March 11, 2019 •
Finance •
Fundi Maseko •
Comments Off on Why mobile wallets are struggling
Mobile wallets may offer some convenience, but until they offer a broad range of simple, seamless transaction capabilities, and give users more value than that of their cash alone, they will still lack consumer ‘stickiness’. This is according to Kobus du...
Western Union cross-border, cross-currency money movement, has announced an alliance with TerraPay to enable mobile wallet and bank account payout. The alliance further expands upon Western Union’s account payout network for sending remittances directly...
November 15, 2018 •
Finance, Top Stories •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Fintech to solve financial exclusion in Egypt
Egypt boasts one of the fastest-growing business markets in Africa. With that said,fintech is set to play a key role in providing basic financial services to the large pool of unbanked people. According to the latest report from Africa’s leading corporate...
November 7, 2018 •
Retail •
Fundi Maseko •
Comments Off on Why mobile is the gatekeeper of brand loyalty today
Achieving long-term brand loyalty has become brutally difficult for South African retailers. Mobile represents an unparalleled opportunity for savvy retailers to reach customers in more personalised, efficient and powerful ways – paving the way for a new...
September 14, 2018 •
Finance, Top Stories, West Africa •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on MoneyGram launches money transfer service to mobile wallets in Ghana
MoneyGram and Zeepay, a mobile financial services company, announced a new partnership that enables customers around the world to send money directly to more than 11 million mobile wallets in Ghana. With this new service, MoneyGram becomes the only leading...
Tigo and Airtel Rwanda in partnership with Radiant Insurance Company, Inclusivity Solutions, and Access to Finance Rwanda have launched a new insurance enabler called Ingoboka Cash. With Airtel and Tigo Customers and total mobile wallets of 1.4 million,...
December 28, 2017 •
Finance •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on The expedient rise of a cashless society and how this is disrupting banking
The evolution in payment systems has changed from trading with physical commodities like shells, gold and livestock; to fiat money like paper notes and credit cards that in itself, has no intrinsic value. Money has taken many forms – driven by the...
Mobile payments switch, TerraPay has announced the launch of international mobile money transfers to Uganda. Terrapay received approval from Bank of Uganda to facilitate International money transfers to mobile wallets in the country. This allows...
Xpress Money has partnered with TerraPay to enable international money transfers to mobile wallets in Africa. Powered by TerraPay’s global clearing and settlement service for mobile wallets, the partnership will enable Xpress Money consumers to send money...
