Category Archives: West Africa

Bitcoin will revolutionize how Africans transact – Rudiger Koch

February 21, 2012   Editor   No comments
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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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Ghana: Airtel Money Keeps Extending

February 19, 2012   Editor   No comments
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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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Second round speakers announcement for MobileMoney West Africa summit,Lagos – Nigeria

February 01, 2012   Emmanuel Okoegwale   1 Comment
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MobileMoneyAfrica, Africa’s leading resource for mobile financial inclusion today announced that executives from EcoBank International, Africa centre for mobile financial inclusion, citi Bank, PayG Solutions, Mfino, Comviva, Finsol –Kenya,Intel Capital,UBA,Mfino,3Line,Globacom, BICS, MobileMoney Consulting –UK, Oceanic Bank International, MTN GHANA, Fortis MobileMoney, Nipost, comnavig, MTN,Netsignature, Microensure, Experian MicroAnalytics are among the first round of speakers that

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Comviva ropes in Arnaud Azilinon to head Francophone WECA region

January 11, 2012   Editor   No comments
Comviva

Buoyed by its Africa operations and to give them a further boost Comviva has roped in Arnaud Azilinon as Head of Francophone West and Central Africa region. To be based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast Arnaud in his new capacity will look after sales, regional key account management, technical account management and solution sales. He will

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Airtel launches mobile banking service in Ghana

December 15, 2011   Emmanuel Okoegwale   1 Comment
AIRTEL

Samuel Nii Narku Dowuona Airtel Ghana has rebranded Zap Mobile Money to Airtel Money and added a mobile banking feature, which is the first in the country. Zap was just a mobile money platform that allowed customers to transfer money to loved ones, and purchase or top-up Airtel credit, but Airtel Money creates a virtual

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Airtel crosses 50 million subscribers in Africa

December 04, 2011   Emmanuel Okoegwale   No comments
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Airtel has crossed 50 million subscribers from its 17 operations in Africa, including Ghana, after mother company Bharti Airtel invested some US$1 billion towards rollout on the continent. This is only after 17 months of acquiring Zain Africa at a whopping US$10.7 billion in June last year. In September of the same year, the company

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Call for Mobile Money experts to speak at the 2nd Annual Mobile Money West Africa Conference and Exhibition 2012

December 01, 2011   Emmanuel Okoegwale   3 Comments
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MobileMoneyAfrica is inviting professionals who deal with mobile financial services across financial institutions, Mobile network operators, Micro finance, regulatory, technology and application providers to share their views, experiences and strategies with other professionals at the 2nd Annual Mobile Money West Africa Conference and Exhibition 2012. This event which attracted over 300 delegates this year, will

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Visa launches mobile prepaid product for Africa

November 20, 2011   Editor   No comments
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Visa has announced a significant step to bringing access to secure financial services and electronic payments to consumers in developing countries by introducing a new product serving the needs of unbanked and under-banked consumers. The new product, a Visa prepaid account that can be accessed through a mobile phone, offers consumers in developing countries a

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Visa Going Mobile in Africa as Phones Link to Payments Network

November 17, 2011   Editor   No comments
VISA

Dakin Campbell Bloomberg Visa Inc., the world’s biggest payments network, is creating prepaid accounts linked to mobile phones across Africa and the Middle East as it aims to capture transactions from so-called unbanked consumers. The product will be rolled out on MTN Group Ltd.’s cellular network for 5.7 million customers in a dozen countries, Visa

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