East Africa leads globally in mobile money services says AU
Region has the highest mobile money penetration rate in the world, according to recent AUC, OECD report.
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Spotify in Nigeria to ignite price war among providers
West African country is known for the Afrobeat genre, which has no official chart or certification system in place.
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Spotify hears Africa’s call and officially enters fresh markets
Global music streaming service announces availability in several countries.
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Rise in demand for Digital Financial Services in Malawi
Latest statistics based on Reserve Bank’s quarterly National Payment Systems report.
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Kenya first to access Opera’s new chat service
Browser developer announces new dedicated chat service Hype available via Opera Mini.
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MTN, Mastercard chase down Africa’s growing Fintech opportunity
Companies strike e-commerce alliance targeting 16 countries on the continent.
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Ecommerce in 2021: Kenya’s US$1.5-billion industry
Ecommerce legislation in Africa has failed to meet digital advances says Patrick Ndegwa, SEACOM East Africa Business Sales Lead.
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Airtel Zambia, UNCDF announce Last Mile Distribution project
Intention to extend Airtel Money services to users in rural and remote regions.
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‘appy to engage… the new era of mobile, data-driven ecommerce
CEO of Ignition Telecoms explains the value proposition in leveraging data to strengthen customer experience.
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Vodacom Tanzania launches new smartphones
Operator announces offer of free gigabytes for a year.
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Ooredoo Algeria migrates core network to Nokia cloud
Telco focuses capacity, reliability to enhance service delivery as operators remain pressurised to bolster service quality.
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Mara Phones SA announces new MD
Sylvester Taku has served as Head of Growth since 2019 and will take up the position of MD immediately.
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Africa’s Mbira Chat takes on rival messaging apps
The creators of Afri Ride prepare to rollout Mbira Chat as an independent messaging app that will be available on the Google Play Store and App Store.