A new agreement between Airtel, Zantel and Millicom’s Tanzanian subsidiary Tigo will allow customers in the country to send money to each other whether using Tigo Pesa, Airtel Money or EzyPesa on their mobile handsets. The service is expected to begin this month.
Increasing awareness of the advantages of electronic payments is crucial to driving their adoption in the Middle East region, according to numerous authorities in the field.
Cable & Wireless Panama (CWP) has launched MovilCash, Panama’s first mobile money service.
Tigo is extending financial inclusion in Tanzania by partnering with 17 major banks. The new service will enable Tigo Pesa customers to send and receive funds to and from any bank account to and from any Tigo Pesa wallet almost anywhere in the country.
Brazilians will soon be able to use their smartphones to carry out contactless payment transactions when shopping following an initiative by Claro, Giesecke & Devrient, and Brazilian bank Bradesco.
One of the most prolific mobile money services in emerging markets, Vodafone’s M-Pesa, has marked its European debut with a launch in Romania.
For the first time ever, mobile money users will be able to transfer cash across borders with currency conversion automatically included.
The unbanked population of Myanmar now have access to nationwide mobile money services following a partnership between digital security solutions firm Oberthur Technologies and Myanmar Mobile Money Co.
Etisalat’s Benin subsidiary Moov has launched the Middle Eastern operator’s mobile-based commerce service Flous, making it the eleventh market to do so.
BPI Globe BanKO, the Philippines’ first mobile-based, microfinance-focused bank, has partnered with the global humanitarian agency Mercy Corps to provide mobile cash transfers to those most impacted by Typhoon Haiyan.
Distribution networks specialist BeyondBranches launched a mobile financial agent network in Nigeria in association with integrated payment processing service provider Interswitch.
A new partnership is set to bring formal financial services to rural communities in the Philippines.
The Indian branch of Vodafone has launched the operator’s M-Pesa mobile money and transfer service in Assam and other northeastern states, in partnership with ICICI Bank.
Econet Wireless is adding a new service to its EcoCash offering which will allow customers to use the service as an interest-earning savings account.
Mobile payments specialist Bango has partnered with software developer MMIT to release M-Iflọ, a safe payment solution that enables online transactions for digital content.
A new remittance corridor between the UK and Ghana has been launched by Lycamoney in conjunction with MTN Ghana and BICS.
A new mobile banking solution provided by Solomon Telekom will facilitate the flow of currency between the 992 islands in the archipelagic nation.
Mobile payments company Fortumo has launched its mobile payment services in India.
The most obvious option available to banks trying to roll out mobile financial services in emerging markets is to set up services directly with a mobile operator.
Following the recent announcement of its partnership in Ghana, the electronic payment service iSend has unveiled new agreements in two more African markets.
The successful mobile payment service M-Pesa has been launched in Delhi by Vodafone India, in conjunction with ICICI Bank.
Electronic payment service iSend has announced an agreement with Airtel Ghana, allowing consumers to purchase pre-paid mobile airtime for family members and friends who are Airtel Ghana customers.
Orange has announced a new set of mobile payment services in conjunction with Visa for Orange Money subscribers...
A new agreement will allow consumers in the United States and Canada to purchase mobile airtime for family and friends who are Telefonica Movistar customers...
A new partnership between Orange and Total will provide Orange Money services to the operator’s customers...
Equity Bank and Airtel Kenya have today entered into a partnership that will offer comprehensive mobile commerce solutions to their customers in Kenya, through Airtel Money...
A new deal in India will facilitate mobile payments services for customers of the country’s largest private sector bank...
Orange is launching a quick and easy international money transfer service at a competitive price called "Orange Money International Transfer". The offer is available between Mali, Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire...
Emerging markets have long been pioneers in terms of mobile money. While adoption has more widespread in certain markets, across the sector there is a lot of interest in mobile money offerings from operators, financial institutions and regulators.
A NFC-based mobile payments system will be launched in Hungary in early 2014 by all three of the country’s major mobile operators...
The Government of Malawi has announced that it is joining the Better Than Cash Alliance, committing to transition government cash payments to electronic disbursements...
Despite runaway success in Kenya, the M-Pesa mobile money service failed to inspire widespread adoption in South Africa when Vodacom attempted to introduce it in 2010...
A new service offered by Pakistani operator Warid Telecom will allow prepaid subscribers to transfer balance to postpaid users...
There are nearly 110 million mobile subscribers in Nigeria but only 56 million people have bank accounts, giving the market massive growth potential for mobile money services...
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