Barclays Bank Zambia PLC officially becomes Absa Bank Zambia PLC
by Absa Bank Zambia PLC, a subsidiary of Absa Group Limited and which is formerly known as Barclays Bank Zambia PLC, has today received the license …
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Zamtel and Atlas Mara Bank partner to drive financial inclusion
Zamtel and Atlas Mara Zambia Limited have today announced a partnership that will enable Zamtel Kwacha agents deposit cash and have access to float from …
Access Bank Zambia launches WhatsApp banking platform
Access Bank (Zambia) Limited, one of Zambia’s emerging banks has launched “Access WhatsApp Banking” as part of its digital strategy to keep the pace in …
Barclays Bank Zambia and Airtel Money Zambia launch Wallet to Bank service
Barclays Bank Zambia Plc. has partnered with Airtel Mobile Commerce Zambia Limited to launch its Wallet to Bank platform, a service that allows for the …
Ecobank launches cashless payment for goods & services by scanning QR codes
Ecobank has partnered with Visa to launch Ecobank Scan+Pay with mVisa solutions to their consumers. The strategic tie-up signals interoperability on a cross border level – and …
e-payments / How To / Newsfeed / Security
MasterCard launches biometric card with fingerprint reader
by MasterCard, after successful trials in South Africa, has launched a biometric ATM card that uses a consumer’s fingerprint to enable transactions at retailers. The trial …
The Paybills story, as told by Sam Njuwe, Cellulant Zambia Country Manager
Remember how Vinni told you about what Paybills.co.zm is all about? It launched about a month ago, and today I got to chat with Sam Njuwe, …
Countdown to the Mobile Markets and Financial Services Forum 2015
The majority of Zambians are employed in the informal sector and have no access to banking facilities. Like everyone else, low-income families need affordable and …
e-payments / Mobile / Newsfeed
FinScope 2015 Top Line findings on Zambia’s financial inclusion, mobile money included
Panel of discussants from the banking sector The launch of the FinScope 2015 Top Line Findings on financial inclusion in Zambia took place yesterday, thanks …
e-payments / Mobile / Telecoms
MTN Mobile Money Platform Switch Completed
MTN had earlier announced that their Mobile Money service would be down between the 17th and 20th of October as they switched to a new …
e-payments / Mobile / Newsfeed / Telecoms
Zamtel to Launch Mobile Money; How Airtel and MTN Can Compete
We’ve all been waiting for a new player on the Mobile Money scene which is not as active as we’d like it to be in …
e-payments / Mobile / Newsfeed / Telecoms
MTN Zambia pushes for Mobile Money expansion
Mobile Money is the next big thing when it comes to financial inclusion of people from all walks of life in Zambia, and it’s important …
e-payments / Mobile / Newsfeed / Telecoms
MTN and Hollard sign MoU for Education Insurance
Yesterday at Radisson Blu Hotel in Lusaka a new innovation in insurance provided by mobile networks was seen as MTN Zambia launched a partnership with …
e-payments / Mobile / Telecoms
Mobile Money in Zambia: A comparison of charges
With more and more alternatives to banking popping up in the country, mobile money is taking the lead as two of the three mobile networks …
e-payments / Mobile / Newsfeed
Zamtel and FNB Get Together
It’s common to have a bank and mobile operator working together to provide services to their clients these days. Just recently, MTN and Stanbic signed …
MTN and Ecobank Partner to Make Mobile Money Accessible
We’ve mentioned a few times in previous posts that it would absolutely be completely amazing if a mobile money service provider partnered with a bank to …
MasterCard-Less!
These days all you need is a phone to handle the biggest issues. From running a company to sorting out drama with your babymama without …
Go Cardless with FNB eWallet
There is nothing worse than losing your card after receiving that cash transfer you so desperately needed. I know. I’ve been there. Luckily though, FNB eWallet allows …
No Grade for ZANACO Software Upgrades
About a week ago, the Zambia National Commercial (Zanaco)Bank branches were closed for the implementation of software upgrades. As a result, customers were to solely …
Update: Suspects Plead ‘Not Guilty’ to ATM Fraud in Zambia
In view of a today’s article appearing in The Post newspaper, we’d like to shed a little light on the “gadgets’ being referred to in …