Telcos aim at mobile money opportunities

Africa is gearing up to take advantage of the wealth of opportunities presented by mobile money services, according to the latest insights from global IT market intelligence firm International Data Corporation (IDC).  Referencing its Mobile Money: Telcos Scramble for...

Cross-border money service from Airtel

Bharti Airtel, the leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Africa and Asia, has announced the launch of a cross-border money-transfer service for Airtel Money customers between The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),...

HelloCash platform launches in Ethiopia

Lion International Bank and Somali Micro Finance in partnership with BelCash Technology Solution launched the official pilot of the HelloCash mobile money services. BelCash Technology Solution PLC is an Ethiopian based technology service provider for financial...

Convenience, safety drive mobile money

At least 68% of the Kenyan population carry out financial services on their mobiles, followed by 13% in South Africa and 12% in Ghana. These are some of the findings from the 2015 Mobile Commerce in Emerging Markets report released by Ericsson. A common trend across...

Mobile money could be a silver bullet

Mobile money is shaping up to be one of the most exciting areas in mobile communications, and is quickly transforming the way in which consumers and enterprises transact. Mobile network operators (MNOs) are taking advantage of the growing popularity of mobile money to...