{"id":1236,"date":"2020-09-14T09:35:35","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T09:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reloadly.com\/blog\/?p=1236"},"modified":"2021-10-05T11:06:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T11:06:55","slug":"virtual-airtime-suppliers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/virtual-airtime-suppliers\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Airtime Suppliers Are Boosting Business With Reloadly&#8217;s Top-Up API"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_46 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-69e93a186d94a\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69e93a186d94a\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-visibility-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/virtual-airtime-suppliers\/#Why_join_the_ranks_of_virtual_airtime_suppliers_To_cater_to_the_huge_demand_in_prepaid_mobile_markets\" title=\"Why join the ranks of virtual airtime suppliers? To cater to the huge demand in prepaid mobile markets\">Why join the ranks of virtual airtime suppliers? To cater to the huge demand in prepaid mobile markets<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/virtual-airtime-suppliers\/#Improved_airtime_commissions_potential_through_a_larger_mobile_operator_network\" title=\"Improved airtime commissions potential through a larger mobile operator network\">Improved airtime commissions potential through a larger mobile operator network<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/virtual-airtime-suppliers\/#Reloadlys_International_Mobile_Top-up_Network\" title=\"Reloadly\u2019s International Mobile Top-up Network\u00a0\">Reloadly\u2019s International Mobile Top-up Network\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/virtual-airtime-suppliers\/#No_start-up_capital_business_model\" title=\"No start-up capital business model\">No start-up capital business model<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/virtual-airtime-suppliers\/#A_vast_variety_of_other_business_to_expand_into\" title=\"A vast variety of other business to expand into\">A vast variety of other business to expand into<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/virtual-airtime-suppliers\/#Final_thoughts_about_virtual_airtime_suppliers\" title=\"Final thoughts about virtual airtime suppliers\u00a0\">Final thoughts about virtual airtime suppliers\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New and improving technology is making the job of virtual airtime suppliers easier <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> more profitable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By plugging into lightweight airtime and data top-up APIs, it is now possible to launch a small business or side hustle as a cell phone airtime and data vendor within minutes &#8212; even if you are not a developer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While this technological efficiency is new, the virtual airtime reseller business is not. Airtime top-up APIs have been around for many years, but clumsy and complicated technology has held back the vast amount of jobs that this industry can create.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reasons are simple (and sad). Current airtime APIs are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overly complex to integrate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unclear for non-developers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Void of any supporting toolkit for developers\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Less attractive due to poor commissions\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To overcome these challenges and better enable more virtual airtime suppliers to create money and jobs, a new airtime API vendor had to enter the market.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We built it, and called it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reloadly.com\">Reloadly<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reloadly (inspired by the ease to \u2018reload\u2019 top-ups) has created the world\u2019s first airtime API developer toolkit with the intention to make the jobs of virtual airtime suppliers easier, scalable and more profitable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our airtime and data top-up API had to check off important boxes before it was launched. So in 2018, we set to out create:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The world\u2019s first airtime API <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.reloadly.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">developer toolkit<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An open-access airtime top-up cloud platform\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An airtime API widget, easily integratable for non-developers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reloadly.com\/blog\/how-to-send-bulk-airtime\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bulk airtime<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> application on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Reloadly\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GitHub<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (also made for non-developers)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These tools all had to achieve our core mission: <\/span><b>Easy integration. Less complexity. Scalability. More profitability.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reloadly.com\/blog\/airtime-aggregator\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">airtime aggregator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Reloadly\u2019s airtime and data top-up API connects you to o<\/span><b>ver 630 mobile operators (from national telcos to global leaders) in over 140 countries.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> And this network keeps on growing month by month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The power to tap into the nexus of global telecommunications via one end point, combined with the right tools, can now finally make for a widely scalable and potent business model.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating a business using an airtime and data API has several advantages, and can be applied to about a dozen use cases. In this article, we\u2019ll cover the following topics related to virtual airtime suppliers:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Huge demand in prepaid mobile markets<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improved commissions (and network) potential\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No start-up capital business model<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A vast variety of other businesses to expand into\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s be clear &#8212; the old scratch-off top-up cards are either long gone or disappearing rapidly, but the demand for airtime and data top-ups is only going to continue surging.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Becoming a virtual airtime supplier will put you ahead of this growth curve. But only if you adopt API technology that allows you to keep apace the rapid demands of the mobile revolution.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_join_the_ranks_of_virtual_airtime_suppliers_To_cater_to_the_huge_demand_in_prepaid_mobile_markets\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why join the ranks of virtual airtime suppliers? To cater to the huge demand in prepaid mobile markets<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The vast pre-paid markets of Africa, Latin America and South Asia represent over half the world\u2019s total population.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This slice of the globe is completely dominated by pre-paid mobile services, a system that enables customers to churn from telecom brands at a whim. Naturally, global MNOs are always on the lookout to facilitate new channels for their end customers to help build loyalty and reduce this churn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This presents a grand opportunity for virtual airtime suppliers that comes with a ready-made market that is in constant demand for easy access to airtime and data top-ups.