“Mark B” is the first celebrity participating in this innovative initiative

• InstaVoice Celeb service allows fans to follow their favorite celebrities and lets them send and receive their messages
• The service is available to all Viva subscribers in the Dominican Republic

MWC, Barcelona, New Providence, New Jersey and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Monday, 22nd February 2016: Kirusa, a global leader in providing telecom & social media solutions, announced today the launch of its InstaVoice Celeb service in partnership with the telecommunications company VIVA, one of the leading mobile operators in the Dominican Republic. ‘Mark B’ is the first celebrity to participate in this innovative service provided by VIVA.

The InstaVoice Celeb service is a bridge between celebrities and fans, with added voice interactions. By providing multiple communication modes, InstaVoice Celeb increases the quality of engagement between celebrities and their fans.

Mark B is a very popular urban music singer in Dominican Republic. In a very short time Mark B has become one of the most respected exponents of its kind for his performance quality and international image.

With this service, people can learn more about Mark B, who will send voice messages to subscribers about his projects and personal life.

VIVA customers in the Dominican Republic, access the service by sending a text message with the subscription code to 3030 to receive a voice message every day from Mark B. Subscribers receive an SMS in which they are notified that the content is available, and all they have to do is dial * 2 * to hear the message. Through the same option, they can send a response selecting the menu available. Subscribers also have the freedom to listen to old messages by dialing * 3 *.

Sanya Gonzalez, Value Added Products Manager at VIVA, emphasizes, "The aim of this new service is to bridge subscribers with their favorite artists and the response is overwhelming. We have initially started with Mark B, whose fans can have a direct contact with him through InstaVoice Celeb service. Being able to offer this on Kirusa platform was seamless, as Kirusa is a committed business partner, and goes beyond its brief to provide services that delight consumers”, she concluded.

Inderpal Singh Mumick, Kirusa Founder and CEO, added,"I am thrilled that we have succeeded in reaching famous celebrities’ fans from around the world. Getting Mark B, assisted by VIVA, was another achievement. Not only do fans reach a step closer to the celebrity, but with this platform, celebrities also get real-time feedback on their work”.

About VIVA – Dominican Republic

VIVA / Trilogy Dominicana is one of the leading mobile operators in the Dominican market, recognized as a company that offers world class telecommunication services with the best rates and benefits to its subscribers.

VIVA has become one of the fastest growing firms in the sector, serves hundreds of thousands of active clients, and has positioned itself as a strong competitor with a young, dynamic and innovative brand that represents the whole spirit of the service and technology they provide. In a short time, VIVA has displayed a strong distribution network, has launched innovative plans and continues adding more and more customers every day. The aim of VIVA since its inception was the proposed diversification of existing mobile communication services in the market with competitive commercial products that add more value to users, with the firm intention to continue to grow steadily in the Dominican Republic.

About KIRUSA

Kirusa is a global leader in providing telecom & social media solutions that enable customers to have a voice and connect seamlessly. Kirusa’s solutions include InstaVoice®, InstaVoice Celeb™, InstaVoice Sports™, myGenie™ & a host of mobile marketing solutions, which are offered in partnership with over 40 mobile carriers in Africa, India, LatAm, and the Middle East, as well as via the app stores for iOS, Android & Windows. Kirusa solutions are built on its patented technology and its highly reliable, scalable multimodal & cloud platforms, which manage over 1.6 billion calls a month. Kirusa solutions are being used by over 85 Million mobile users in four continents every month. Kirusa has been recognized as one of Top 20 most promising technology companies by Silicon India, and one of Top 25 emerging technology companies by Smart Techie magazine. The InstaVoice app won first prize at NJTC Mobile Apps Forum. Informa selected InstaVoice as a finalist for the Best App in Africa. Headquartered in New Jersey and led by an experienced team of wireless telecom executives and technologists, Kirusa has offices in four continents. InstaVoice is a US registered trademark of Kirusa, Inc. For more information, visit: www.kirusa.com

For further inquiries, please contact

For VIVA DR

Alina Esther Tavarez Pena
Director of Communication and Publicity 
Trilogy Dominican – VIVA
E-mail： atavarez@viva.com.do

For Kirusa

Alchemy Corporate Communications
Anju Makin
US Tel: +1(973) 536-2652
E-mail： anju_makin@alchemycc.com

Connecting with celebrities via voice is first-of-its-kind service in Sri Lanka

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, New Providence, NJ, and Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, February 25, 2016: Kirusa, the leader in voice messaging and social media solutions for mobile users in emerging markets, announced today the launch of StarFriends Service on InstaVoice platform, in partnership with zMessenger, Sri Lanka's pioneering leader in mobile marketing and entertainment solutions provider, and Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka's premier connectivity provider.

