Latitude 59 Pitch Competition back with €1m prize for African start-ups

Kamoto has worked for Airtel Malawi for 10 years, transitioning from chief commercial officer in 2014 to managing director in 2016.

Kifiya is the first Ethiopian company to win a silver award in Africa's product innovation category at the Global SME Finance Awards.

The USSD service will allow PalmPay customers to conduct transactions without connecting to the internet.

The Bank of Uganda gave the unicorn firm a Payments System Operator license, expanding its reach to 29 African countries.

Since its introduction in Uganda, the MTN Skills Academy, which is part of the telecoms giant's larger Digital Skills for Digital Jobs project, has enrolled over 1,420 youth.

Students who fail to sign up on the new platform by December 15, 2024, will be unable to pay tuition.

The visit came as Safaricom announced it is focusing on growing operations for Ethiopia's digital future, which would be important in driving growth.

The telecom provider said this deal will simplify and strengthen MoMo PSB operations.

He informed the AU delegations that mobile money was the perfect key to improving trade among member nations and creating the single market, which is also being promoted under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani has targeted Ghana as his entry point into Africa’s digital revolution.

The top reported reasons for preferring mobile money were that it is easily accessible, offers more flexibility and is more secure.