MTN Group targets 40 million SMEs across Africa
The group's suite of services, including MoMo (Mobile Money), Ayoba, and Chenosis, will be showcased a two day SME event MTN is hosting this week.
Cape Town correspondent
1:20
Cameroon grants MTN payment services license
MTN will now be independently offering services including cash deposits, transfers and withdrawals.
1:30
Vodafone to sell M-Pesa holding company for a dollar
Completion of the transaction is subject to various approvals, which are expected to be obtained before or during July 2023.
1:50
M-Pesa hits $365 billion milestone
In the last financial year, international M-Pesa revenue was up 31.1% to R6.5 billion, contributing 24.6% of service revenue.
1:10
Safaricom hastens Kenya public sector digital transformation
14 counties are set benefit from various technology solutions offered by Safaricom to unlock their economic potential.
1:30
Ethiopia grants Safaricom's M-Pesa mobile money license
Mpesa is set to compete against EthioTelecom’s Telebirr mobile money offering.
4:10
MTN Group clocks $65.7bn in aggressive fintech push
MTN recorded a 38.8% increase in transaction volumes to 4.1 billion transactions, with transaction value up by 64.6% to $65.7 billion in Q1.
1:50
Kenya bets on digital economy in youth empowerment drive
The Kenyan president says his government has put in place ‘robust measures’ to ensure successful implementation of the country’s digital economy.
1:10
MTN suffers complete network outage in Sudan
MTN's main switch sites in Manshia & Garden City have shut down due to fuel shortage and grid power cut.
1:50
Fintech lifts MTN Rwanda in first quarter performance
Mobile Money subscribers increased by 17.2% year-on-year to 4.4 million, service revenue surged by 14.9% to Rwf 58.4 billion.
1:40
Ecobank, fintech Fingo Africa debut youth banking app in Kenya
The App enables users to open a bank account via their mobile phone in less than four minutes, send money, pay bills and buy airtime.
2:30
Kenya's Central Bank launches QR code for financial institutions
The introduction of QR payments by the Central Bank is the latest step by Kenya towards expanding the growing digital payments ecosystem.