Kirusa is enabling with zMessenger's premium celebrity content service StarFriends via it`s InstaVoice platform to bring voice capabilities, enabling celebs to record their voice messages and send to their fans, who love to hear from them.

With the launch of this service, Dialog users in Sri Lanka can now follow their favorite celebs voice blog. This service enriches the user experience of the fans who can listen to the voice of their favorite celebrities every day. The all new Voice based StarFriends service is powered by Kirusa’s robust InstaVoice platform. Users can subscribe to the service by sending an SMS as REG to 2468.

From celeb-to-fans, StarFriends Voice Service provides a seamless flow of messages. Using the unique voice update feature of the service, celebrities express their emotions and share their joyous and challenging moments. The voice messages are delivered instantly to fans, creating a ‘Voice Twitter’ like experience.

Actress Yureni Noshika, singer Raini Charuka, musician Lahiru Perera, actor Roshan Ranawana are some of the eminent personalities with whom fans will be able to connect via the StarFriends Voice Service. More celebs are expected to join the platform shortly.

Elated with the launch, CEO and Co-Founder Ms.Jayomi Lokuliyana, zMessenger said, “At StarFriends, our vision is to build a premium celebrity channel created by celebrities themselves using their very own mobile devices. We believe this will give control back to stars to truly connect with their fans and treat them as friends, to make themselves more relevant and to engage in real time with their ‘loyal’ fans by creating authentic content. By enabling this new equation we are creating a revolution in the local celebrity culture. Kirusa has proven successes in Africa region for this service, and we are happy to partner with them to enhance our product offerings to our customers in Sri Lanka. We are confident that the fans will love listening to their favourite celebs.”

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Inderpal Singh Mumick, CEO of Kirusa said, “After successfully bringing millions of customers closer to celebrities in Africa, I feel elated about this partnership in Sri Lanka. We are confident that fans will be thrilled to get connected to their favourite stars with ease.”

About zMessenger

zMessenger, an award-winning integrated mobile media company, leads the way in the planning, creation, and execution of effective mobile marketing campaigns, branded community applications and content distribution strategies. The company works with a range of international companies, including those in the media, consumer product, music, sports, gaming and ad agency areas.

zMessenger is one of the first companies to be granted direct gateway relationships with the country’s mobile carriers. zMessenger, the first to introduce SMS to media stations in Sri Lanka, has expanded the business rapidly by working closely with clients who wanted to learn about mobile and understand how to reach effectively and influence their consumers via the evolving, dynamic and ultra-personal mobile channel.The mobile market is fast moving and complex, that’s why partnering with the right mobile company is crucial. zMessenger can help you navigate the complexities of the mobile world and help you lay the foundation for your ongoing mobile strategy

About Kirusa

Kirusa is a global leader in providing telecom & social media solutions that enable customers to have a voice and connect seamlessly. Kirusa’s solutions include InstaVoice®, InstaVoice Celeb™, InstaVoice Sports™, InstaVoice Ring™, myGenie™ & a host of mobile marketing solutions, which are offered in partnership with over 40 mobile carriers in Africa, India, LatAm, and the Middle East, as well as via the app stores for iOS, Android & Windows. Kirusa solutions are built on its patented technology and its highly reliable, scalable multimodal & cloud platforms, which manage over 1.6 billion calls a month. Kirusa solutions are being used by over 85 Million mobile users in four continents every month. Kirusa has been recognized as one of Top 20 most promising technology companies by Silicon India, and one of Top 25 emerging technology companies by Smart Techie magazine. The InstaVoice app won first prize at NJTC Mobile Apps Forum. Informa selected InstaVoice as a finalist for the Best App in Africa. Headquartered in New Jersey and led by an experienced team of wireless telecom executives and technologists, Kirusa has offices in four continents. InstaVoice is a US registered trademark of Kirusa, Inc. For more information, visit: www.kirusa.com

For further inquiries, please contact

For zMessenger

Head of Premium Services
Sashean de Mel
+94710391795
Email: sashean@zmessenger.lk

For Kirusa

Alchemy Corporate Communications
Anju Makin
US Cell: +1(973) 536-2652
E-mail： anju_makin@alchemycc.coa

A first-ever service in the world addressing the challenges of prepaid callers when they are 
out of balance

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, New Providence, NJ, Tuesday, 23 February 2016: Kirusa, the global leader in providing telecom & social media solutions for mobile users in emerging markets, today announced the launch of its “InstaVoice Ring” product at Mobile World Congress Barcelona, Spain. It is a unique and distinctive product that offers mobile subscribers an opportunity to give a free missed call to a person at any time, even when they do not have enough balance to make a call.

