Mobile money transactions in Africa hit $836.5bn
The East Africa region recorded transaction value of $491.8 billion, West Africa $277 billion, Central Africa $57.6 billion, Southern Africa $5.3 billion and North Africa $4.7 billion.
Amindeh Blaise Atabong
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Egypt-based digital investment platform targets younger generation of investors
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Africa leads in mobile money adoption
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GSMA urges dialogue amid increase in mobile money taxes in Africa
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Kenya confirms merchant interoperability across mobile money networks
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Mobile money growth ‘hugely evident’ in Sub-Saharan Africa
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