Basata Collaborates with Benya Towers to Digitize Electricity Meter Top-Up Operations Across Telecom Sites

•            The agreement aims to digitize and manage prepaid electricity meter top-up operations through Basata’s Point-of-Sale (POS) devices and digital platform.

•            The collaboration will provide an integrated digital system enabling real-time transaction monitoring, meter and site data management, and comprehensive reporting.

Basata, a financial technology and electronic payments services provider, has announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with Benya Towers, a subsidiary of Benya Group and its specialized arm for shared telecom tower projects and telecommunications infrastructure development, to digitize and manage prepaid electricity meter top-up operations across its telecom sites. Signed on the sidelines of Cairo ICT 2026, held at the Egypt International Exhibition Center, the agreement reflects both companies’ commitment to leveraging innovative technological solutions to enhance operational efficiency and accelerate digital transformation.

Under the agreement, Basata will provide electricity meter top-up services through its Point-of-Sale (POS) devices and digital platform, allowing Benya Towers’ field teams to execute transactions directly through the devices without the need for cash handling. In addition to facilitating payments, the platform will establish a centralized database containing comprehensive meter and site information, including meter numbers, card numbers, top-up amounts, transaction dates, and the names of the representatives responsible for each transaction.

To ensure effective management and oversight, Benya Towers will have full access to and control over its database, enabling the company to add or remove site and meter information, monitor transactions, and generate reports at any time. The system will also support the management of field representatives, with each assigned an individual POS device and balance, alongside clearly defined access rights determining the meters and services they are authorized to handle. Together, these features will provide greater transparency, strengthen operational oversight, and offer a comprehensive view of top-up activities across the company's network.

Meanwhile, Mohamed Ammawy, Managing Director and Chief Commercial Officer of Basata, said: "Our partnership with Benya Towers represents an important milestone in Basata's strategy to expand its financial technology solutions for the corporate sector. We continue to develop an integrated portfolio of digital services that address the diverse operational needs of businesses and institutions. We are proud that Benya Towers has selected Basata's digital solutions to manage energy payments across its sites.

Ammawy Added: “These solutions build on Basata's extensive experience in the Egyptian market since 2009 in electronic payments, as well as its operational expertise in implementing this model across telecom infrastructure networks. Through this partnership, we aim to provide an integrated digital system that enables companies to manage meter and site data, monitor every transaction in real time, and access detailed reports that strengthen oversight and improve operational efficiency. We look forward to further developing these solutions and expanding their application to serve the needs of more businesses and sectors.”

Commenting on the agreement, Eng. Ayman Wahdan, CEO of Benya Towers, said: "Our partnership with Basata represents an important step towards automating our operational and financial processes. We manage an extensive network of shared telecom towers that requires smart, real-time solutions to manage energy costs efficiently. By integrating Basata's technology into our operations, we will be able to optimize resource management, ensure operational sustainability, and advance the digital transformation of our entire operating system."

Basata's capabilities in delivering this model at scale are reflected in its existing operations, through which the company currently supports more than 8,500 telecom tower and site locations, in integration with electricity service providers, and serves more than 25 million residential electricity meters. This operational footprint demonstrates its experience in managing high-volume top-up operations and providing the digital infrastructure needed to ensure efficient transaction monitoring and oversight across multiple locations.

Beyond digitizing transactions, The collaboration addresses longstanding operational challenges associated with traditional electricity meter top-up procedures, which have typically relied on field teams handling cash. This approach can create difficulties in monitoring balances, reconciling transactions, and managing periodic financial settlements. By shifting these procedures to a digital system, every top-up transaction will be recorded and timestamped in real time, with records available for retrieval over any specified period. This will enable more effective balance management, minimize the risk of insufficient balances, and help ensure the uninterrupted operation of telecom sites.

To further facilitate adoption across field operations, the solution will be supported by POS devices and a digital platform available in both Arabic and English, offering field teams a flexible and user-friendly experience while supporting the efficient management of operations across a large network of locations.

At a broader level, the agreement aligns with Basata's strategy to strengthen its presence in the Business-to-Business (B2B) sector and expand its digital solutions to address the evolving operational requirements of businesses. This reflects the company's continued move beyond traditional payment services for individuals and merchants towards providing integrated solutions that support institutional needs and business operations.

The collaboration also underscores the growing importance of partnerships between technology and financial services companies in developing practical solutions that accelerate digital transformation, promote financial inclusion, and contribute to Egypt's transition towards a less cash-dependent economy. Through continued investment in its technological infrastructure and the expansion of its business-oriented solutions, Basata aims to support greater institutional efficiency and contribute to the development of Egypt's digital services ecosystem.