InstaVoice Ring helps mobile users to make a missed call to a friend, enabling the recipient to make a call back to the original caller and speak to him. InstaVoice Ring provides a solution for mobile users in their time of need by helping them connect with their loved ones. InstaVoice Ring also helps mobile carriers convert a missed opportunity into a completed call, along with generating a new revenue stream.

Surinder Singh Anand, VP of Product Management of Kirusa, said at the launch, “An overwhelming majority of users in emerging markets use a prepaid mobile. Making a free missed call should be a right available to every prepaid user. However, when a prepaid user runs out of balance, even urgent calls cannot be made. Here InstaVoice Ring helps, by sending a missed call to the recipient without charging any of the users.”

About Kirusa

Kirusa is a global leader in providing telecom & social media solutions that enable customers to have a voice and connect seamlessly. Kirusa’s solutions include InstaVoice®, InstaVoice Ring™, InstaVoice Celeb™, InstaVoice Sports™, myGenie™, and a suite of mobile marketing solutions, which are offered in partnership with over 40 mobile carriers in Africa, India, and LatAm, as well as via the app stores for iOS, Android & Windows. Kirusa solutions are built on its patented technology and its highly reliable, scalable multimodal & cloud platforms, which manage over 1.7 billion calls a month. Kirusa solutions are being used by over 90 million mobile users in four continents every month. Kirusa has been recognized as one of Top 20 most promising technology companies by Silicon India, and one of Top 25 emerging technology companies by Smart Techie magazine. The InstaVoice app won first prize at NJTC Mobile Apps Forum. Informa selected InstaVoice as a finalist for the Best App in Africa. Headquartered in New Jersey and led by an experienced team of wireless telecom executives and technologists, Kirusa has offices in four continents. InstaVoice is a US registered trademark of Kirusa, Inc. For more information, visit: http://www.kirusa.com

For further inquiries, please contact

For Kirusa

Alchemy Corporate Communications 
Anju Makin
USA Tel: +1-973-536-2652
E-mail： anju_makin@alchemycc.com

New Providence, NJ, Monday, May 09, 2016: : Kirusa, a global leader in providing telecom and social media solutions, today announced the appointment of Obafemi Banigbe to its advisory board. Femi is currently the Managing Partner at Silver Rock Technology Services, a startup business and technology consulting firm focusing on Information and Communication technology industries.

Prior to co-founding Silver Rock, Femi was the Chief Operations Officer of Millicom Ghana (operators of Tigo) where he also functioned as the acting CEO and CTO. Before this, he was the CTO for Millicom Tanzania. Femi has held leadership roles in Airtel, Celtel & V-Mobile in Nigeria. He has also worked in Ericsson during his early career in several capacities.

Femi holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria. Has done Advance Management Program at London Business School & also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Manchester Business School, United Kingdom.

Commenting on his joining the advisory board, Femi says, “Over the years, Kirusa has evolved to be one of the most dynamic and innovative player in the mobile messaging, social media, and mobile marketing solutions in the emerging markets. The passion and the constant drive to improve on existing products while leveraging new technologies in a consumer-centric manner has helped Kirusa maintain its innovative brand positioning over the years.”

He further added, “I am delighted to be joining Kirusa’s advisory board at this time. I am eagerly looking forward to supporting the management and team as they are set to take advantage of the tremendous growth opportunities that exist in the Africa region.”

Obafemi Banigbe has joined Kirusa at a crucial juncture as the company is moving forward with plans of diversification and product differentiation.

“Femi is a highly respected leader in the technology Industry,” says Inderpal Singh Mumick, Founder & CEO of Kirusa, “We are pleased to welcome him on our advisory board and look forward to his expertise and strategic ideas to help us in our journey.”

