Payments infrastructure multinational Microsoft has partnered with cloud - based secure messaging service Telegram to provide bot payments in Africa . Telegram join other messaging in offering payments via chat bots. The new platform will enable users of Telegram 4.0 or newer to order and pay for products or services using bots . It will also enable Telegram payment servers to accept payments from anywhere in the world . The service will be available in South Africa , Kenya , Ghana and Nigeria .
Payments infrastructure multinational Microsoft has partnered with cloud - based secure messaging service Telegram to provide bot payments in Africa . The new platform will enable users of Telegram 4.0 or newer to order and pay for products or services using bots . It will also enable Telegram payment servers to accept payments from anywhere in the world . The service will be available in South Africa , Kenya , Ghana and Nigeria .