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Robert van Breukelen, COO at Itemate Solutions

Mobile & Apps

Why telcos are the new banks in Africa’s mobile revolution

Robert van Breukelen 27 Mar 2024

Onafriq (formerly MFS Africa) founder and CEO Dare Okoudjou

Services

MFS Africa clears confusion and rebrands to Onafriq

2 Nov 2023

The informal sector has a crucial role to play in the global economy. Source: Supplied.

Informal Retailing

Saitex: Partnership crucial for township economy and local retail sector to thrive

5 Jul 2023

Image source: © rido –

Telecoms & Networks

Partnership to expand Telkom Kenya Limited's mobile data network

2 Nov 2021

Source: ©prudencio alvarez

Medical Aid

MTN MoMo offers R370 healthcare solution

11 Oct 2021

Ethio Telecom's mobile money lures 4 million in first month

Telecoms & Networks

Ethio Telecom's mobile money lures 4 million in first month

30 Jun 2021

MTN South Africa will bid in second Ethiopia telecoms licence round

Telecoms & Networks

MTN South Africa will bid in second Ethiopia telecoms licence round

4 Jun 2021

MTN South Africa teams up with World Bank's IFC on mobile money

Telecoms & Networks

MTN South Africa teams up with World Bank's IFC on mobile money

20 May 2021

Tsholofelo Molefe is MTN's new group CFO

Telecoms & Networks

Tsholofelo Molefe is MTN's new group CFO

7 Dec 2020

A man makes a payment from his mobile phone for basic food items including bread at a local tuck shop in Epworth, on the outskirts of Harare. Photo by Jekesai Njikizana/AFP via Getty Images

Fintech

Zimbabwe's restrictions on mobile money transfers are a blow to financial inclusion

Marcia Kwaramba 14 Oct 2020

Technology is Africa's biggest undiscovered gold mine

Technology

Technology is Africa's biggest undiscovered gold mine

Donald Waigumbulizi 22 May 2020

Global e-retail transaction values to exceed $4tn by 2024

Research

Global e-retail transaction values to exceed $4tn by 2024

24 Mar 2020

2020 Digital Banking Conference - Register now

Banking

2020 Digital Banking Conference - Register now

Issued by Broad Media 26 Feb 2020

MTN and UCT GSB Solution Space launch Phase 2 of e-Track programme

Education & Training

MTN and UCT GSB Solution Space launch Phase 2 of e-Track programme

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 3 Dec 2019

#AfricaCom: Smartphone costs the biggest barrier to a digitally inclusive Africa

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

#AfricaCom: Smartphone costs the biggest barrier to a digitally inclusive Africa

Sindy Peters 15 Nov 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

AfricaCom

#AfricaCom: Future of digital financial services in Africa

Nicci Botha 12 Nov 2019

Growth in fintech drives growth in cyber attacks

Technology

Growth in fintech drives growth in cyber attacks

2 Oct 2019

Bethwel Opil, enterprise sales manager at Kaspersky in Africa

Fintech

Fintechs more vulnerable to cyberattacks

23 Sep 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Mobile

How Ghana is acing its transition to mobile financial services

Selin Ozyurt 19 Jul 2019

MTN and Huawei ink partnership agreement to bring digital services to Africa

Mobile

MTN and Huawei ink partnership agreement to bring digital services to Africa

11 Mar 2019

Tigo and Ericsson accelerate digitalisation in Senegal

ICT

Tigo and Ericsson accelerate digitalisation in Senegal

24 Dec 2018

170 million mobile wallets across Africa

Digital

170 million mobile wallets across Africa

14 Dec 2018

Orange, MTN launch pan-African mobile money

Mobile

Orange, MTN launch pan-African mobile money

27 Nov 2018

Mobile merchant transactions driving financial inclusion in emerging markets

Banking & Finance

Mobile merchant transactions driving financial inclusion in emerging markets

14 Aug 2018

Nigeria's mobile payment system, mCash relaunches

Mobile

Nigeria's mobile payment system, mCash relaunches

7 Aug 2018

Never Ncube is the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of Dandemutande.

Digital

Seizing opportunities in Zimbabwe's new era

Never Ncube 19 Jul 2018

Tigo Tanzania's chief officer for mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed (left), briefs journalists on the GSMA Mobile Money Certification. Flanking him is Tigo's corporate communications manager, Woinde Shisael (right).

Mobile

Tigo mobile money receives certification

16 Apr 2018

Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

Mobile & Apps

Tigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

23 Mar 2018

Don't overlook consumers in Africa's rural areas

Marketing

Don't overlook consumers in Africa's rural areas

Ben Leo 20 Feb 2018

Airtel Sierra Leone rebranded Orange

Mobile

Airtel Sierra Leone rebranded Orange

19 Oct 2017

YUP, Ivory Coast.

Mobile

A new mobile Africa banking solution

15 Sep 2017

Africa's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum

Mobile

Africa's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum

Kingsley Ighobor 7 Jun 2017

Orange launches in Liberia.

Telecoms & Networks

Orange becomes market leader in Liberia after acquisition

22 May 2017

Orange launch in Burkina Faso.

Mobile

Orange launches into Burkina Faso

23 Mar 2017

CashlessAfrica 2017 awards to honor innovation in Africa's digital financial services ecosystem

Finance

CashlessAfrica 2017 awards to honor innovation in Africa's digital financial services ecosystem

14 Feb 2017

Orange Money expands through Shell network

Mobile

Orange Money expands through Shell network

25 Jan 2017

CashlessAfrica Expo 2017 to be held in Lagos

Events & Conferencing

CashlessAfrica Expo 2017 to be held in Lagos

29 Dec 2016

MTN Mobile Money customers can now send money to Kenya, Rwanda

Mobile

MTN Mobile Money customers can now send money to Kenya, Rwanda

1 Dec 2016

Mobile wallets now have cross-network reach

Fintech

Mobile wallets now have cross-network reach

22 Nov 2016

Mobile

MTN partnership launches micro insurance solutions for Africa

8 Sep 2016

Digital

Reasons for slow internet growth in Africa

31 Aug 2016

Internet Society probes slow internet growth in Africa

Internet

Internet Society probes slow internet growth in Africa

31 Aug 2016

Tigo Tanzania General Manager, Diego Gutierrez (left), at the Global System Mobile Association (GSMA) Mobile 360-Africa Conference, Tanzania; with discussion moderator, Bradley Shaw, founder, Continuum Consulting. Credit: Tigo.

Digital

Tigo outlines strategic priorities and social investment

10 Aug 2016

Orange buys Airtel in Burkina Faso

Mobile

Orange buys Airtel in Burkina Faso

23 Jun 2016

African consumers are very optimistic about the future, report finds

Research

African consumers are very optimistic about the future, report finds

22 Jun 2016

Mobile

Mobile money aid for humanitarian disasters

31 May 2016

Mobile

Rwanda aims to become Africa's first truly digital economy

26 May 2016

Why connecting women globally is vital

Internet

Why connecting women globally is vital

Claire Sibthorpe 9 May 2016

Orange and Ecobank launch a bank-to-wallet money transfer service

Mobile

Orange and Ecobank launch a bank-to-wallet money transfer service

23 Mar 2016

Tigo Tanzania launches innovative nano lending scheme

Fintech

Tigo Tanzania launches innovative nano lending scheme

18 Mar 2016