F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
M-Pesa reaches 50 million monthly users – Vodafone
Vodafone has announced its M-Pesa mobile money platform has reached more than 50 million monthly users across the African continent. The company first launched…
Why Kenya’s M-Pesa won’t work anywhere else
It’s the runaway success story: From a standing start just four years ago, over 15-million Kenyans now use the M-Pesa mobile money service to…
4 very different mobile payment services
Mobile payments may be the next big tech gold rush, depending on who you listen to. For something getting so much hype, and with…
M-Pesa’s rollercoaster ride
M-Pesa, the world-famous mobile payment system, has effectively become a type of credit card for poor communities in East Africa. The payment system has…
