Tag: Mobile Money
eCedi will not harm Mobile Money – BoG Source
A highly reliable source at the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has told Techgh24 that its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) - eCedi will not...
Kenya’s Safaricom mulls turning M-Pesa business into a subsidiary
Kenya's biggest telecoms operator Safaricom is considering turning its M-Pesa mobile financial services business into a subsidiary, its chairman has said.
M-Pesa, which was launched...
eCedi: BoG to empower banks and curtail Mobile Money?
Some key financial sector stakeholders are concerned that signals in the Bank of Ghana's eCedi Design Paper that the central bank is seeking to...
MTN to seek minority investors for fintech unit this year –...
MTN Group is set to look for minority investors in its African fintech unit after separating the division from the carrier’s traditional telecommunications business,...
Ghana’s NAA SIKA digital micro-savings platform wins WSA21 award
Ghana's leading digital micro-savings platform, Naa Sika has been selected among 40 winners for the 2021 World Summit Awards (WSA21) designed to reward tech...
Helios targets Africa’s Mobile Money billions
Private equity firm, Helios Investment Partners is in talks with African telecommunications operators and banks about ways it can help them cash in on...
Zeepay strikes GHS1 million sponsorship deal with Asante Kotoko
Zeepay, Africa's fastest growing mobile money and remittance platform has signed a GHS1 million sponsorship/partnership deal with one of Ghana's leading football clubs, Fabulous...
Mobile Money agents to go on STRIKE Thursday over E-LEVY
The leadership of the Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana (MMAAG) has announced its intention to embark on industrial action on Thursday, December 23.
“All agents will...
Telcos cushion customers from E-LEVY impact
MTN Ghana and AirtelTigo have decided to reduce the person to person mobile money transfers by 25% percent as their way of supporting consumers...
GHS241.9 million E-LEVY monitoring deal suspended
The GHS241.9 million deal originally awarded to Ghanaian FinTech, ExpressPay to monitor the collection of the controversial electronic transaction levy (E-Levy) has been cancelled,...