that parents and guardians can pay school fees for their children safely and securely without having to leave their homes, work places or offices. It also limits the exchange of currency notes which elevates our endeavors against the covid-19 pandemic.
Mobile payment solutions received an uptake in usage following the global pandemic that limited movement with many Ugandans told to stay indoors. As the economy slowly reopens, mobile payments that were already popular, are expected to continue being the biggest portion of Uganda’s payments ecosystem.
How to pay school fees using MTN Mobile Money
Mutana explains that; to pay fees, the customer dials *165*4*3#and selects a payment option. The customer will depending on the payment option, for example,be prompted to enter the student code, which is provided by the school administration. Upon entering the code they will receive a prompt with the student’s name, class, and the amount due.
The customer should then enters the amount they wish to pay and then the PIN to confirm payment. The customer will receive an SMS showing them the amount they have paid and the balance on their account. The school is also notified about the payment.
Customers who wish to pay school fees using the MyMTN App can simply log into MTN MoMo app, select Pay Bill and go ahead to School Fees and follow the prompts thereafter. After payment is effected, customers get confirmation SMS with details of payment, which can be sent or presented to school for reconciliation.