Press Release: MTN and Econet partner on 2-way mobile money remittance
MTN Zambia has signed a partnership with the Zimbabwean mobile money giant EcoCash. EcoCash is owned by Econet the leading telecommunications service …
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5 top technologies changing African businesses, shared by Liquid Telecom
Liquid Telecom shared an infographic about the top technologies that are shaping business in Africa (shown above) and here they …
271 mobile money services now available in 93 countries
According to a report by the GSMA on the state of the industry on mobile money as of 2015, a brief …
A recap of the MTN Zambia March #MTN1HourChat with its CEO
MTN Zambia held its March edition of the hour-long online chat on its Facebook page called #MTN1HourChat with its CEO …
Local App Friday: ZynlePay payment gateway
About the Payment Gateway The payment gateway is called ZynlePay. It’s the only true and indigenous payment gateway in Zambia. …
MTN to host #MTN1HourChat with CEO Molapisi tomorrow
As is becoming a monthly norm, MTN Zambia will be hosting their March #MTN1HourChat with its CEO Charles Molapisi that …
Why is mobile money not popular in Zambia yet?
The scenario above reflects how cash loving Zambia is. With banks scattered in some places while phones are in almost every …
Last week’s BIGGEST tech stories
Before we go ahead with February let’s just briefly look at what happened last week closing off January in technology …
WorldRemit launches MTN Mobile Money as remittance partner
WorldRemit and MTN Group have announced a partnership in which WorldRemit customers can now send money instantly to MTN Mobile …
The state of Digital Financial Services (DFS) in Zambia
The Helix Institute of Digital Finance carried out a survey based on over 1,200 digital financial services (DFS) agent interviews …
MTN and Orange in Cameroon fined US$160m for evading taxes
MTN and Orange in Cameroon have been fined US$160 million as both companies had allegedly failed to pay tax on …
Tigo gives back $2.1million in mobile money profits to subscribers
Mobile operator Tigo Tanzania just split $2.1 million of its profits from its mobile money service, Tigo Pesa with its …
The tech trends to look forward to in 2016
Last year we predicted some new trends in tech in Zambia in 2015 and also reviewed them later in the …
How the #MTN1HourChat with MTN Zambia CEO Charles Molapisi had no spaka
On Tuesday 8th December 2015 MTN Zambia’s CEO Charles Molapisi held an hour-long online chat with MTN subscribers and others …
Why BBM is still thriving in Africa
In a blog by Matthew Talbot on BlackBerry’s official blog on why BBM is still huge in the biggest African …
FNB Zambia and VISA on debit/credit card security
With a cash-loving society as Zambia is, there are several ways that financial institutions are trying to help citizens see …
The top technologies that will shape the world in the next 3 to 5 years
What is the tech scene going to look like in a few years with all its improvements? Statista came up …
UNICEF’s Global Innovation Summit for Youth and Children 2015: Day 1
The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland just held the …
Mobile ads raised Facebook’s income in 2015’s 3rd quarter
Facebook has shown tremendous revenue records as of the 3rd quarter of 2015 owing to the increased use of advertising by …
GSMA report shows mobile sector brought in over $100bn value to Sub-Saharan Africa
According to a study by the GSMA last month, the mobile sector brought in over $100 billion in value …