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CBN to restrict accounts without BVN or NIN from withdrawing
Directing all commercial banks to electronically verify and link BVN or NIN to accounts and wallets by January 31, 2024, the CBN specified that this rule applies to different levels of accounts
37% of Nigerians lost money from an incident involving digital payments
According to the Kaspersky Digital Payment Survey, 37% of respondents from Nigeria experienced financial losses associated with threats…
Mobile money taxation could hamper financial inclusion gains in Africa
In an increasingly digital economy, accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been greater collaboration between the private…
Why card and mobile money interoperability are critical to empowering African consumers and entrepreneurs
By Dare Okoudjou, Founder and CEO, MFS Africa When I founded MFS Africa more than a decade ago,…
Global mobile money industry nears one billionth account mark
In 2018, there were more than 866 million registered mobile money accounts in 90 countries, according to the…
WorldRemit and Huawei announce Africa-wide partnership on mobile money
Leading digital money transfer service WorldRemit and Huawei have announced a partnership making WorldRemit’s international money transfer service available to all partners…
Youtap partners with Matchmove to provide mobile money solutions
Youtap and MatchMove have announced a partnership that will provide Youtap’s customers in Africa and Asia with an off-the-shelf open-loop payment…
Kenyans abroad are the biggest senders of mobile to mobile remittances
To mark the 10th anniversary of ground-breaking mobile money service M-PESA, WorldRemit has released new data showing that…
NowNow set to launch mobile app
NowNow is a mobile money manager that has been test-running for close to 2 years. It allows you…
Bank customers can now use their mobile phones to securely transfer money between accounts
Orange and Ecobank launch a bank-to-wallet money transfer service linked to Orange Money in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea Conakry…