RibiPeople
Airtime & Data

Keep your team connected — on us.

Monthly airtime and mobile data credit across every major African network. Used every month, appreciated every day.

Mobile data is not a luxury in Africa — it's how work gets done, how employees communicate, how field teams coordinate. And yet data costs relative to income remain among the highest in the world in several African markets. An airtime benefit is practical, universal, and appreciated by every single employee who receives it.

A monthly credit loaded to each employee's employee benefits wallet for mobile airtime and data. Covers every major network in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt, South Africa, and Morocco. Employees top up their own number directly — no paper vouchers, no PIN codes.

99%

Monthly redemption rate

18+

Networks supported

15 min

Credit loads within

8

Countries

Step by step

How it works

1

Your company sets a monthly airtime credit per employee tier.

2

On the 1st of each month, credit appears on each employee's employee benefits wallet.

3

Employee selects their network and phone number in the app.

4

Top-up loads within 15 minutes. Works for data bundles and voice airtime.

5

HR dashboard shows usage rates — no individual visibility into how it's used.

What's included

What employees get

Nigeria: all 4 major mobile networks covered

Kenya: all major networks including M-Pesa-integrated operators

Ghana: all 3 major networks covered

Egypt: all 4 major networks covered

South Africa: all major networks covered

Morocco: all major networks covered

For HR

Why companies choose this.

100% utilisation rate

Airtime is the highest-used benefit category across African markets — every employee with a phone uses it every month. No wastage.

Meaningful for every grade

From your most junior field rep to your CFO — airtime credit is appreciated at every level of the organisation.

Signals that you understand Africa

Data costs relative to income remain significant in most African markets. Covering this cost tells employees you understand their daily reality.

For employees

Why employees love it.

Any network, any plan

Top up your own number, on your own network, with data or voice — whatever you need that month.

Fast loading

Credit loads within 15 minutes of redemption. No waiting, no support tickets.

Private

HR knows a credit was used. They don't know your number or what you topped up.

Why not just increase salaries to cover data costs?

A salary increase for data costs is invisible and unappreciated — it disappears into general income. An airtime credit that loads every month under your company's brand is noticed every single time it lands. With a 99% monthly redemption rate, this is the one benefit in the catalogue where you can be certain every employee is actively engaging with your brand's generosity every month.

Who it's for

Built for how your team actually works.

Field and operations teams

Teams who communicate primarily by phone need reliable data and airtime. This covers it without expense claims.

All-staff programmes

Airtime has the widest appeal of any benefit category. If you're building a minimum viable benefits package, start here.

Companies operating in high-data-cost markets

In Nigeria, Ghana, and Morocco particularly, data costs are a real burden relative to income. The impact is immediate and tangible.

Large-scale deployment

With 99% utilisation, airtime has zero wastage. It's the most efficient use of a benefits budget in terms of reach.

The difference

What changes when you switch.

Employees top up data personally out of salary

Credit loads on the 1st — zero personal cost

Field teams submit airtime reimbursements monthly

No reimbursements, no receipts, no admin

High-data-cost markets hurt junior employees most

Universal benefit — same credit regardless of location

No visibility on communication benefit utilisation

99% utilisation tracked in HR dashboard

Different countries have different ad-hoc policies

One policy, one platform, every market

We have 800 employees across 4 countries. Finding one benefit that every single person values equally seemed impossible. Airtime was that benefit. 99% redemption. I've never seen numbers like that from any benefit category in my career.

Emeka Eze

VP Human Resources · Nigeria

Coverage

Live in these markets today.

NigeriaKenyaGhanaEgyptSouth AfricaMoroccoTanzaniaUganda
Common questions

Frequently asked

Can employees top up any number, or just their registered work number?

Any number the employee chooses — most top up their personal SIM. This is intentional: it's a personal benefit, not a company number subsidy.

Does the credit cover data bundles or just voice airtime?

Both. Employees can choose to load data bundles, voice airtime, or split across both depending on what their network supports.

Does unused airtime credit carry over?

Configurable. Most companies reset monthly to encourage regular use — but carry-over is available as a setting.

Ready to set this up?

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