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet, these three regions are still vastly underserved when it comes to the ease of access to airtime top-ups. <\/span><b>There are literally billions of mobile users that need constant airtime purchases; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we are far from being able to adequately serve them today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here, the statistics speak volumes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Africa, about 95% of mobile subscribers have a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reloadly.com\/blog\/api-mobile-money\/#How%20is%20mobile%20money%20enabling%20prepaid%20customers%20in%20Africa?\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">prepaid service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, making it the largest non-contract telecom market in the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/218145\/prepaid-and-postpaid-mobile-subscribers-in-latin-america-by-country\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Latin America<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the mobile market is also still largely dependent on prepaid, with Nicaragua having the highest percentage of prepaid mobile subscribers at 94%, and Chile the lowest rate of such clients with 57%.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India and Southeast Asia are also prepaid-dominated mobile markets. Indeed, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/What-is-the-percentage-of-prepaid-users-in-India-as-of-2015\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the world\u2019s second-most populous nation, has a telecom market compared with the African continent \u2014 95% of Indian mobile users are on prepaid plans.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virtual airtime suppliers can serve this massive global demand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Many markets already have mobile money products available, so the concept of using smartphones to enable other services is not alien.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For older generations that are used to scratch-off top-up cards, all it takes is an easy introduction to show how virtual airtime suppliers can provide more convenient, competitive and efficient top-up services.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Improved_airtime_commissions_potential_through_a_larger_mobile_operator_network\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improved airtime commissions potential through a larger mobile operator network<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The core value of integrating with an airtime and data top-up API is its ability to connect you with the world\u2019s entire mobile operator network, all through one integration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other airtime aggregators have long provided this service. But many of these API providers offer mobile operator networks that are incomplete, provide lower commissions, and commonly have lots of technical integration issues that prevent rapid scalability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Reloadly, <\/span><b>the ability to integrate an easily programmable and scalable airtime API is what makes the work of virtual airtime suppliers so much less of a headache today.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naturally, our airtime API technology has helped us to build crucial partnerships with global telecoms: We count over 630 mobile operators within our network, spread out over 140 countries &#8212; and our global network continues to grow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>This vast mobile operator network allows our API to pass on attractive discounts for airtime and data bundle purchases from the world\u2019s telecommunications system to your wallet. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To view these discounts, you can see a full <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reloadly.com\/pricing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pricing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> list here.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to this international network, resellers can now make <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">even more <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">satisfying profits with our API.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Typical margins made by virtual airtime suppliers can range from 5% to 10%.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> However, this rate can vary greatly depending on the region, bulk purchases and mobile operator, which is why your choice of airtime API provider is so critical.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, resellers that choose to purchase bulk airtime can receive sizable additional discounts, ranging from 6% to 15%, which is why bulk airtime has become a fundamental part of the virtual airtime supplier business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Are you interested in joining virtual airtime suppliers that already use our airtime API for their business? <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Reloadly and discover how you can use our API to build a profitable business, as well as how <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reloadly.com\/blog\/api-for-cryptocurrency\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cryptocurrency<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> payments can receive additional discounts.]<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reloadlys_International_Mobile_Top-up_Network\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reloadly\u2019s International Mobile Top-up Network\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/operators.reloadly.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">international mobile top-up operator network for Reloadly\u2019s airtime API<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is vast and growing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On this page, you\u2019ll find a world map divided into regions to help you discover which mobile operators are accessible within Reloadly\u2019s airtime API. Each country has a dedicated airtime API page, which lists the top mobile operators ranked by their market share and an airtime API product documentation overview with a link to our developer toolkit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if you are searching for a way to buy and resell airtime top-ups to MTN in Nigeria, you can hover over Nigeria on the map, click the country and then choose the option that says, \u2018Go to the page.\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reloadly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screenshot-2020-09-10-at-13.43.23-1024x612.png\" alt=\"virtual airtime suppliers reloadly\" width=\"1024\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screenshot-2020-09-10-at-13.43.23-1024x612.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screenshot-2020-09-10-at-13.43.23-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screenshot-2020-09-10-at-13.43.23-768x459.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screenshot-2020-09-10-at-13.43.23.png 1319w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll then come to our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/operators.reloadly.com\/mtn-glo-airtel-9mobile-nigeria-airtime-api\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nigeria airtime API<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> page with a header displaying the Nigerian flag. We list the mobile operators in rank, from the largest market share to the smallest. They appear in this order on the title, as well as on the logos section.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Nigeria, our airtime API allows access to the four main mobile operators in the country: MTN, Glo, Airtel and 9mobile.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also provide market share data (when available). For Nigeria, that looks like this:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MTN Nigeria, which has a 36% market share;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glo (Globacom), which has a 26% share;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Airtel Nigeria, which has a 24% share; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9mobile (formerly Etisalat Nigeria), which has a 12% share.