mobile money

Safaricom has always been the untouchable telcom however they are not invisible to the Kenyan parliament who are now pushing for a split between it’s mobile services and mobile money service M-Pesa.

Streaming giant, Netflix, could soon start accepting payment from Kenyan subscribers via mobile money. The move is aimed at establishing…

Jumia and Airtel Kenya have partnered to allow Airtel Money users to pay for their Jumia purchases using the mobile…

As part of the transition of Safaricom from a telco to an enabler platform, the company has been working on…

This may be surprising to hear, and even superior to see that entrepreneurs are maximizing the benefit of Internet presence.…

It is the minute that the banking industry in Kenya is facing a lot of challenges specifically on governance issues,…

Mobile money revolution is all over across countries in Africa, With large sections of the population unbanked yet actively using…

Equitel has grown to become Kenya’s second biggest mover of mobile money as theplatform now accounts for 14 per cent…

Jay Alabraba, Paga’s Co-founder and Director of Business Development, believes that accessibility has critical roles to play in the future…

The World Bank’s Global Findex Report (2014) analyses the state of financial inclusion in the world. Sub-Saharan Africans (SSAs) are…

Online money transfer service WorldRemit has appointed Alix Murphy as Senior Mobile Analyst. A leading Mobile Money specialist, Alix will help…

International money transfer company Xpress Money will now allow customers to send money to their family, friends and business partners…

13 money transfer firms have had their licenses suspended by the Kenya government for claims of participating in the funding…

  Econet Zimbabwe has taken shopping to the next level; the telco company has enabled all its customers using EcoCash…

South Sudan is well on its way to getting own mobile money transfer service courtesy of a software engineering student…

By 2030, 2 billion people who don’t have a bank account today will be storing money and making payment with…

A huge part of the unbanked population in Ethiopia is set to benefit from mobile money services being launched by…

A new application available on the Safaricom store dubbed MyRCPT aims to help users generate PDF receipts from their Lipa…

By Ben Lyon, co-founder and Director, Kopo Kopo, follow him on Twitter (@bmlyon) This post originally appeared on Kopokopo.com here…

The Economist’s 2014 Global Microscope Index and Report (GMI) assesses the regulatory environment for financial inclusion in 55 emerging economies…

Tanzania’s Informal Sector Worker Union has launched Dau-Pesa, a money transfer and payment service to help users pay for services and…

This must be the greatest news I have had to share about the Kenyan startup ecosystem this year. Two Kenyan…

After two days of not being able to access popular mobile money services on Equity Bank Automated Teller Machines, clients…

Tanzania’s Zantel EzyPesa has partnered with online money transfer service WorldRemit in a move that will allow EzyPesa customers receive…

 South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) has unveiled its new app that will make it possible for its customers to…

The World Bank through the International Finance Corporation (IFC) , a private lender has given telecom services provider Airtel Uganda…

The GSMA has called upon governments in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to reduce mobile-specific taxation in Africa as the increasing tax…

Mobile payments are taking over in East Africa after the launch of mobile money. However, there are various challenges to…