Start-up of the Week: Optasia & AI route to enhance MENA’s financial inclusion
Optasia reportedly enables credit decisions for a monthly average of 88 million customers and had over 560 million addressable subscribers in 2021...
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MTN Group’s fintech separation project progressing well: CEO
MTN to finish spinning-off all its financial services units by the end of Q1 2022...
MTN, Vodafone bid for telecom licences in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is also selling a 40% stake in the state-owned telco Ethio Telecom...
Huawei seeks to build up presence in Ethiopia
The East African economy has opened up its telecom market and it plans to issue two new licences next year...
inq. acquires 100% stake in Vodacom Business Africa’s operations
It will acquire operations in Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire and Zambia, with Cameroon pending regulatory approvals...
Vodacom, Alipay partner to launch super-app in South Africa
The partnership seeks to introduce advanced mobile solutions to South African customers and merchants...
Rain deploys its first standalone 5G network in South Africa
Rain has partnered with Huawei for the launch...
Safaricom, Vodacom complete M-Pesa acquisition
The telcos completed the acquisition of the M-PESA brand, along with its product development and support services from Vodafone Group...
Data falls: Vodacom to cut data price by 30% as part of social contract
The Competition Commission has ordered the telecom giant to revise pricing on internet connectivity in South Africa...