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through this page, Reloadly has made the task of finding your desired mobile operators for your set of countries (or country) easily searchable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some other popular country pages for virtual airtime suppliers (according to our experience) are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/operators.reloadly.com\/telcel-movistar-att-mexico-airtime-api\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mexico airtime API<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/operators.reloadly.com\/orange-free-expresso-senegal-airtime-api\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senegal airtime API<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/operators.reloadly.com\/vodacom-mtn-cell-c-telkom-south-africa-airtime-api\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Africa airtime API<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/operators.reloadly.com\/claro-movistar-tigo-colombia-airtime-api\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colombia airtime API<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simply find the market you are looking for to check if the mobile operator your market wants is there. If you see that the mobile operator you want is not there (which doesn\u2019t happen often but is a possibility), then contact Reloadly and let us know. This network is always growing and updates happen frequently.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Have questions about pricing for a certain mobile operator? <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Reloadly and we\u2019ll help you clearly understand how pricing and discounts can help you grow your business like other virtual airtime suppliers.]<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_start-up_capital_business_model\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No start-up capital business model<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting a virtual airtime supplier business requires little more than ambition and the will to set up a virtual or physical storefront.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But having a store isn\u2019t even necessary at first.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reloadly.com\/mobile-app\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reloadly mobile app<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can quickly and easily begin reselling airtime and data top-ups to friends and family. Just like that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If that business takes off, our airtime API is built to be scalable. Reloadly enables mobile top-up businesses to buy and sell airtime, data bundles and digital goods via an API that <\/span><b>easily integrates with web, desktop and mobile software apps.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It pays to repeat: Scalability is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">key<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal of an airtime API provider is to help us all disrupt the multi-trillion dollar telecommunications industry because up until now poor technology has held us back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, many mobile operators are stymied by legacy tech infrastructure that does not allow scalability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>This is why Reloadly\u2019s open-source platform was designed to make the scalability of virtual airtime suppliers (and many other airtime top-up businesses) possible on a global scale for the first time.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This brings us to our next and final reason why so many are joining successful virtual airtime suppliers by integrating our airtime API: the many use cases that have lowered the barrier of entry thanks to the use of this technology.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_vast_variety_of_other_business_to_expand_into\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A vast variety of other business to expand into<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Becoming a virtual airtime supplier may be only the beginning of a profitable, scalable and multi-dimensional business venture that you may grow into going forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed, Reloadly\u2019s API attracts customers that are looking to fulfill a wide variety of use cases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the most popular use cases our clients use our API for are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reloadly.com\/blog\/how-does-airtime-rewards-work\/\"><b>Airtime rewards<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Many different industries use airtime rewards as part of their marketing strategy mix. And not only mobile operators that are looking <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reloadly.com\/blog\/how-to-reduce-churn-in-the-telecom-industry\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how to reduce churn in the telecom industry<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The use of airtime rewards is also especially visible in the mobile gaming industry, which increasingly uses top-up rewards as a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reloadly.com\/blog\/mobile-game-retention\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mobile game retention<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> strategy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Survey\/research compensation: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are often approached by NGOs and academic institutions that are looking to use airtime as an incentive to have respondents answer surveys and studies. This is really common in Africa and Latin America.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reloadly.com\/blog\/api-for-cryptocurrency\/\"><b>API for cryptocurrency<\/b><\/a><b> exchanges:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Reloadly\u2019s airtime API supports cryptocurrency by allowing crypto providers the means to accept mobile recharge worldwide payments using a range of cryptocurrency coins. In effect, this provides a loophole around illiquidity by allowing crypto holders to turn digital coins into cash quickly.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a list of other use cases, please see our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reloadly.com\/blog\/airtime-api\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">airtime API guide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for more details.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_thoughts_about_virtual_airtime_suppliers\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final thoughts about virtual airtime suppliers\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reloadly\u2019s airtime API was created with an important goal in mind: To disseminate an easily integratable and scalable top-up tool that is built on an open-source platform and supported by a comprehensive developer toolkit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By integrating our API, you can now build and scale a virtual airtime suppliers business with more transparency, profit and efficiency than ever.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Importantly, it is now long overdue for more businesses to start using advanced airtime APIs to replace the clunky legacy technology infrastructure used in many mobile markets today. Isn\u2019t it time you integrated an airtime API that did just this?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact Reloadly today to give your airtime and data top-up business a boost ahead of the curve.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual airtime suppliers need an airtime API that is scalable, easy-to-integrate and without long-term contracts <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[210],"tags":[211],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Virtual Airtime Suppliers Are Making More Money With This Top-Up API<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Virtual airtime suppliers are using Reloadly\u2019s airtime API to better scale, program and build their mobile top-up businesses.\" 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