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Opinion – Mobile Money Interoperability: Finally on the Horizon?
Now, here’s the most interesting development, in my opinion.
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T-Mobile reaches out to U.S. Latinos with mobile money
T-Mobile has now become notorious for upending the wireless industry with its "Uncarrier" plans, and now the company is planning to "un" bank your finances. After surveying the market and finding that banks were charging too many fees and weren't appealing enough to customer needs - including U.S. Latinos - T-Mobile has decided to shake up the banking industry as well with a service called "Mobile Money".
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Nigerian banks, MNOs urged to improve investment in mobile money
Banks and other mobile money operators have been advised to significantly increase their investment in mobile money technology so as to encourage more users of that means of money transfer.
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Africa leads in mobile banking
Mobile banking activity is highest in Africa, led by Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya - which has the reputation for being the world's mobile money pace-setter with M-Pesa.
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Safaricom launches mobile micro-insurance service
Kenyan operator Safaricom, Britam and Changamka Health have launched a micro-insurance health cover service which enables Kenyans to make contributions via M-Pesa, looking to increase the level of medical insurance cover in the country.
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Can telcos predict Mobile Money hotspots?
A study by CGAP looks at the relationship between voice call routes and money transfer, trying to help telcos focus their investment in mobile money solutions.
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Banks feud with Zimbabwe’s biggest telco
The sources say the situation, if not resolved, promises to get messy, as indications are that the banks would stop transacting with Steward Bank on the RTGS platform.
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Tales of mobile money woes
Since entering the public domain, electronic money transfer using the mobile phone platform, has almost literally lit up the airwaves.
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