MTN Ghana has introduced a new service for customers to be able to shop online through three online portals. A statement from MTN said the service would make a collection of online shopping malls, payment systems and product offerings available to customers. It said the first of such platforms involved www.ghanabuys.com, which for many years had been providing online product catalogues for consumers who demand the convenience of e-commerce. “Through the MTN partnership consumers can now place orders via www.ghanabuys.com and pay with MTN Mobile Money. Ghanabuys also allows customers to choose delivery services if desired,” the statement said. The statement said the platform also presented SMEs with a unique advantage by allowing them to get their product listed, adding that through the contact details provided on the platform, there is an easy process for making contact with the site administrators, who would facilitate product listings for traders, who wish to extend their market reach through this innovative channels. MTN has also announced other partnerships with www.ghanamart.com and www.sellphoneghana.com, to enable customers buy consumers goods and cell phones at their convenience. The statement said MTN was also in partnership with MTECH (Gh) Ltd, which meant stakeholders in the agricultural sector, could now access customized information on product and input prices via the MTN short code: 1344. “Weather and other related information is also available to subscribers on the same platform,” it said. The statement quoted Commercial Senior Manager for MTN Mobile Money, Mr. Eli Hini as saying, “MTN will continue to enrich the lives of its valued subscribers with services that will make their mobile phone a one-stop-shop for all forms of transactions from payments of bills to shopping for all kinds of goods and services”.