Orange, Ecobank debut money transfer service

Orange and pan-African banking group Ecobank have rolled out a service that will enable Orange Money subscribers who also have bank accounts with Ecobank to transfer money between their respective accounts.  The service has already been launched in Mali and will be...

Airtel offers cross-network money transfer

Bharti Airtel has announced the introduction of a service that will allow customers send and receive between Airtel’s mobile money service and that of Tigo in Tanzania. The service will be available for Airtel Tanzania and Tigo customers, enabling them to experience a...

R1bn via CashSend in 2012

Absa processed more than R1-billion in total values via its CashSend money transfer platform in 2012.  “This is 73% up from 2011,” says Absa’s head of retail markets, Arrie Rautenbach, who believes this marks the beginning of an exciting growth period ahead for the...