Now you can book your airline ticket online and pay using cashU

Press release

Published July 7th, 2011 - 05:53 GMT

CashU is the leading online payment gateway in the Middle East and North Africa

Now users of cashU -the leading online payment gateway in the Middle East and North Africa- can book their flight tickets online and pay using cashU through one of the region most respectful online travel agencies; selfbilet.com.

By launching this service cashU is now the region first prepaid online payment method that offer its customers the opportunity of paying the cost of booking airline tickets online using a safe and secure payment gateway.

Commenting on this news Martin Waldenstrom, CEO of cashU, said: “In line with our commitment to offer new services to our users, especially in new industries such as online booking, we are happy to announce our partnership with selfbilet.com and offer our users the opportunity to book their flight tickets online and pay using cashU and as a second phase our users will be able to book hotels and rent cars online from selfbilet.com and pay using cashU”.

“By adding cashU as a payment method in selfbilet.com we managed to integrate cashU gateway successfully into their Amadeus system which gives the possibility of other airlines and/or travel agencies to add cashU as payment method easily and in the near future we will announce the launching of many similar services”. Mr. Waldenstrom concluded.

Celebrating the launch of this new service, cashU have announced that they will be launching a weekly sweepstake competition in which they will be rewarding a number of their users with free tickets to Istanbul to spend a summer vacation that cashU promised will be unforgettable.

Background Information

cashU

CASHU is a safe and secure online payment method that was established in 2002 by Maktoob.com. It is considered the first and the largest in the MENA region, serving nearly 2.3 million consumers with accessible and easy solutions to pay online.

CASHU is available at over 75,000 of credible and approachable vendors spread across every country and city within the MENA region, CASHU has made it easy to consumers to fund their CASHU accounts and shop online from merchants who accept CASHU as a payment method.