blink by Emtel, the innovative mobile payment app by the leading private telecom operator of Mauritius, Emtel, won first prize by popular vote at the People’s Choice Awards in the hotly contested FinTech category. The third edition of the awards was held on the evening of 30 November 2023 at Voila Bagatelle in Moka.
The People’s Choice Awards (Mauritius) is an initiative of Members Business Network (Mauritius) and was established with the vision to boost business confidence on the island following COVID-19. The Mauritian public was invited to vote for their favourite local companies across 68 categories which took place over a six-week period. The winners, including blink by Emtel, were unveiled in a lavish ceremony held at the end of last month.
Kresh Goomany, CEO of Emtel, thanked the organisers and the public for this momentous win. “The People’s Choice Awards by MBN Mauritius is a landmark event that celebrates the crème de la crème of the industry, across sectors spanning from education to ICT to media to hospitality, and across categories ranging from schools to FinTech to advertising agencies to tour operators. At Emtel, we are proud that blink has been chosen by the Mauritian public as the FinTech innovation of the year, confirming our position as one of the country’s leading operators in the mobile payments space,” he commented.
Atul Bhatia, Chief Fintech Officer at Emtel, added: “blink is more than a mobile payment app – agnostic to banks and mobile operators, it empowers users to take control of their time and money by enabling instant transactions. We invite you to try this innovative app that is fast winning hearts and minds in Mauritius!’
