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Battling for billions

International Finance DeskJuly 30, 2015

by International Finance DeskJuly 30, 2015

New mobile payments provider Equitel heats up competition in Kenya Amoxers Wachira July 30, 2015: In Kenya, it is unbelievably easy to complete transactions using a simple mobile phone handset. Such is the success of M-Pesa, Kenya’s pioneering mobile payments platform, that the country has been thrust in the unlikely position of a global leader...

Economy

Kenya rings in competition

International Finance DeskOctober 6, 2014

by International Finance DeskOctober 6, 2014

From price wars, buy outs to intrigues over thin SIM technology. Has the telecom sector finally come of age? Amoxers Wachira October 6, 2014: Over the last few months , Kenya’s telecom sector has been buzzing with activity. From mobile network operators taking their price wars to court, to cut throat competition, which has prompted...