VEON Launches AI-Powered Super App Hambi in Uzbekistan
VEON has launched Hambi, an AI-powered super app in Uzbekistan that consolidates digital services and connectivity into a single application. The app, whose name means 'all-in-one' in Uzbek, is available to all mobile users regardless of their provider. Hambi offers various services including e-health consultation (Hambi Davo), car insurance (Hambi Auto), digital marketplace, travel, entertainment, TV, fintech, and gaming functionalities. Beeline Uzbekistan customers get additional self-service options for managing tariffs, data, and roaming. Users can earn mobile data plans, discounts, and bonuses through daily engagement. The app features AI-powered elements for personalized user experience and joins VEON's portfolio of super apps across other markets.
VEON ha lanciato Hambi, una super app alimentata da intelligenza artificiale in Uzbekistan che consolida i servizi digitali e la connettività in un'unica applicazione. L'app, il cui nome significa 'tutto in uno' in uzbeko, è disponibile per tutti gli utenti mobili, indipendentemente dal loro fornitore. Hambi offre vari servizi, tra cui consulenze e-salute (Hambi Davo), assicurazione auto (Hambi Auto), un marketplace digitale, viaggi, intrattenimento, TV, fintech e funzionalità di gioco. I clienti di Beeline Uzbekistan ottengono opzioni aggiuntive di self-service per gestire tariffe, dati e roaming. Gli utenti possono guadagnare piani dati mobili, sconti e bonus attraverso l'engagement quotidiano. L'app presenta elementi alimentati da intelligenza artificiale per un'esperienza utente personalizzata e si unisce al portafoglio di super app di VEON in altri mercati.
VEON ha lanzado Hambi, una superaplicación impulsada por inteligencia artificial en Uzbekistán que consolida servicios digitales y conectividad en una sola aplicación. La app, cuyo nombre significa 'todo en uno' en uzbeko, está disponible para todos los usuarios móviles sin importar su proveedor. Hambi ofrece varios servicios, incluyendo consulta de salud electrónica (Hambi Davo), seguro de automóvil (Hambi Auto), mercado digital, viajes, entretenimiento, TV, fintech y funcionalidades de juegos. Los clientes de Beeline Uzbekistan obtienen opciones adicionales de autoservicio para gestionar tarifas, datos y roaming. Los usuarios pueden ganar planes de datos móviles, descuentos y bonificaciones a través de la participación diaria. La app cuenta con elementos impulsados por inteligencia artificial para una experiencia de usuario personalizada y se une al portafolio de superaplicaciones de VEON en otros mercados.
VEON은 우즈베키스탄에서 디지털 서비스와 연결성을 하나의 애플리케이션으로 통합하는 인공지능 기반의 슈퍼 앱 Hambi를 출시했습니다. '모두를 위한'이라는 의미의 이름을 가진 이 앱은 모든 모바일 사용자가 제공업체에 관계없이 사용할 수 있습니다. Hambi는 전자 건강 상담(Hambi Davo), 자동차 보험(Hambi Auto), 디지털 마켓플레이스, 여행, 오락, TV, 핀테크 및 게임 기능 등 다양한 서비스를 제공합니다. Beeline Uzbekistan 고객은 요금, 데이터 및 로밍 관리에 대한 추가적인 셀프 서비스 옵션을 제공합니다. 사용자들은 일일 참여를 통해 모바일 데이터 요금제, 할인 및 보너스를 얻을 수 있습니다. 이 앱은 개인화된 사용자 경험을 위해 인공지능 기반의 요소를 특징으로 하며 VEON의 다른 시장에서 제공하는 슈퍼 앱 포트폴리오에 추가됩니다.
VEON a lancé Hambi, une super application alimentée par l'intelligence artificielle en Ouzbékistan qui regroupe des services numériques et des options de connectivité dans une seule application. Le nom de l'application, qui signifie 'tout-en-un' en ouzbek, est disponible pour tous les utilisateurs mobiles, quelles que soient leurs opérateurs. Hambi propose divers services, notamment des consultations de santé numériques (Hambi Davo), une assurance automobile (Hambi Auto), un marché numérique, des voyages, des divertissements, de la télévision, des services fintech et des fonctionnalités de jeux. Les clients de Beeline Uzbekistan bénéficient d'options de libre-service supplémentaires pour la gestion des tarifs, des données et du roaming. Les utilisateurs peuvent gagner des forfaits de données mobiles, des réductions et des bonus grâce à un engagement quotidien. L'application comprend des éléments alimentés par l'intelligence artificielle pour une expérience utilisateur personnalisée et rejoint le portefeuille de super applications de VEON dans d'autres marchés.
