Ride sharing giant, Uber, is launching a digital wallet feature, Uber Cash, across Africa this week. This is made possible through a partnership with Nigerian based payment fintech company, Flutterwave.
This digital wallet feature is expected go live within the next couple of days in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.
With this new arrangement, Uber riders will be able to top up their Uber wallets using the various remittance partners active on Flutterwave’s network across Africa.
According to Alon Lits, Uber’s General Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa, “Depending on the country, you’ve got different top up methods available. For example in Nigeria you can use your Verve Card or mobile money. In Kenya, you can use M-Pesa and EFT and in South Africa you can top up with EFT.”
How to Add funds to your Uber Cash
- Open the Uber app menu and tap Payment
- Tap Add Funds and select an amount to add to your Uber Cash balance
- Select your payment method, then tap Purchase
Uber Cash will be applied automatically to your next ride or Uber Eats order unless you’re using a business profile. To turn off Uber Cash, tap your payment method after entering your destination.
Uber Cash will also accept transfers from Flutterwave’s Barter payment app, launched with Visa in 2019.
This will be another veritable for riders to fund their rides as they currently pay via cash and debit cards. However not many people are willing to use their debit cards because they do not like giving out their card information to third parties for payment.
Note that for now, you can only use your Uber Cash balance in the country where it was purchased.
Uber cash was launched in 2018.
