Mobile Wallet

15 Apr 20 @ 12:50

Safaricom of Kenya and Vodacom of South Africa say that they have completed the acquisition of mobile money platform M-Pesa from Vodafone. “The transaction… will accelerate M-Pesa’s growth in Africa... read more

07 Apr 20 @ 12:34

In 2018, the GSMA launched the Mobile Money Regulatory Index, a tool that provides a quantitative assessment of the extent to which regulation has been effective in establishing enabling regulatory... read more

02 Apr 20 @ 16:08

As the catastrophic human costs of the coronavirus come into clearer focus, so too do the consequences for people’s well-being beyond the immediate imperative to safeguard lives. Taking care of... read more

27 Mar 20 @ 13:59

2019 marked a major milestone for the mobile money industry: the number of registered mobile money accounts surpassed 1 billion. Reaching the 1 billion mark is a tremendous achievement for... read more

25 Mar 20 @ 13:25

Fresh reports from LINK, the operator of the UK’s biggest network of ATMs, say cash usage in Britain has halved in the past few days. The closure of shops, a shift... read more

23 Mar 20 @ 17:08

I am sure that the entire payments community is looking for some good news! So here we go, the increasing number of mobile phone users and the massive growth of... read more

18 Mar 20 @ 13:18

As COVID-19 bites, businesses enforce working from home, conferences are postponed, flights are cancelled, schools are closed, storefronts and restaurants shut their doors and people are quarantined inside, the world... read more

11 Mar 20 @ 18:33

5G has gained significant traction over the past year and is now live in 24 markets worldwide, supported by an expanding roster of 5G devices and growing awareness among consumers.... read more

10 Mar 20 @ 17:01

The end of February 2020 marked five years since the BLIK mobile payment system first appeared in Poland. Its users made a total of 353 million transactions worth PLN 47... read more

10 Mar 20 @ 15:55

The world’s leading mobile payment platform, Alipay, has announced a three-year plan to further open up its platform to support the digital transformation of 40 million service providers across China.... read more

09 Mar 20 @ 13:30

As Saudi Arabia continues its break neck speed transition from Oil exporting reliance, it has plans to enhance electronic payments throughout Saudi Arabia and reduce the dependence on cash.  To... read more

05 Mar 20 @ 17:00

It’s one of the largest and most diverse regions on the planet. Nearly 2,000 native languages are spoken. Europe, the Middle East, and Africa is a designation that eludes simple... read more