Ethiopia issues mobile money license to Safaricom
Ethiopia has issued Kenya’s telecom giant Safaricom a license to operate mobile money services, the first foreign firm…
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East Africa Finance Summit to focus on future of finance
Focusing on the future of the financial sector, the 5th edition of East Africa Finance Summit is set…
What makes popular mobile payments in Africa?
The total value of mobile money transactions in emerging markets is predicted to exceed $870 billion in 2026;…
Ethio Telecom, Huawei to launch mobile money
Huawei, China’s global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, powers the first telecom…
Ethiopia opens door for foreign mortgage banks
The Government of Ethiopia expressed its willingness to open its banking sector for foreign banks engaged in financing…
Ethiopia bans cash payment in property deal
The Federal Documents and Authentication and Registration Agency of Ethiopia today announced that it will no longer authenticates…
Mobile money not part of Ethiopia’s telecom liberalization
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the two telecom operator license the government is set to issue for foreign…
South Sudan – m–GURUSH launches international remittance service
South Sudan’s first mobile money service, m–GURUSH has launched its International remittance service on their Mobile Money Platform.
Amole, HelloCash, M-BIRR urges Ethiopian to use e-payments
As the world grapples with the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic, three e-payment platforms in Ethiopia, namely Amole,…
Orange, MTN launch pan-African mobile money
Two of Africa’s largest mobile operators and mobile money providers, Orange Group and MTN Group, today announced a…
Youtap launches mobile money payment platform
Youtap launched Youtap Cloud, a payment processing platform delivered as a cloud service for mobile money and payment…