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With $4.3 Million PayJoy Is Ensuring Smartphones Land In The Hands Of The Next 2 Billion
Co-founded by Mark Heynen, Doug and Tom Ricket, and Gib Lopez, PayJoy is an attempt to resolve the financing problem faced by the nearly 2 billion people around the world who have access to internet connectivity but currently can’t afford to buy a smartphone.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Zimbabwe’s Econet Kick-Starts m-Commerce Platform
Econet Wireless has launched an e-commerce platform, OWNAI aimed at helping small scale and medium companies to market their products and services to mobile subscribers on its network.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan High Court Hears BitPesa Case Against Safaricom
A lawsuit filed by bitcoin payments startup BitPesa and its partner against mobile money giant Safaricom was heard in the Kenyan High Court on Tuesday.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mobile-izing Savings with Defaults in Afghanistan
The number of people with phones is far higher than the number of people who have easy access to traditional bank branches, especially among the rural poor. Until now, however, no one has tested whether mobile banking can facilitate default savings programs. This is exactly what a team led by Innovations for Poverty Action set out to do in Afghanistan.
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Mobile Money Providers Sue Safaricom for Service Stoppage
Safaricom has been sued by two mobile money service providers for suspending their services through alleged intimidation.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Safaricom – MTN Deal Allows Cross-Border Mobile Money Transactions Between Rwanda and Kenya
SAFARICOM has partnered with MTN Rwanda to enable customers to make mobile money transactions between Kenya and Rwanda.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Airtel Africa, Facebook Partner to Launch Free Basic Services in 17 African Countries
Airtel Africa, which operates in 17 countries across Africa, has announced its partnership with Facebook which will see the launch of Free Basics in Africa.
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- Technology
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Airtel Tanzania Launches Free Mobile Money Transfer Service
Airtel Tanzania has launched a new mobile money offer that will see its customers send money free of charge to family and friends on Airtel network across the country.f
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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