Browsing: financial inclusion

The South African informal sector is a vibrant thread, pulsating with entrepreneurial energy. Valued at almost $10 billion annually and representing 17%…

MTN’s Mobile Money platform, MoMo, with a substantial base of nine million subscribers in South Africa, is poised to elevate…

by Isaac Abotebuno Akolgo, Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies Fintechs, notably mobile money, have transformed banking and finance…

There has been a lot of talk around the corner about PayShap – the new super-fast, low-cost payment rail which…

In an increasingly digital economy, accelerated by the Covid 19 pandemic, collaboration between the private sector and governments in Africa…

New research from Vodafone Group, Vodacom Group, Safaricom, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) indicates that the successful deployment…

The world of financial services is changing – for the better. A multitude of virtual banking and payment options, cardless…

Ukheshe’s SME in-a-box solution is making tangible changes to the lives of millions in Zambia through a partnership with Digital…

On the back of two major interest rate hikes in the first half of 2022 alone and rapidly rising costs,…

For centuries people have crossed borders to live, work, and trade. While cross-border payment systems are crucial for financial inclusion…