Nigeria has opportunity to emerge as a digital powerhouse

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1. Mobile money agents cash in on Zimbabwe's cash crunch
(Zimbabwe)
... John Mangudya said in the mid-term monetary policy review statement released Friday. Mobile money companies in Zimbabwe include EcoCash, run by Econet Wireless, One Money controlled by NetOne and Telecash ...
Created on 17 September 2019
2. EcoCash mobilises bureau de change service
(Zimbabwe)
Foreign currency component linked to mobile transfer platform. Zimbabwe mobile financial services platform, EcoCash has launched a bureau de change service in Harare. The exchange rate for USD ...
Created on 23 August 2019
3. Eskom deal gives Zim telcos some respite
(Zimbabwe)
... this is now expected to ease." In the past weeks, Zimbabwe has also suffered disruption to data, mobile money and telecom services on the Econet network. EcoCash is widely considered to be the biggest ...
Created on 22 August 2019
4. Africa is last growth frontier for FinTech companies
(Africa)
... services space on the continent. M-Pesa in Kenya remains the mobile money business case study of payment innovation in emerging markets. It was launched 12 years ago. In Southern Africa, EcoCash is ...
Created on 15 August 2019
5. MTN's fintech ambitions get Nigerian boost
(Nigeria)
... innovation in emerging markets. It was launched 12 years ago. In Southern Africa, EcoCash is a success story in Zimbabwe. It is a mobile payment platform hosted by local telco Econet. EcoCash and is ...
Created on 30 July 2019
6. Zimbabwe fumes over weekend Econet network outage
(Zimbabwe)
Retailers vent after EcoCash platform is also impacted. Amid continued power outages in Zimbabwe, Econet mobile network and Ecocash mobile money service experienced a blackout on Saturday 20 July ...
Created on 22 July 2019
7. Zimbabwe banks develop new payment platform as Paynet dispute continues
(Zimbabwe)
... setting up. After the fall-out with the banks, Paynet has partnered mobile money platforms EcoCash and One Money run by mobile network operators, Econet and NetOne respectively.  ...
Created on 08 July 2019
8. Strained capital investment impacts Econet
(Zimbabwe)
... Stock Exchange-listed FinTech group Cassava SmarTech Zimbabwe Limited last year. Cassava SmarTech is the holding company for Ecocash, Steward Bank, Steward Health and Econet Insurance. Meanwhile, Econet ...
Created on 04 July 2019
9. EcoCash looks to capitalise on Zim banks, Paynet dispute
(Zimbabwe)
Opportunity for EcoCash to expand into the salary payments category and broaden its revenue stream. Zimbabwe's mobile money service EcoCash is eyeing an opportunity as companies remain affected ...
Created on 19 June 2019
10. Lesotho plays e-commerce catchup with National Payments Switch plan
(Lesotho)
... serviced by the likes of Econet EcoCash and Vodacom's M-Pesa, the country does not have a functional national payments switch. The Central Bank of Lesotho is now governing the process to develop and ...
Created on 05 June 2019
11. Listed Zim telco, FinTech firms delay release of financials
(Zimbabwe)
... 2019, after receiving the go-ahead from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE). The companies, behind services EcoCash and Steward Bank, cited the shift in the country's currency regulations for the decision ...
Created on 05 June 2019
12. Cassava SmarTech to list on 18 December
(Zimbabwe)
... and Chibi was quoted as saying that the company's vision was always to emerge as a "fully-fledged smartech business", but a deliberate decision was taken to begin with the mobile money platform EcoCash, ...
Created on 14 December 2018
13. Minority shareholders mount challenge against Econet founder
(Zimbabwe)
... to unbundle and separately list the FinTech unit which houses mobile money service EcoCash under Cassava on 11 December 2018. An extraordinary general meeting of the company held on Thursday 29 November ...
Created on 29 November 2018
14. Cassva SmarTech to demerge from Econet
(Zimbabwe)
... business. Chibi added that the vision for the company has always been that of becoming a fully-fledged smartech business, but a deliberate decision was taken to start with EcoCash, the mobile money platform, ...
Created on 28 November 2018
15. Zimbabwe's smartphone penetration over 50%
(Zimbabwe)
... revenue contributed about 28% to Econet's mobile network operations revenue of about US$352 million in the half year period to August 31. The digital banking unit, Steward Bank and EcoCash under the company's ...
Created on 09 November 2018
16. Econet eyes US Dollar dividends as it separately lists EcoCash
(Zimbabwe)
... list EcoCash and other FinTech businesses in December 2018 - is eyeing offshore US Dollar dividends from regional fibre optic company, Liquid Telecom Holdings (LTH) which is pursuing an Initial Public ...
Created on 08 November 2018
17. Mastercard to set up office in Harare
(Zimbabwe)
... to drive greater financial inclusion through the implementation of innovative payment technologies," Banga added. To date Mastercard has partnered with Steward Bank, FBC Bank and Econet's Ecocash to ...
Created on 31 October 2018
18. Zimbabwe's NetOne bounces back as revenue, subscribers increase
(Zimbabwe)
... offering, EcoCash, have increased owing to the country's currency shortages An executive with an accountancy firm involved in the Zimbabwean telecom industry, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, ...
Created on 18 October 2018
19. Zimbabwe slaps tax on mobile money, online transactions
(Zimbabwe)
... platforms have become regular transaction platforms in a country struggling for liquidity, leading to the growth of EcoCash bank wallet platform run by Econet. Rival offerings such as One Money, run ...
Created on 02 October 2018
20. Econet to unbundle EcoCash
(Zimbabwe)
Company now pushing to separately list the mobile wallet on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. Zimbabwe mobile money platform, EcoCash is to be unbundled from the mobile network operations of Econet Wireless, ...
Created on 28 September 2018