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Zantel Tanzania Rebrands Mobile Cash Service Z-Pesa as EzyPesa

February 22, 2012   Editor   No comments
Tanzania

Zantel Tanzania Rebrands Mobile Cash Service Z-Pesa as Ezy Pesa, Adds Salary Access Option, Microinsurance, Linkage to CRDB Bank Accounts. Zantel Tanzania, a telecommunications company owned by Etisalat of the United Arab Emirates, has launched the “Ezy Pesa” mobile payment service, a re-branded version of its Z-Pesa service. The upgrades from Z-Pesa include the ability

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Bitcoin will revolutionize how Africans transact – Rudiger Koch

February 21, 2012   Editor   No comments
Africa

Rudiger Koch, IT Consultant,Intersango Ltd, London. He will be speaking on Bitcoin at the MobileMoney WestAfrica summit on March 5th & 6th in Lagos. What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a decentralized electronic cash system using peer-to-peer networking, digital signatures and cryptographic proof to enable irreversible payments between parties without relying on trust. It is also

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The future of life insurance in Africa is Mobile – Eugene Adogla, Director at Microensure

February 21, 2012   Editor   No comments
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Eugene Adogla is the Director of Operations – MicroEnsure Ghana. He will be speaking at the MobileMoney West Africa summit on March 5th & 6th in Lagos. Why is mobile microinsurance booming in Africa ahead of other developed economies like Europe? The philosophy of leapfrogging. Operators in Africa who need to leverage communications networks tap

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Ericsson announces new m-commerce portfolio ahead of Mobile World Congress 2012

February 21, 2012   Editor   No comments
Ericsson

· Launch of new services within extended Ericsson M-commerce portfolio brings next generation m-commerce closer · Ericsson M-commerce portfolio designed to speed time to revenue, increase stickiness, cost efficiency and performance for Mobile Network Operators and financial institutions · Ericsson first technology enabler to integrate a charging system and money services solution · Foundation to

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Fraudsters invade the growing mobile phone money transfer sector

February 21, 2012   Editor   No comments
Rwanda Flag

BY XINHUA Newtimes Rwanda Kenya is grappling with an increase in mobile phone related crimes as the number of subscribers and users of money transfer services rise in the country. Con men have invaded the sector targeting mobile phone subscribers and money transfer service users, who according to the Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) stand

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Closing arguments in mobile money patent infringement case

February 20, 2012   Editor   No comments
Flag of South Africa

Barry Bateman The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Monday heard closing arguments in a patent infringement case. Tech-development company 3M Future Africa accused Standard Bank and MTN of stealing their idea and passing it off as their own. In court, arguments centred on the functionality of the system and whether it infringed on

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Mobile banking: Why we did not licence MTN, others – CBN

February 20, 2012   Editor   2 Comments
Nigeria Flag

Babatunde Oso Moment Newspaper NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that telecom companies have notched about 100 million subscribers, financial sector regulator, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has refused to license them to operate mobile money services in the country. NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that telecom companies have notched about 100 million subscribers, financial sector regulator, the Central

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Ghana: Airtel Money Keeps Extending

February 19, 2012   Editor   No comments
AIRTEL

Airtel Ghana has extended its M-Commerce service aka Airtel Money, to the Melcom Plus supermarket at North Kaneshie in Accra. This means that shoppers can pay for their shopping at Melcom Plus using their mobile phones without physical cash. Melcom Plus joins other retail outlets where Airtel Money can be used to pay for various

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Visa to start mobile money transfer

February 19, 2012   Editor   2 Comments
VISA

MUTHOKI MUMO The Nation, Kenya Competition in the mobile money transfer market is set to intensify, with the launch of a cross-border mobile money platform by electronic payments processor Visa. The platform will be available to all mobile users irrespective of their network, breaking the current barrier where restriction based on network has slowed uptake.

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AIRTEL AND FIRSTBANK SIGN MOU ON MOBILE MONEY SERVICE

February 19, 2012   Emmanuel Okoegwale   No comments
AIRTEL

The landscape of e-banking services in Nigeria is set to witness a major shift as two leading companies in banking and telecom sectors of the economy, FirstBank of Nigeria Plc (FirstBank) and Airtel Networks Limited have agreed to combine their strengths to provide seamless mobile money services to millions of Nigerians. Speaking at the signing

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