Optimizing MobileMoney Agency recruitment and customer acquisition strategy workshop A Two day certificate course on building sustainable mobile money agency network and customer acquisition strategies at early days of low value and slow moving mobile money service covering Agency Banking and mobile financial services. Date: April 3rd & 4Th, 2012 Cost: 650 USD excluding Accommodation
Category Archives: West Africa
Africa is ripe for Mobile remittance Hub – Bruno Akpaka
BRUNO AKPAKA MFS, Head Business Development, BICS He will be presenting at the MobileMoney West Africa summit on March 5th & 6th in Lagos. Download full summit brochure here: We have seen the tradition cash hand over improve into Bank branch remittance over a century. Is Africa ripe for mobile remittance services? Yes it is.
Liberia: Mobile Money – Liberia Opts for Bank-Centric Approach but Gets Low Take Up
Balancing Act (London) www.balancingact-africa.com In August 2011, the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) officially issued guidelines for mobile money services that will serve as the legal framework for the future rollout of mobile money services in the country. It is a laudable step forward for a country that has one of the lowest GDP per
Bitcoin will revolutionize how Africans transact – Rudiger Koch
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
The future of life insurance in Africa is Mobile – Eugene Adogla, Director at Microensure
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
Ghana: Airtel Money Keeps Extending
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
Second round speakers announcement for MobileMoney West Africa summit,Lagos – Nigeria
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
Comviva ropes in Arnaud Azilinon to head Francophone WECA region
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
Airtel launches mobile banking service in Ghana
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
Airtel crosses 50 million subscribers in Africa
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
