Telecel Marketplace Pilot Overview

Oct 21 – Dec 19, 2025 • Adoption, GMV Growth & Merchant Validation

Flood x Telecel Pilot

Total GMV

GHC 20,574

Completed GMV across Weeks 1–9 (baseline).

Successful Transactions

464

Out of 488 total (Weeks 1–9) • ~95% success rate.

Unique Users

194

Unique pilot users (Weeks 1–9 baseline).

Repeat Users

92

~47% of users transacted more than once (Weeks 1–9).

Pilot Timeline & Key Milestones

Weeks 1–9: iterative learning, operational maturity, and sustained demand under real-world constraints.

Strategic Insights

What the pilot demonstrated for users, merchants, technology, and scale-readiness.

User Behaviour & Retention

  • Repeat usage emerged early, signalling real utility beyond one-off testing.
  • Cashback and convenience influenced adoption, with notable spikes driven by merchant advocacy.
  • Expanding the catalog (e.g., breakfast) unlocked new demand windows and higher throughput.

Merchant Operations

  • Merchant operational autonomy was demonstrated from Week 4 onward.
  • By Week 5, merchant-led evangelism became a measurable acquisition driver.
  • Performance remained resilient even during network issues and reduced staff presence.

Technology & Product Readiness

  • Bug fixes and releases improved success rates and stability over time.
  • Week 7 delivered the highest weekly throughput, validating capacity under load.
  • Closing week delivered highest GMV despite low staffing, indicating maturity.

Growth Levers Identified

  • Increase distribution to larger cohorts and expand to multiple merchants.
  • Use incentives + recognition (e.g., top user rewards) to drive repeat behaviour.
  • Broaden catalog and operating windows to raise transaction frequency.

Supporting Dashboards

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