AI
GSMA and IBM Collaborate to Accelerate AI Adoption and Skills for the Telecoms Sector
The GSMA and IBM have today announced a new collaboration to support the adoption and skills of...
Telcos
SpaceX Launches First Satellites for Direct Cell Phone Connection with Global Ambition
SpaceX has made a leap towards its goal of providing mobile phone connectivity anywhere on Earth with...
People
Sunil Taldar takes over as Airtel Africa CEO as Olusegun Ogunsanya retires
Airtel Africa, has today announced the retirement of Chief Executive Officer Olusegun "Segun" Ogunsanya and the appointment...
Business
Airtel Money in Kenya has today reduced its paybill, bulk payment and wallet to bank charges in...
Fintech
MoMo PSB’s active users in Nigeria hit 3.6 million in Q3, 2023
MoMo PSB, the MTN Mobile Money service in Nigeria recorded a 53.1% year-on-year increase in active wallet...
Telcos
M-Shwari Sees First-Ever Deposit Decline of 44.1% Amidst Increasing Reliance on Credit Facilities
In a surprising turn of events, deposits in the popular mobile lending platform, M-Shwari, took a significant nosedive of 44.1 percent during the year ending March, plummeting from Sh745 billion in 2022 to a mere Sh416.7 billion.
Telcos
Telkom is poised to undergo a significant ownership change as the Infrastructure Corporation of Africa LLC (ICA),...
Telcos
Safaricom Introduces New M-PESA Transaction Band of Sh151,000 to Sh250,000
Safaricom, Kenya's leading telecommunications and mobile money service provider, has announced a significant increase in M-PESA transaction...