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Privacy of mobile money users threatened as Kenyan taxman chases revenue
Kenya has led the world in enabling the No.1 major mobile money ecosystem with over 90% of adults in East Africa’s largest economy transacting money through platform. While many other phone operators and governments around the world have looked on with envy as it has grown to nearly $30 billion a year in transactions, M-Pesa’s lobbyists have been fending off a more difficult adversary.
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Apollo, Airtel bring health app to Africa
Apollo Hospitals and Airtel Africa have inked a pact to enhance healthcare cooperation across Africa. According to statements fromt he companies, the Memorandum of Understanding is focused on enabling easy access to Apollo specialists in the region.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Meet Africa’s off-grid entrepreneurs
In Kangemi, a slum in the fast-growing Kenyan capital Nairobi, Margaret Aoko, expounds the virtues of her new solar power system. 'At night the lights light up my produce so people can see it from afar,' the 49-year-old mother of six says, as she sells tomatoes, leafy greens and secondhand blankets to passers-by on the rutted dirt street.
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WeChat targets mobile wallet technology in South Africa
In November last year, WeChat South Africa launched its wallet tech which allows electronic cash transfers and the ability to transact via cards verified by Visa and MasterCard. This month, WeChat South Africa has partnered with Stuff Magazine to allow readers of the print title to buy featured Incredible Connection products by scanning a QR code via the app.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Flying an unregistered drone in Ghana could send you to jail for 30 years
Ghana’s Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is starting to take drones seriously—very seriously. It has issued new directives on drone ownership and operations, under which operating an unregistered drone (or “Remotely Piloted Aircraft System,” as the authority calls it) can incur a jail term of “up to 30 years.”
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tigo Tanzania unveils cross-network money service
Tigo Tanzania announced a move to allow its users to receive money from customers that use other major telecoms networks in the country. In a press conference held in Dar es Salaam, the company launched the new campaign, dubbed NITIGOPESA, which will see customers on all major networks in the country be able to transact mobile financial services with Tigo Pesa customers.
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Research reveals that mobile banking increases financial inclusion
The report, ‘A Quantum Leap Over High Hurdles to Financial Inclusion: The Mobile Banking Revolution in Kenya’, focuses on sub-Saharan Africa, through the lens of Kenya. It reveals that as a result of mobile banking Kenya’s financial inclusion rates have increased dramatically; however, the research also states that Kenya’s success may not be easily replicated in other developing countries.
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Mounting pressure on Zimbabwe telcos as economy stagnates
Zimbabwe's deflated economy is impacting on the country's telecommunications industry and has forced operators to leverage promotions to reduce service tariffs. The local economy is battling severe cash shortages and resulted in a daily limit on withdrawals of approximately US$200.
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