About Kirusa

Kirusa is a global leader in providing mobile services that enrich people’s lives by helping them communicate, entertain, and work, from anywhere, and at anytime. Kirusa’s solutions include InstaVoice®, InstaVoice Celeb™, InstaVoice Sports™, InstaVoice Ring™, myGenie™ & the Kirusa Konnect™ mobile marketing suite, which are offered in partnership with over 40 mobile carriers in Africa, India, LatAm, and the Middle East, as well as via the app stores for iOS, Android & Windows. Kirusa solutions are built on its patented technology and its highly reliable, scalable multimodal & cloud platforms, which manage over 2 billion calls a month. Kirusa solutions are being used by over 100 Million mobile users in four continents every month. Kirusa has been recognized as one of Top 20 most promising technology companies by Silicon India, and one of Top 25 emerging technology companies by Smart Techie magazine. The InstaVoice app won first prize at NJTC Mobile Apps Forum, and Informa selected InstaVoice as a finalist for the Best App in Africa. Headquartered in New Jersey and led by an experienced team of wireless telecom executives and technologists, Kirusa has offices in four continents. InstaVoice is a US registered trademark of Kirusa, Inc. For more information, visit: www.kirusa.com

For Kirusa

Alchemy Corporate Communications 
Anju Makin
US Cell: +1-973-536-2652
E-mail： anju_makin@alchemycc.com

• Access to world’s best Missed Calls, Voicemail, and Voice SMS service
• Get Missed call information in the InstaVoice smartphone app even when your phone was switched off

Bujumbura, Burundi, and New Providence, NJ, Thursday, December 29, 2016: Smart Burundi, an emerging telecom service provider, and Kirusa, a global leader in providing telecom and social media solutions, announced the launch of InstaVoice® Missed Call, Voicemail, and Voice SMS service in Burundi. With this collaboration, Smart subscribers can now send and receive voice messages easily, to and from other subscribers in Burundi, and also across the globe.

With the deployment of InstaVoice service in Burundi, a Smart subscriber can manage his/her missed calls, voicemails and voice messages using the InstaVoice app. The app, with its intuitive and unique chat-like interface, allows the user to respond to missed calls and voicemails, through text as well as rich media. With features like unlimited voicemails, content delivery over email, option to link multiple numbers, and message withdrawal, InstaVoice is transforming the missed call and voicemail experience, the way we know it. Smart Burundi users, who do not have the app, are alerted over SMS with a link to voice content.

Speaking on the occasion, Akbar Ladak, Chief Operating Officer, Smart Burundi said, “In keeping with the lineage of innovative and sustainable business growth, we decided to offer our subscribers a superior and differentiated messaging experience while using our network. Our partnership with Kirusa is a perfect strategic fit that resonates with our brand DNA hinged on customer centricity and market-led innovation.”

Inderpal Singh Mumick, Founder, and CEO of Kirusa said, “We are proud to partner with the Smart Group for offering InstaVoice messaging services to the people of Burundi. I am sure they will find immense value in connecting through InstaVoice.”

About Smart Telecom

SMART Group is headquartered in Uganda with operations in Burundi and Tanzania offering a wide range of telecommunication services including Voice, Internet/Data and Value Added Services for both personal and business. Smart’s unprecedented success in such a competitive market is attributed to providing a wide range of innovative tailored products and services with unmatched value-for-money for our customers. But it’s not just in our products and services that customers see a difference, it’s also in the way we touches people’s lifestyles within the community we serve. Smart is the telecommunication arm of Industrial Promotion Services (IPS) Kenya, which in turn is part of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED). AKFED has been funding social enterprises across East Africa for decades – making long-term investments with the aim of building economically sound businesses that create employment and improve lives.

About Kirusa

Kirusa is the leader in voice messaging and social media mobile apps that enable mobile subscribers to “Have a Voice!” and share their stories with their family and friends across the globe. Kirusa’s solutions include InstaVoice®, InstaVoice Celeb™ and InstaVoice Sports™ apps, which are offered in partnership with more than thirty-five mobile carriers in Africa, India, LatAm, and the Middle East, as well as via the app stores, and are used monthly by over 80 million mobile users on four continents. Kirusa solutions are built on its patented technology and its highly reliable and scalable multimodal and cloud platforms, which process over one billion events a month. Kirusa has been recognized as one of top 20 most promising technology companies by Silicon India, and one of top 25 emerging technology companies by Smart Techie magazine. Headquartered in New Jersey and led by an experienced team of wireless telecom executives and technologists, Kirusa has offices in four continents. InstaVoice is a registered trademark of Kirusa, Inc. InstaVoice Celeb and InstaVoice Sports are trademarks of Kirusa, Inc. For more information, visit: www.kirusa.com

For further inquiries, please contact

For Smart Burundi

Name: Akbar Ladak
Designation: Chief Operating Officer 
Tel: +257 752 02013 
E-mail: akbar.ladak@smarteastafrica.com

For Kirusa

Alchemy Corporate Communications
Anju Makin
USA Tel: +1-973-536-2652 
E-mail： anju_makin@alchemycc.com