Ghana set for stricter mobile money requirements

Ghana’s central bank could introduce its mooted minimum capital requirements for providers of mobile financial …

Kenyan MPs renew bid for mobile money separation

Mobile operators in Kenya would be forced to spin-out business lines outside of their core …

China eyes Africa payments opportunity

Representatives from Chinese state organisations and its financial sector met with officials from several African …

Ghana mobile money tax proposals resurface

Ghana’s deputy minister of communications raised the prospect of imposing a tax on the country’s …

Intelligence Brief: Can Asian MNOs play in mobile pay?

Mobile payments are booming in Asia. Led by China, other markets across the region are …

WorldRemit ups Nigeria options with Paga deal

International cash transfer company WorldRemit signed an agreement with mobile money provider Paga to allow …

Kenyan politicians eye tighter mobile money rules

Members of the Kenyan parliament argued mobile money services should be decoupled from telecommunications operations, …

Blog: Can new rules rouse mobile money giants?

During MWC19 Barcelona, the GSMA released its annual mobile money report, which showed further astounding …

Panel Discussion: The future of mobile money in Africa

Guests: 1. Patrick Roussel, Orange 2. Ruan Swanepoel, GSMA 3. Kamaljeet Rastogi, Mahindra Comviva 4. Ruomeng …

GSMA reports jump in mobile money accounts

Mobile money providers processed $1.3 billion worth of transactions per day in 2018 across 90 …