finXP
Link to the emerging payments vendor site. FinXP specializes in serving niche, fast-moving industries such as the iGaming.
Link to the emerging payments vendor site. FinXP specializes in serving niche, fast-moving industries such as the iGaming.
Link to the emerging payments vendor site. Finance Incorporated Ltd is an all-in-one payments orchestrator.
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A list and description of fintechs in Africa, many of which are involved with mobile wallets and money transfer.
FINTECH UNICORNS IN AFRICA Read More »
A link to the telecom Orange’s description of Orange Money, an early mobile money wallet first popular in Africa.
PROFILE OF ORANGE MONEY Read More »
A link to MTN, the telecom company active in Africa, and its description of its MTN Mobile money product.
PROFILE OF MTN MOBILE (MTN.COM) Read More »
This slide shows the percentage of the population in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, who can be considered financially included through traditional banks and/or mobile money.
FORMAL FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN ETHIOPIA COMPARED TO OTHER EAST AFRICAN COUNTRIES 2023 Read More »
This publicly available report by GSMA sows that mobile money might add US$5.3 billion to Ethiopia;s GDP through greater financial inclusion.
MOBILE MONEY IN ETHIOPIA: ADVANCING FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND DRIVING GROWTH Read More »
A link to a McKinsey report describing the evolution of Kenya’s M-Pesa’s mobile wallet, among the world’s first mobile money solutions, and its important role in promoting financial inclusion. Subsequently, lessons from M-Pesa were applied globally.
DRIVEN BY PURPOSE: FIFTEEN YEARS OF MPESA EVOLUTION Read More »
A short opinion piece arguing that Facebook’s now defunct cryptocurrency, designed for P2P payments would be a threat to both mPesa and Safaricom.
OPINION: WHY FACEBOOK’S NEW CRYPTOCURRENCY IS A THREAT TO MPESA AND SAFARICOM Read More »