Nigerian marketing software start-up secures US$1.5m funding

But feature phone shipments decline 11.2% year-on-year.

The Vodacom Foundation unveils the Bright Sky app in SA, in an effort to help fight the scourge of gender-based violence in the country.

Mobile money users from Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe will be able to remit funds directly to Airtel money recipients in Malawi.

The digital device and services firm has partnered with retailer Cash Crusaders to make the 3G smart feature phone available.

Cyber criminals together cost Africa US$ 4-billion annually says David Lotfi, Evina CEO.

Industry regulator MACRA has drafted the Communication Type Approval Regulation 2020.

Organisation warns of a decline in remittances to Sub-Saharan Africa due to COVID-19.

The telco posts blowout half-year results, buoyed by double-digit data usage growth and higher customer demand for smart devices due to the lockdown.

Consumer, tech organisations lobby government to intervene as regulator remains tight-lipped on the matter.

Vodacom Tanzania partners Laina Finance to roll out integrated credit plan for consumers.

The new partnership is intended to make it easier for mobile money customers to load funds onto their mobile wallet without the need for a credit card.

As with any digitisation journey, there are formidable challenges for the formal remittances sector in African markets says Andy Jury, CEO, Mukuru.