MasterCard, SAVA team up to serve African SMMEs
The partnership will provide small businesses in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Egypt with an online payment platform.
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MTN, MasterCard launch MoMo virtual card for African markets
The deal is set to accelerate MTN’s mobile money ecosystem across 13 African markets, giving SMEs and individuals greater financial inclusion.
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Malawi's budget supports mobile money agents
Minister of finance said this is being done to comply with the current withholding tax rate for banks and insurance brokers, which is 1%.
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Safaricom bets big on Ethiopia’s digital future
The telco says it is focusing on scaling operations for the country.
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WHO taps into Africa's flourishing mobile money space
WHO is one of the worldwide organisations moving away from the inconvenient and risky habit of paying wages in cash.
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Safaricom reports significant M-PESA growth in Ethiopia
M-PESA has 26,200 agents and 43,100 merchants, according to the company's third quarter 2023 update.
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MasterCard buys $200m stake in MTN Group Fintech
The agreement values the fintech business of MTN at $5.2 billion and will help fund the expansion of its payments and remittance services.
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Kenya experiences second M-Pesa outage in one month
This is the second M-Pesa outage Safaricom has experienced this January.
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EcoCash increased sixfold in Zimbabwe's turbulent economy
Zimbabwe's most popular mobile money platform has continued to grow, overcoming severe macroeconomic upheavals and capitalising on opportunities to maintain its business performance.
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MTN Group counts on Ericsson Wallet Platform in fintech drive
The alliance's goal is to enhance financial inclusion from first-time consumers to high-end enterprise applications by leveraging MTN's Mobile Money service on the Ericsson Wallet Platform.
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Kenya will begin construction of 1,450 ICT Hubs in 2024
The hubs will help develop the grassroots ICT sector which is vital in setting a stronger foundation for ICT-related development and the digital economy.
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M-Pesa GlobalPay now certified to offer tap-to-pay solution
The certification is a worldwide data security standard set by the PCI SSC for firms that accept card transaction.