Mobile Money

An M-Pesa transaction between a customer and an agent in Nairobi, Kenya.
Fintech
M-Pesa Africa, Thunes to enable payments in ChinaM-Pesa Africa, Thunes to enable payments in China

M-Pesa Africa has partnered with global payment provider Thunes to facilitate payments for Safaricom Kenya and Vodacom Tanzania users traveling to China.

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Ericsson targets new segments for MFS growth
Ericsson targets new segments for MFS growth
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KaiOS targets merchant market for growth, digital inclusion
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KaiOS targets merchant market for growth, digital inclusion
KaiOS targets merchant market for growth, digital inclusion
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Zimbabwe to allow mobile money agents to operate again
Mobile Money
Zimbabwe to allow mobile money agents to operate again
Zimbabwe to allow mobile money agents to operate again
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byMatshepo Sehloho, Associate Editor
Mobile Money
I&M offers free mobile money transfers to SMEs in Kenya
I&M offers free mobile money transfers to SMEs in Kenya
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byMatshepo Sehloho, Associate Editor
West Africa has become mobile money powerhouse - GSMA
Mobile Money
West Africa has become mobile money powerhouse - GSMA
West Africa has become mobile money powerhouse - GSMA
Mar 20, 2024
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byPaula Gilbert, Editor
Mastercard, MTN Group launch virtual MoMo card for 13 African markets
Mobile Money
Mastercard, MTN Group launch virtual MoMo card for 13 African markets
Mastercard, MTN Group launch virtual MoMo card for 13 African markets
Mar 4, 2024
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byPaula Gilbert, Editor
Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa.
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Safaricom's M-Pesa experiences second outage in January
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Safaricom's M-Pesa experiences second outage in January
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byMatshepo Sehloho, Associate Editor
Cassava Tech Talks Ep. 4: More than mobile money
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Airtel Zambia, Zanaco Bank enable mobile money for school fees
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Airtel Zambia, Zanaco Bank enable mobile money for school fees
Airtel Zambia, Zanaco Bank enable mobile money for school fees
Dec 1, 2023
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byMatshepo Sehloho, Associate Editor
M-Pesa registers 1.2M customers in Ethiopia
Mobile Money
M-Pesa registers 1.2M customers in Ethiopia
M-Pesa registers 1.2M customers in Ethiopia
Nov 10, 2023
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byMatshepo Sehloho, Associate Editor
MTN SA launches MoMo business wallet, remittance service
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MTN SA launches MoMo business wallet, remittance service
MTN SA launches MoMo business wallet, remittance service
Sep 29, 2023
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byPaula Gilbert, Editor
MTN Cameroon mobile money unit gets PSP license
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MTN Cameroon mobile money unit gets PSP license
MTN Cameroon mobile money unit gets PSP license
May 19, 2023
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byMatshepo Sehloho, Associate Editor
Safaricom granted mobile money license in Ethiopia
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Safaricom granted mobile money license in Ethiopia
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Mobile money transactions hit $1.26T in 2022 – GSMA
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Mobile money transactions hit $1.26T in 2022 - GSMA
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Mobile money taxation threatens financial inclusion – Vodacom
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Zimbabwe's EcoCash to grow USD mobile money transactions
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Zimbabwe's EcoCash to grow USD mobile money transactions
Zimbabwe's EcoCash to grow USD mobile money transactions
Feb 2, 2023
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byMatshepo Sehloho, Associate Editor
Kenya High Court suspends mobile money fees - Connecting Africa
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Kenya High Court suspends mobile money fees
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MTN MoMo to offer personal loans in SA
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Kenya reinstates mobile money fees
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Kenya reinstates mobile money fees
Kenya reinstates mobile money fees
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Ghana's Zeepay to use ThetaRay's AI to monitor transfers - Connecting Africa
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Ghana's Zeepay to use ThetaRay's AI to monitor transfers
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byMatshepo Sehloho, Associate Editor
Airtel Kenya spins off mobile money unit
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Airtel Kenya spins off mobile money unit
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byMatshepo Sehloho, Associate Editor
Glo eyes share in Nigeria's mobile money pie
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Glo eyes share in Nigeria's mobile money pie
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Tanzania scraps mobile money tax - Connecting Africa
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Orange, Cellulant expand mobile payments in Botswana
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Orange, Cellulant expand mobile payments in Botswana
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SA becomes first African nation to get Google Wallet
Mobile Money
SA becomes first African nation to get Google Wallet
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Aug 24, 2022
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byPaula Gilbert, Editor
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Zimbabwe's InnBucks gets green light to resume services
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byMatshepo Sehloho, Associate Editor
Guinea regulator fines Orange $1.1M for service outage
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Guinea regulator fines Orange $1.1M for service outage
Guinea regulator fines Orange $1.1M for service outage
Jul 26, 2022
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byPaula Gilbert, Editor

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