Telkom has launched Africa’s first virtual card for transacting on WhatsApp, enabling Telkom Pay customers to make e-commerce payments in South Africa. This move, says Telkom, is expected to enable millions of South Africans – even those without a bank account – to access the digital economy and transact online. Launched in 2020, Telkom Pay [...]
Vodacom South Africa announced the launch of Africa’s first super-app with the help from China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. This new app, called VodaPay, will be available to South African customers in coming weeks, and will help Vodacom expand financial and e-commerce services in its home market in the absence of new high-speed broadband spectrum. [...]
Mondia, a private m-commerce company dedicated to connecting, digitalizing and monetizing mobile consumers, announced the introduction of Getmo Games, a new gaming service for MTN Nigeria subscribers. Getmo Games is an exciting games service offering unlimited Android and online HTML5 games to subscribers, based on an All-You-Can-Eat (AYCE) subscription model. MTN subscribers can now enjoy [...]
MTN South Africa has announced a partnership of $2 million with the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) to expand its mobile money business. MTN’s mobile money (MoMo) business saw a jump in transaction values and customer numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic, as movement restrictions and avoidance of physical cash pushed people towards mobile money [...]
