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MTN Cameroon to Soon Offer Mobile Savings and Loans Services
it will serve as the intermediary connecting users with financial institutions as is the case in Ghana with MTN Ghana and Kenya with M-Shwari.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mobile money is booming in Africa as countries shun cash amid the pandemic
As movement restrictions to curb Covid-19 prevent customers from accessing cash, mobile banking is filling the gap
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- Coronavirus, Impact Assessment, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Vodacom M-Pesa Tanzania Goes Global
Hisham Hendi, Vodacom Tanzania CEO lauds the move as crucial support for the remittance ecosystem. The mobile Money services continues to drive economic growth in Africa.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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Digital Financial Services Policy Aims to Power Digitisation Trend in Ghana
Barely 15 years ago, financial services in Ghana were the preserve of banks and other institutions licensed by the central bank.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Identification Management: The Key to Digital and Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
In a report titled 'State of Play: Fintech in Nigeria' by The Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by MTN Nigeria and Mastercard, examined key trends in the fintech sector in Nigeria and assessed both industry drivers and impediments to growth in the sector.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ghana’s Move to Curtail MTN’s Market Share Is About Mobile Money, Not Voice
MTN’s large market share in Ghana may be about to get smaller.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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When Digital Payment Goes Viral: Lessons from COVID-19’s Impact on Mobile Money in Rwanda
Cash can help spread COVID-19, so some African countries have ramped up efforts to expand digital payments to fight the virus. According to Isabelle Carboni and Hennie Bester at Cenfri, this imperative to digitize is one of the key opportunities to emerge from the pandemic. They explore the early experiences of Rwanda, in assessing the impact these efforts can have.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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MTN Adds Vodacom Tanzania to its Cross Border Money Remittance Service
The partnership sees MTN Uganda adding Vodacom Tanzania to the list of telecom partners with whom customers can do mobile money transactions in the East African region.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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