The Citizen Reporter Dar es Salaam. Vodacom Tanzania has upgraded its M-Pesa system in order to cope with the increasing pace of subscribers and growing demands of the service in the country. M-Pesa has more than nine million subscribers who are able to transact conveniently through using their mobile phones to buy air time, pay
Paga partners Mastercard, Interswitch on money transfer solution
One of the mobile money service providers licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, Paga, has entered into a partnership with MasterCard and Interswitch. The company said on Monday that it had unveiled a new way for customers to transfer money to any Nigerian by using any MasterCard, Verve or Interswitch debit cards. With the
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
Visa Certifies Smartphones for Use as Visa Mobile Payment Devices
NFC-enabled smartphones from Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, and Research In Motion approved for use with Visa payWave, Visa’s mobile application for payments at the point-of-sale. Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) and Visa Europe today announced that NFC-enabled smartphones from Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Research In Motion (RIM) have been certified for use with Visa’s mobile application
South Africa: Absa Trials Payments Via Mobile Phone
Banking group Absa conducted South Africa’s first live user trial of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology on mobile phones in December, with 500 of the bank’s staff members using the technology in a commercial environment. The bank partnered with global financial services provider Mastercard to embed the Paypass Tap and Go payment chip on cellular
IBM Makes a Big Bank Tech Play in Africa
In emerging markets, mobile devices have become more than a default channel to deliver rudimentary services to unbanked consumers. Improvements in handset capabilities and the expansion of the mobile money model demonstrate a mature, diverse market — one that attracted IBM to make major inroads with a number of banks across Africa in just the
Kenya: Safaricom Taps Technical Head From France Telecom
Okuttah Mark Business Daily Safaricom has appointed a new head for its technical division from rival France Telecom, completing the reorganisation plan that saw the firm trim its management to cut reporting layers and increase efficiency. The firm said it had appointed Thibaud Rerolle as the technical director from Orange Dominican, making him the third
Comviva Powers Banglalink’s Mobile Insurance Service
First ever mobile-based insurance service launched in South Asia. Comviva, the global leader in providing mobile solutions beyond VAS, today announced that Banglalink, the second largest cellular service provider in Bangladesh, with 24 million customers and 28% market share has launched mobile insurance premium collection service over its mobiquity™ Mobile Financial Services platform. Branded ‘Mobile
Mobile & web commerce in 2012, unlocking the value of connectivity in Zimbabwe
L.S.M Kabweza TechZim At the beginning of 2011 we predicted that Zimbabwe would see internet and mobile commerce services launched in Zimbabwe. As the year came to close, it was certain we were right on target with the prediction: Econet launched EcoCash they extending the use to more than just remittances and airtime; ZimSwitch confirmed
Uganda’s Warid: “Mobile money moving faster than expected”
Andrew Matapare Uganda’s Warid Telecom says that the first stages of its mobile money registration process has been reportedly solid, a top official told media on Monday. The goal of mobile money is to provide users an easy way of managing their funds, as well increasing purchasing power. Shailendra Naidu, the telecom company’s commercial officer
