Ethiopia opens ups mobile money to new players

Kenya Army soldiers and police officers have been deployed along the Kenya-Ethiopia border in Sololo, Marsabit County following the killing of three police officers by Ethiopian soldiers last Friday.

Ethiopia has begun operating the first space observatory in East Africa in an effort to promote astronomy.

Mobile money payments continued growing at a faster pace than plastic cards in the first half of this year, underlining the former’s rising popularity.

New mobile banking service takes on dominant M-Pesa

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has asked financial institutions to increase usage of mobile phones in their services to accelerate access to financial services by majority of entrepreneurs.

Mobile phone operators in the country have been called upon to fix recurrent quality issues and give value-for-money services to their clients.

Mobile money transactions hit 57pc  The Citizen Daily

Who hasn’t heard of Tigo Cash, M-PESA or Airtel Money? Starting from the smallest transactions of buying airtime credit, up to purchasing a complete interior for your new kitchen. Mobile Money is taking Tanzania by storm.

Its many applications and benefits offer new opportunities that go hand-in-hand with another rising star in Tanzania’s technology landscape: E-commerce or online shopping.

E-commerce has been around in Tanzania for quite some years now, but took a huge leap forward 2 years...

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