Modernise to monetise mobile making 5G pay

The telecommunication business model has seen a radical shift over the last three decades from selling voice minutes to a position as a de facto utility for Internet enablement. Although

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World Bank Group joins Safaricom Telecommunications to bring 5G in Ethiopia

Safaricom Ethiopia, a telecommunications company, has received an investment from the World Bank Group. This investment comes as Ethiopia, the second most populous country in Africa with a young population

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M-Pesa launches M-Pesa Rallonge

Vodacash is launching its new service M-Pesa Rallonge in the DRC to allow customers to financial assistance from their cell phones.

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Mobile money transaction values to exceed $870bn in emerging markets by 2026

Hampshire, UK. 6th December 2021 – A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total value of mobile money transactions in emerging markets will exceed $870 billion (€769.98 billion) in 2026,

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M-Pesa celebrates reaching 50 million customers

M-Pesa has reached 50 million monthly active customers, claims to cementing its position as Africa’s largest fintech platform. Launched more than 14 years ago in Kenya, M-Pesa is available in

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PayPal, Safaricom and TransferTo announce collaboration in Kenya

PayPal and Safaricom have announced a collaboration that enables Kenyans to move money between their M-PESA and PayPal accounts. The new service eliminates significant barriers that have hindered consumers and businesses in

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Apple & Google to bring social payments to the masses, driving mobile P2P users to reach 2.5bn this year

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the global number of registered mobile domestic money transfer users is expected to reach 2.5 billion this year, up from an estimated 1.7

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Connecting Africa – from the Serengeti to the Sahara

Africa is the market on the lips of the global telecoms industry, writes Nathan Sawicki, the global head of marketing for communications at Cyient. PWC has summarised the situation perfectly,

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TerraPay and Instant Cash team up to launch global cross-border money transfers to mobile wallets

TerraPay, the world’s first mobile payments switch and Instant Cash, a money transfer company, have teamed up to enable real-time cross border money transfers to mobile wallets.

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Neural Technologies shortlisted for 2017 GSMA Glomo Awards

Data integration, analytics and revenue management provider,Neural Technologies has been shortlisted in the Best Mobile Security/Anti-Fraud Solution category at the GSMA Glomo Global Mobile Awards 2017.

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