Capital FM Safaricom has launched a one-month MPESA promotion which will reward customers who top up their airtime through the money transfer service. For every M-PESA top up made up to a cumulative maximum of Sh1,000 daily, customers will get a 10 percent bonus airtime. The promotion runs through the month of May. “Despite the
Uganda: URA Unveils New Tax Payment System
ULIUS BUSINGE The Independent Uganda Revenue Authority has partnered with Warid Telecom and Orient Bank to start collecting taxes on mobile phones. Customers on Warid telecom who use the M-pesa (mobile money facility) can now go to their mobile phone menu, access URA services menu and then follow the prompts. The money paid will directly
ZunguZ targets 15m users by 2015
By Admire Moyo ITWeb ZunguZ, a locally developed platform that facilitates micro-payments between users on social networks, claims it will dislodge the world’s top online payment platforms – such as M-Pesa, Google Wallet, PayPal Wallet, Facebook Credits, and Square – in Africa. Speaking to ITWeb, Robert Sussman, one of the co-founders of ZunguZ, said, judging
Somalia Telecoms: Cashless doesn’t mean broke
The Africa report Somaliland’s mobile money-transfer system, Zaad, has gained hundreds ?of thousands of customers, bringing convenience to a territory that lacks ?a formal banking system, but not potential customers. Flicking through a stack of dirty Somaliland shillings after coming up short to pay for a car wash, Asad Egeh, a legal advisor, asks: “Does
Zimbabwe: Cash transfer facility hits 1 million
By Kingstone Ndabatei The zimbabwean About three quarters of Zimbabweans now have access to mobile telecommunications services, with Econet Wireless Zimbabwe claiming 70% of the market share, a senior executive has said. In a statement accompanying the company’s financial results for the year ended February 2012, the chairman, Tawanda Nyambirai, said the company now boasted
PBZ to introduce mobile money transfer services
The People’s Bank of Zanzibar (PBZ) plans to introduce mobile money transfer (Z-Pesa by Zantel) due to the increase in the number of mobile money users and transfers. “The installation of the mobile system has been completed and what remains is finalization of some logistics with regulatory bodies,” said Juma Hafidh, Director of Marketing and
Nigeria: Stakeholders challenge CBN, NCC on mobile money security
By Oladipupo Akinwunmi The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and the telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC have been challenged to ensure the security of mobile money (MM) when the country finally embrace it. This challenge was given by the stakeholders in the information and communication technology industry in Lagos during the maiden edition
Zambia: Power Outrage Affects MTN’ Mobile Money Transactions
MTN subscriber’s using Mobile Money Transactions (MMT) has suffered a sit back. They can’t use the facility due to a power outrage that has left a Kaoma resident stranded because her transport was sent through MTN’s Mobile Money Transactions. MMT customer care representative confirmed on Saturday, April 28 that they had a power outrage which
‘Airtel Money’ picks Best Mobile Money Award
Airtel Ghana’s rebranding of Zain’s Zap Mobile Money to ‘Airtel Money’, with the added features of mobile commerce services, paid off at the Second Mobileworld Ghana Telecom Award by coming up tops in the Best Mobile Money category. Airtel forfeited three awards from last year, CEO of the Year, and Customer Service of the Year,
KRA to Tax Mobile Money Transfers
By Nick Walubengo PesaTalk.com The Kenya Revenue Authority could soon be taxing all transactions you make on your mobile money account, the tax man has announced. Speaking while releasing the KRA’s third quarter revenue performance Commissioner General John Njiraini said they were considering taxing the transactions to increase their revenue base. This would effectively see
