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Vodacom to Scale Up M-Health in South Africa
Eye sight screening, hearing tests, proper heart checks, patient care and round-the-clock pregnancy monitoring – these are just some of the functions that can now be done with a smart phone. These next generation health solutions were launched at GovTech, SITA’s pre-eminent South African ICT conference, and are powered by Vodacom Business’ fixed and mobile infrastructure.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria: Interswitch, BlackBerry Unite on Mobile Money Service
African digital payments company Interswitch has announced a partnership with BlackBerry that has led to the launch of the Quickteller Mini App.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Seven Mobile Wallets Every Indian Should Know About
Today, most people you know are probably using a smartphone, and mobile wallets have also become quite widespread, even if most people use them for a very specific reason. For some, a mobile wallet is just a way to recharge their phone; for others, it's the app they use to refill the taxi money; and a few people have even started using these to buy a drink at Cafe Coffee Day.
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- South Asia
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Report: Safaricom Controls 90 Percent of Mobile Industry Earnings in Kenya
Safaricom dominates the Kenyan mobile market, sweeping up more than 90 per cent of revenues in areas such as voice calls and text messaging, according to regulator data that could further fuel a debate about competition in the industry.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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MTN Rwanda Deepens Financial Inclusion with Mobile Money Regional Remittance
In yet another exciting development in mobile money innovation, MTN Rwanda, the country’s telecommunications leader has announced that it has opened its corridor with Safaricom in Kenya that will see MTN Mobile Money and M-PESA users send and receive money seamlessly and affordably between the two countries.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Banks Urged to Collaborate With Telcos for Financial Inclusion
Outgoing Chief Executive Officer of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, Albert Essien has called on banks in the country to collaborate with the telecom operators in the mobile money industry to ensure financial inclusion.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Opinion: Can Mobile Wallets Pave the Way to a Cashless Economy in India?
It took Indian consumers decades to move from paper money to plastic money. But a switch from plastic money to no money is happening at a much rapid pace, thanks to mobile wallets, which allow you to make payments through your smartphone without actual money transaction.
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- South Asia
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Beyonic Announces Partnership That Will Make It the Largest Mobile Money Aggregator in Africa
Beyonic (beyonic.com), a technology company that aims to eliminate the rampant use of cash in emerging markets, is announcing a partnership with Mobile Accord (mobileaccord.com) that will make Beyonic the largest mobile money aggregator in Africa. Beyonic currently operates in Uganda and Kenya, and will leverage Mobile Accord’s expertise in building mobile solutions and relationships with leading mobile carriers to bring Beyonic’s platform to 25 additional countries. Beyonic’s online platform enables businesses to quickly deploy, track and manage 2-way mobile money payments over multiple mobile carriers with one, easy-to-use system.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa