M-Pesa the largest source of revenue for Vodafone in Kenya

Vodafone earned US$15.6 million in license fees from M-Pesa in the year to end-March 2011, according to the annual report of Safaricom, the Kenya mobile operator which offers the mobile payment service.

Central banker in Kenya warns on m-money security

Njuguna Ndung’u (pictured), the Central Bank of Kenya’s governor, has highlighted the risks accompanying the …

Orange adds Cameroon to African m-money rollout

Orange continues to fill out its African mobile money footprint with its plans to launch in Cameroon.

Analyst: NFC handset market has come to a standstill

Mobile operators are uncertain about the potential revenues from NFC-enabled services, according to a blog written by Stela Bokun (pictured), senior analyst with Pyramid Research.

Card firms favoured for m-pay over tech outfits

Amex, MasterCard and Visa are the brands most trusted by US consumers for making payments via their mobile phones, according to a survey by US advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather.

Card firms get nod for m-payments ahead of tech outfits

Amex, MasterCard and Visa are the brands most trusted by US consumers for making payments via their mobile phones, according to a survey by US advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather.

HTCs first NFC phone; Nokias N9 setback

Handset vendor HTC has announced its first NFC handset will go on sale with China …

Two more players jump into mobile payments

Another two companies have entered the mobile payments market, so confirming its growing attractiveness to new entrants while threatening to further add to its complexity.

Visa to quicken move to mobile payments

US card giant Visa has announced plans that it hopes will ultimately encourage US merchants to more rapidly adopt NFC-based mobile payment systems.