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Tue, March 4th 2014, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian Stanbic Bank’s mobile money subscribers near 1m – product manager

The number of mobile money subscribers of Nigerian commercial bank Stanbic IBTC will soon reach one million, Gbenga Agboola, the bank’s mobile platform product manager, has told HumanIPO. → Read more
Fri, February 28th 2014, 20:00 · Paul Adepoju

AITEC Banking & Mobile Money conference in Lagos postponed until July

AITEC Africa has announced the postponement of its conference on banking and mobile money due to be held on March 12 and 13 in Lagos until July, due to the recent suspension of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. → Read more
Tue, February 25th 2014, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Tigo launches world’s first cross-border mobile money transfer system

Tigo, a subsidiary of Millicom, has announced the launch of a cross-border mobile money remittance service between Tanzania and Rwanda, allowing its subscribers to send money from one country to another via their Tigo mobile money accounts → Read more
Wed, January 29th 2014, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Telecel launches Telecash mobile money service

Zimbabwe’s second operator Telecel has launched its comprehensive mobile money service Telecash, which enables money transfers, payment of bills, goods and services, and airtime purchases to made via mobile phones in efforts to provide financial solutions for the unbanked. → Read more
Tue, January 28th 2014, 16:20 · Paul Adepoju

Quickteller supports cardless withdrawals for Nigerian mobile money users

Mobile money users in Nigeria can now make cash withdrawals from ATMs without a bank account or card, according to Interswitch Transnational, due to the ability of its Quickteller to power cardless ATM withdrawals. → Read more
Tue, January 14th 2014, 12:20 · Paul Adepoju

Lagos to host 7th AITEC Banking and Mobile Money West Africa

Nigeria’s commercial capital city of Lagos is set to host the 7th AITEC Banking and Mobile Banking West Africa conference, which AITEC said would address the key issues the region is facing in its increasingly dynamic financial services sector. → Read more
Tue, January 7th 2014, 17:40 · Gabriella Mulligan

Zimbabwe operators subject to mobile money tax

A new Zimbabwean government tax on mobile money has taken effect, meaning operators and consumers are now subject to a US$0.05 tax on every transaction. → Read more
Wed, December 11th 2013, 11:30 · Nick Sato

Ugandans transferred $640m using mobile money in 2013

The Bank of Uganda (BOU) has revealed its financial report for January to November 2013 shows mobile money transfers in the country reached US$640 million. → Read more
Tue, December 10th 2013, 10:30 · Nick Sato

Mobile money use in Kenya double that of commercial banks

More than twice the amount of Kenyans use mobile money services than commercial banks, according to a new study. → Read more
Mon, December 9th 2013, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Airtel Zambia customers to purchase flights through mobile money

Airtel Zambia customers can now purchase Proflight Zambia flight tickets using the “Airtel Money” service, saving time and money and enabling local customers to have the same purchasing power as international ones. → Read more
Fri, November 29th 2013, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher

MTN Uganda adds mobile money ATM service with Interswitch

MTN Uganda has partnered with Interswitch to launch another mobile money ATM cash out service in the East African country. → Read more
Tue, November 26th 2013, 15:00 · Selipha Kihagi

Liberians to pay cab fares using mobile money

Liberian network operator Lonestar Cell MTN has partnered with 10 taxi drivers in the country to begin piloting paying fares with mobile money. → Read more
Fri, November 22nd 2013, 14:30 · Tom Jackson

MTN Rwanda mobile money upgrade hits businesses

MTN Rwanda’s upgrading of its mobile money platform has caused difficulties for its agents and clients, with several businesses unable to deposit, send or receive money for the last three days. → Read more
Tue, November 19th 2013, 20:00 · Richard Cutcher

Ericsson boosts MTN’s mobile money services

MTN Rwanda has integrated its Mobile Money platform with Ericsson’s Converged Wallet m-commerce solution to ease implementation of new services and offers. → Read more
Sat, November 16th 2013, 08:00 · Nick Sato

75% of Kenyan adults use mobile money

The proportion of Kenyan adults using mobile money services has increased to 75 per cent, according to a report by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC). → Read more
Thu, November 14th 2013, 12:30 · Richard Cutcher

Social media is ideal platform to launch mobile money marketing

Social media is the best tool for spreading awareness and driving adoption of mobile money services in new markets, according to Vytas Paukstys, chief executive officer at Eskimi. → Read more
Wed, November 13th 2013, 18:00 · Nick Sato

MTN Mobile Money to withdraw and pay at Visa points

MTN Group has partnered with Visa to offer customers a new mobile payment solution which allows MTN Mobile Money subscribers make face-to-face and online transactions wherever Visa is accepted. → Read more
Tue, November 12th 2013, 18:00 · Richard Cutcher

Bitcoin to connect the mobile money islands – Kipochi

Pelle Braendgaard, co-founder of the Kipochi Bitcoin wallet and transfer service, believes the controversial digital currency could act as a facilitator between mobile money platforms. → Read more
Tue, November 12th 2013, 15:30 · Richard Cutcher

Nigerian operators need to be given more freedom in mobile money

Mobile networks in Nigeria need to be allowed to get more involved in the rollout of mobile money in the West African country. → Read more
Tue, November 5th 2013, 11:40 · Paul Adepoju

37% of Nigerians ignorant of mobile money – Philips Consulting

A survey carried out by Philips Consulting has revealed around 37 per cent of respondents in Nigeria do not know about mobile money and are not using the service. → Read more