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QUEST WATER AND AQUATAP™ OASIS PARTNERSHIP LAUNCH THE AQUATAP™ MOBILE APP AND COMMENCE WATER SALES IN THE DRC
QUEST WATER AND AQUATAP™ OASIS PARTNERSHIP LAUNCH THE AQUATAP™ MOBILE APP AND COMMENCE WATER SALES IN THE DRC.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n VANCOUVER, CANADA, Sept. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QUEST WATER GLOBAL, INC. (OTC Pink: QWTR) (\"Quest\" and/or the \"Company\"), an innovative water technology company and developer of the solar-powered AQUAtap™ water purification, desalination, and distribution technology, announced today that the Company’s joint venture in the Democratic Republic of Congo (the “DRC”), AQUAtap™ Oasis Partnership SARL (“AQUAtap™ Oasis”), has developed and launched its proprietary AQUAtap™ App, a mobile device application for the payment of clean water at AQUAtap™ Oasis Community Water Centers in the DRC. The launch of the AQUAtap™ App represents a significant milestone for both the Company and AQUAtap™ Oasis. The App can be downloaded in seconds and users can begin buying water immediately, which will allow AQUAtap™ Oasis to serve an even greater number of customers. The AQUAtap™ App has been released on the Google Play App Store for Android users and will soon be released on the Apple App Store for iPhone users. The App allows people to easily purchase clean, safe water from AQUAtap™ Oasis’ Community Water Centers in the DRC using their mobile phones and is integrated with Pepele Mobile, Trust Merchant Bank’s mobile banking platform, and the Orange Money digital platform. The App is also integrated with Quest’s electronic water management and cashless revenue collection system. The Company expects the new AQUAtap™ App, with its two integrated digital payment platforms, to simplify customers’ access to clean water, while adding important metrics to allow each AQUAtap™ Oasis Community Water Center to measure its performance and community impact. The launch of the App, together with the integration of the payment platforms, evidences the pioneering approach of both the Company and AQUAtap™ Oasis to the digital distribution of clean water. “Year after year, global and national institutions struggle to meet the basic clean water needs of growing populations, while mobile phones have become ever-present in the developing world,” remarked Isaac Kalonji, Co-Founder and Managing Director of AQUAtap™ Oasis and President of Kalo Products SARL. “The spread of mobile phones has greatly reduced...