MTN Uganda Moves to Establish Independent Fintech Arm, Seeks Shareholder Approval
The National Payment Systems Act 2020 explicitly requires mobile money operators to establish distinct legal entities for their financial services
Tag: Mobile Money
Kogi Leads as Nigeria Achieves 74% Financial Inclusion in 2023, but 76% Lack Emergency Savings
Kogi State leads with 94% of its residents having access to formal financial services, followed by Lagos (91%) and Ekiti ...
Interoperability between Mobile Money and Card Payments
Christian Bwakira, Group Chief Commercial Officer at Onafriq shares his opinion on how this interoperability between ...
Airtel Africa’s Mobile Money Transaction Value Increases by 38.2% to $112bn
Airtel Africa Plc, has released its results for year ended 31 March 2024, with mobile money subscriber growth of 20.7% ...
NIBSS Directs Banks to Disconnect Non-deposit FIs from Transfer List
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has directed banks to disconnect non-deposit Financial Institutions (FIs) from transfer list. The NIBSS ...
Airtel Africa Mobile Money Surges by 45.3% in H1 ’23
…Gateway to Financial Inclusion
Airtel Africa Grows Customer Base by 9.7% to 147.7 million in H1 ’23
During the first half of 2023, Airtel Africa focused on strengthening its presence in key markets, implementing innovative marketing strategies, ...
Normalizing Mobile Money Adoption in Nigeria
Frequently offered by a mobile network operator (MNO), mobile money is fast becoming the ideal payment channel for commerce globally. ...
The Exciting Relationship between Women and Mobile Money in Africa
Article Written by: Rashi Gupta, Group Chief Operating Officer at MFS Africa The success of mobile money in Africa is ...
Leveraging Mobile Money to Drive Financial Inclusion of Women
Article Written By: Rosemary Kimaku and Mohit Bhargava The World Bank’s Global Findex Database 2021 shows that the world has made considerable ...
Glo’s Payment Service Bank Unveils G-Kala
Globacom’s Payment Service Bank, MoneyMaster PSB, has unveiled a new product called G-Kala - the product will improve access to ...
Why Card and Mobile Money Interoperability are Critical to Empowering African Consumers, Entrepreneurs
Article By Dare Okoudjou, Founder and CEO, MFS Africa
FintechNGR 2022 Fintech Outlook Webinar to Highlight Trends, Forecasts, Data and Technology
Research shows that “the global fintech market is expected to achieve a value of approximately $324 billion by 2026, growing ...
