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Safaricom offers free Google
Safaricom now offers Google Free Zone, a new product that allows Safaricom mobile users to access Google+, Gmail and Google Search without incurring data charges. Read More
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Orange launches loyalty programme for virtual service retailers.
Integrated telecommunications service provider Orange has launched a Loyalty Programme for its electronic top-up service retailers.
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Safaricom marks 7 years of M-PESA
Safaricom is marking the 7th anniversary of the launch of its successful mobile money transfer service ...
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SA’s Net1 launches MVC solution in US
South African-based Net1 Mobile Solutions, a business unit of Net 1 UEPS Technologies, has launched its ...
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Wednesday 5 Mar
NSE introduces enhanced notification system via mobile, email
NIGERIA
The Nigerian Stock Exchange has enhanced its notification system, with alerts to be sent to investors by phone or email each time they buy or sell a security.»Monday 3 Mar
Digital music worth $9bn this year
Mahindra Comviva and Ovum Consulting predict that India, Africa, Latin America and South East Asia will be exceptional markets for digital music growth.»Sunday 2 Mar
MasterCard, Etisalat celebrate award-winning partnership
TANZANIA
Etisalat Group, the leading telecoms operator in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, has celebrated an enduring partnership with MasterCard that has brought award-winning technologies to the market. »Friday 28 Feb
TNM launches new airtime credit facility
MALAWI
Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) will next month launch an airtime credit facility product called “TNM Pasavute”.»Thursday 27 Feb
Airtel Kenya to empower farmers via mobile
KENYA
Airtel Kenya has established a Farmer's Information System to provide real-time information to Kenyan farmers through its mobile network in the country.»Monday 24 Feb
Tigo pioneers mobile money transfer with currency conversion
RWANDA
Tigo has launched what it describes as a world first mobile money transfer service between Rwanda and Tanzania.»Monday 24 Feb
AfDB’s Africa Information Highway in roadshow
The Africa Information Highway Roadshow kicks off in Pretoria, South Africa, this week, to showcase what AfDB describes as the continent’s first “one-stop centre” for development data.»Thursday 20 Feb
Facebook to acquire WhatsApp
Facebook today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire WhatsApp.»Thursday 20 Feb
BICS, Airtel Africa partner on roaming value added services
BICS, a global provider of wholesale carrier services, has announced Airtel Africa will deploy a range of value-added BICS services across seventeen countries to improve revenues from roaming.»Wednesday 19 Feb
IM to account for 75% of mobile messaging traffic by 2018
Instant messaging will account for 75% of mobile traffic, but only 2% of revenues, by 2018 says Juniper Research.»Sunday 16 Feb
MTN, ECOBANK expand cardless mobile money ATM services
GHANA
Ghana's leading telecommunications provider, MTN and Ecobank, The Pan African Bank, have partnered to extend cardless ATM services to Ecobank ATMs across Ghana. »Friday 14 Feb
NekNomination leads to free mobile Wikipedia in SA
SOUTH AFRICA
Free Wikipedia has now become a reality in SA, with MTN responding to its #NekNomonation challenge by giving free Wikipedia access to mobile users.»Thursday 13 Feb
Annual wagers on mobile casinos, poker to exceed $60bn in 2018
A new report from Juniper Research has found that annual wagers via mobile handsets and tablets on casino-type gambling and poker games are expected to reach $62 billion globally by 2018.»Wednesday 12 Feb
MoboFree gets growth funding from eVentures Africa Fund
NIGERIA
Nigeria’s MoboFree has raised significant growth funding from Netherlands based eVentures Africa Fund (eVA Fund) in order to expand its local presence in Lagos and Accra, start new offices in East Africa.»Monday 10 Feb
CfC Stanbic unveils M-Pesa payments for businesses
KENYA
Kenyan banks are reported to be scrambling to leverage Safaricom’s mobile banking platform, M-PESA, to attract more customers.»Thursday 6 Feb
GeoPoll ready to make Ghana’s voice heard
GHANA
GeoPoll, which conducts surveys using mobile phones, can now reach 58% of all Ghanaians. »FEATURED STORY
MACRA demystifies spectrum managementMalawi's regulator explains the issues around spectrum allocation. Gregory Gondwe reports.
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