VEON hat Hambi lanciert, eine KI-gestützte Super-App in Usbekistan, die digitale Dienste und Konnektivität in einer einzigen Anwendung bündelt. Die App, deren Name auf Usbekisch 'alles in einem' bedeutet, ist für alle mobilen Nutzer unabhängig von ihrem Anbieter verfügbar. Hambi bietet verschiedene Dienste an, darunter e-Gesundheitsberatung (Hambi Davo), Kfz-Versicherung (Hambi Auto), digitalen Marktplatz, Reisen, Unterhaltung, TV, Fintech und Gaming-Funktionalitäten. Kunden von Beeline Uzbekistan erhalten zusätzliche Selbstbedienungsoptionen zur Verwaltung von Tarifen, Daten und Roaming. Nutzer können durch tägliche Interaktion mobile Datentarife, Rabatte und Boni verdienen. Die App enthält KI-gestützte Elemente für ein personalisiertes Benutzererlebnis und erweitert das Portfolio von VEON um Super-Apps auf anderen Märkten.
- Launch of new revenue-generating digital platform in Uzbekistan market
- Expansion of digital services portfolio with AI integration
- Potential for increased user engagement and monetization through multiple service offerings
- Market expansion beyond traditional telecom services
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Insights
The launch of Hambi represents a strategic move in VEON's digital transformation, but with immediate financial impact. While the super app consolidates multiple services including e-health, insurance, entertainment and fintech, its revenue generation potential remains uncertain in the short term. The app's AI integration for personalization and multi-language support could drive user adoption, particularly in Uzbekistan's developing digital market.
The platform's integration with Beeline's existing services and KINOM entertainment platform creates a comprehensive digital ecosystem, following successful implementations in other markets like Bangladesh and Pakistan. However, monetization challenges and competition from established players could impact its market penetration. The focus on low-resource language support and local content development shows promise for long-term user acquisition, but immediate financial returns may be modest.
Amsterdam, Dubai and Tashkent, 1 November 2024 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a global digital operator, today launches the Hambi super app, an AI-powered innovative platform that consolidates a comprehensive suite of digital services and connectivity into a single application, which is now accessible to all mobile users in Uzbekistan.
Hambi, which is short for “Hammasi Bitta” in Uzbek, meaning “everything here” or “all-in-one”, offers a seamless, user-friendly experience to all mobile users, integrating a variety of products and services, regardless of the user’s connectivity provider. From Hambi Davo, an e-health consultation service, to Hambi Auto, which provides access to third-party car insurance, the super app offers users a digital marketplace, travel, entertainment, TV, fintech, and gaming functionalities. For Beeline Uzbekistan customers, the app also offers convenient self-service options such as management of tariffs, data, roaming and other services.
Users can earn mobile data plans, access discounts, and earn bonuses by engaging with the app every day. Planned integration of AI-powered elements will enable Hambi to personalize the user experience on the platform.
“Super apps are an important element of VEON’s Digital Operator 1440 strategy, empowering customers to access conveniently access digital services 1440 minutes in a day. Across our markets, our super apps are offering services essential to their customers, including using AI-powered solutions in features like learning and customer-care in national languages,” explains Kaan Terzioglu, VEON Group CEO “With Hambi, Uzbekistan’s home-grown super app, we are proud to enhance our value proposition while supporting the Digital Uzbekistan 2030 vision.”
Hambi joins VEON’s super app offerings across its markets, which include MyBL in Bangladesh, Simosa in Pakistan and MyBeeline in Kazakhstan, all of which are digital gateways to learning, entertainment, games, customer care and more in their respective markets, including AI-powered features aimed at augmenting the accessibility of digital services for users who are often speakers of low-resource languages.
The introduction of Hambi, developed in-house by the Beeline Uzbekistan team, follows the launch of VEON’s KINOM entertainment platform in Uzbekistan, offering TV series and movie streaming services, including Uzbek language content. Hambi and Kinom are integral to VEON’s ongoing commitment to advancing digital services in Uzbekistan.
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