Transactional SMS Gateway – Easy Connect With Valued Customers

Posted by Renuka Tewani
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Jun 16, 2016
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Transactional SMS Gateway is a method of sending out urgent and alert updates to your customers. Important and confidential information, alert messages, banking messages and the likes can be sent through transactional SMS. The messages can be sent to masses in one go through this system. Although this system is not made for the promotional messages.

To avoid the misuse of the Transactional SMS Gateway, certain regulations are being set by the executing authorities. Promotional messages are not permitted through this channel. Hence the messages are approved with variables before it is further distributed. There are pre-approved SMS templates also which are sent. 

These are very generic in nature but there is provision of sending critical data also.
Major usage of Transactional SMS Gateway is being done by educational institutes, hospitality and medical institution, e-ticketing services, Railways, Airlines and banking services. As these messages are informative and non-promotional, they can be sent on DND and Non-DND numbers also. This is a cost effective and reliable service through which all numbers across the country are being covered.

How Transactional SMS Gateway works?
The SMS templates under this gateway is pre-defined. Only the informative details has to be plugged in the template for your customers. Once you select a package for yourself, you can send as many transactional SMS as possible as per the package. This gateway works of A2P SMS (Application to Person) mode and the receiver of the message gets a unique code instead of the sender’s number.

Two way Transactional SMS are also being permitted off lately. Service providers can now send alerts to their international customers, establishing a much more cordial relation with expatriates. There are many big and small service providers who offer best rates for transactional SMS services. You need to be assured that your SMS service provider is a registered one for two way Transactional SMS.

What are the benefits of Transaction SMS Gateway?
1. This service is based on a pre-approved template which does not allow any promotional messages to get distributed. Critical information which proves useful to the customer is only sent through this gateway
2. Even DND numbers can also be approached through this gateway. The information being distributed is directly related to the person, for example bank account details, e-com SMS regarding product status, ticketing confirmation and interaction from schools
3. Instant alerts can be sent 24x7 through this service. This service has to deliver the message to the customer without fail, therefore alerts related to bank transactions, arrival and departure timings of railway or airlines etc. are sent instantly
4. Delivery assurance is the biggest benefit of this service. It goes through a No delay route making it mandatory for the service provider to send the alert without fail.
5. Transactional SMS service is a more reliable option as compared to others. It is safe from SPAM messages and the client can be informed timely without any barriers.

Transactional SMS gateway is an excellent mode of sending critical, informative and important messages to your customers. It is safe, economical and reliable service assuring 100% timely delivery without SPAM.

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