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Wed, June 11th 2014, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju

World Bank, Firstmonie partner to advance mobile money in Nigeria

The World Bank through its subsidiary the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced a partnership with First Bank of Nigeria’s Firstmonie to advance mobile money services in Nigeria. → Read more
Wed, June 4th 2014, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju

Tigo, Airtel, Zantel announce Africa’s first interoperable mobile money agreement

Three major telecoms companies operating in Tanzania - Tigo, Airtel and Zantel - are to adopt interoperable mobile money services by the end of the month, the first agreement of its kind of Africa. → Read more
Tue, June 3rd 2014, 18:30 · Paul Adepoju

Tigo, IFC, MasterCard sign $2m agreement to expand mobile money in Ghana

Tigo has signed a US$2 million agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the MasterCard Foundation as part of efforts to expand mobile financial services in Ghana. → Read more
Wed, May 28th 2014, 13:30 · Chris Udemans

PIVOT finalist Beyonic deploys cloud to track mobile money payments

Ugandan startup Beyonic has developed a cloud-based platform allowing businesses to make, track and manage payments to mobile money accounts across numerous providers. → Read more
Fri, May 23rd 2014, 10:30 · Chris Udemans

Mobile money not customer friendly

The current mobile money climate is not a customer friendly experience, according to Ruan Swanepoel, commercial manager of Tigo Pesa Tanzania. → Read more
Thu, May 22nd 2014, 13:30 · Chris Udemans

Children’s mobile money a gap in the market

There is a large gap in the youth mobile money market, with few companies providing services aimed at children, according to Christopher Bee, head of strategy and business development at mobile money solutions firm Soulstice Consulting. → Read more
Thu, May 22nd 2014, 10:00 · Chris Udemans

Lack of interoperability hurting mobile money market

A lack of interoperability is harming the mobile money market, with only ten operations reaching success out of the 150 launched in the past few years, according to Virginie Bonnot, mobile financial service sales director for Southern and Central Europe at Oberthur Technologies. → Read more
Thu, May 22nd 2014, 09:00 · Chris Udemans

Diaspora Zimbabwe’s major mobile money driver – Telecel

The diaspora market is one of the biggest drivers of mobile money in Zimbabwe, according to Nkosinathi Ncube, financial services director at mobile operator Telecel. → Read more
Wed, May 21st 2014, 18:00 · Chris Udemans

Regulation crucial for success of mobile money platforms

Regulation is a deciding factor on whether mobile money platforms succeed or fail, according to Richard Ketley, director and owner at consulting firm Genesis Analytics. → Read more
Thu, May 15th 2014, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Vodacom Tanzania, CBA launch mobile money banking product

Vodacom Tanzania and Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) have launched a banking service named M-Pawa allowing Tanzanians to save and borrow money on their mobile phones. → Read more
Thu, May 8th 2014, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju

Telecoms agree to accelerate interoperable mobile money services across Africa

Nine high profile telecoms companies with operations in Africa have agreed to work together to accelerate the implementation of interoperable mobile money services across Africa and the Middle East regions. → Read more
Fri, May 2nd 2014, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju

MTN Rwanda partners Tele10 for mobile money payment of TV subscriptions

MTN Rwanda has partnered with Tele10 to enable customers to pay their DStv, Canal+ and GOtv subscriptions using MTN Mobile Money. → Read more
Wed, April 23rd 2014, 17:40 · Paul Adepoju

MTN Mobile Money now accepted for payment on Jumia in Ivory Coast

Africa Internet Holding (AIH) has announced a partnership with operator MTN to offer new comprehensive services both online and on mobile to Jumia customers in Ivory Coast. → Read more
Fri, April 18th 2014, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju

Airtel launches Easter campaign for mobile money in Ghana

Airtel Ghana has launched a campaign to promote its mobile money service Airtel Money to people travelling to Kwahu, a region in south-central Ghana, this Easter. → Read more
Thu, April 10th 2014, 19:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Mobile money transforms access to financial services in Tanzania

Mobile money has played a key role in transforming accessibility of financial services to 57 per cent of Tanzanians, up from 27 per cent in 2009, a report by FinScope Tanzania has revealed. → Read more
Sat, April 5th 2014, 07:00 · Agatha Nduku

Mobile Money Africa event to focus on expanding payments industry

The 6th annual Mobile Money & Digital Payments Africa is set to bring together over 400 experts from the entire spectrum of the industry on May 21-22 in Johannesburg, with the key speakers at the conference prioritising the ability to provide financial services to the previously unbanked. → Read more
Tue, March 18th 2014, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju

Western Union launches Paga-integrated mobile money service in Nigeria

Global money transfer company Western Union has launched a mobile money transfer service to increase the reach of its payout options in Nigeria, with the new service directly integrated with Paga, a major mobile payment platform in Nigeria that currently has around 1.2 million users. → Read more
Tue, March 18th 2014, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

Security must improve as African mobile money grows – Gemalto

Transaction security must increase as mobile money services grow across Africa, while transparency and interoperability are key to encouraging further uptake of such services, according to Christelle Toureille, Middle East and Africa (MEA) marketing director for banking and telecommunications solutions at Gemalto. → Read more
Mon, March 17th 2014, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju

MTN, Ecobank extend mobile money services

MTN has announced a partnership with Ecobank for the expansion of services to MTN Mobile Money users who are also Ecobank customers in 12 African countries. → Read more
Fri, March 7th 2014, 12:20 · Paul Adepoju

VeriFone to widen mobile money services in Nigeria

Teasy Mobile has appointed VeriFone Mobile Money, a joint venture between VeriFone and Mobilis Networks Limited, to widen mobile money services in Nigeria. → Read more