Mobile Remittance

22 Mar 17 @ 17:14

The UK is set to roll-out an image-based cheque clearing system from 30 October 2017. The Cheque and Credit Clearing Company have announced that waiting for five to six working days... read more

21 Mar 17 @ 13:14

Global flows have been a common thread in economic growth for centuries, since the days of the Silk Road, through the mercantilist and colonial periods and the Industrial Revolution. But... read more

20 Mar 17 @ 16:58

Despite increased competition, M-Pesa is maintaining a large lead the Kenyan market, according to official statistics.Over KES1 trillion ($10 billion) of mobile money deposits and withdrawals took place in Kenya... read more

15 Mar 17 @ 09:25

Google is to revisit history going back back to P2P payments, adding the feature to its Gmail Android app that allows sending friends funds by attaching a file to an email. Google first... read more

10 Mar 17 @ 11:33

A new Roland Berger study, entitled Mobile Money for the unbanked – Avoiding common industry pitfalls, highlights the challenges of creating a Mobile Money operating arm, cautions operators that success... read more

02 Mar 17 @ 16:55

The GSMA unveiled its sixth ‘State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money’, offering a current snapshot of the mobile money landscape and highlighting the impact of mobile money on... read more

20 Feb 17 @ 16:45

National Payments Corporation of India which owns Rupay and Visa and Mastercard have launched the BharatQR – an app-based ‘scan and pay’ solution for small shops. This is the first time in the... read more

20 Feb 17 @ 13:15

Around 2 billion people worldwide do not use formal financial services and around half the adults in the poorest households are unbanked, according to the World Bank. When financial inclusion is... read more

20 Feb 17 @ 12:03

IBM Watson IoT and Visa announced the industry’s first collaboration that brings the POS to everywhere Visa is accepted, by allowing businesses to quickly introduce secure payment experiences for any device... read more

17 Feb 17 @ 12:01

Let’s be honest, reconciliation is a pain. It’s a battle, a struggle and an all-around nuisance for corporates, albeit a necessary one. Getting paid is crucial, irrespective of business size.... read more

13 Feb 17 @ 17:07

In an ambitious move, 100 Norwegian banks have taken a stake in the Vipps P2P mobile payment app developed by DNB in a bid to block competition from rival Nordic platforms and... read more

08 Feb 17 @ 09:41

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has given six banks the go ahead to launch a mobile money transfer platform to compete directly with M-Pesa, starting new competition in the lucrative financial... read more