South African multinational mobile telecommunications company MTN Group has announced it will soon begin rolling…
Browsing: Financial Inclusion
Applications are currently on for the F3 Female Focused Fintech Prize which recognizes the most…
The British High Commission to Nigeria and EFInA (Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access) are convening…
EcoCash, Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe’s mobile money Fintech business, has partnered with Cassava Fintech South Africa…
The EcoCash Reward programme is powered by Cashback APP Africa, the international loyalty business.
The Founder and Executive Chairman of the Econet Group, Strive Masiyiwa, noted via Facebook that his…
MTN Uganda has also partnered with MTN Rwanda and Safaricom to facilitate regional cross-network mobile money transfers.
Strive Masiyiwa, Econet Wireless founder, this week consolidated his position as one of Zimbabwe’s richest investors…
Shareholders in Zimbabwe’s largest mobile phone operator are now owners of a company with ambitions…
This is an upgrade to the old KCB-M-Pesa system where borrowers could only take another loan after clearing the outstanding balances.
Digital mobile lending in Kenya is a space that is ever-growing, whether the motivation is…
Cassava SmarTech Zimbabwe (CSZL), the fintech-focused spin-off from Econet, made its debut on the Zimbabwe Stock…
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe’s fintech business Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe Limited (CSZL) will be listed on the…
EcoCash, Steward Bank partner to offer hassle-free small loans with Steward Bank also unveiling instant *236# bank-account opening service.
Econet Wireless shareholders recently approved the demerger of Cassava SmarTech from Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited,…
Cassava introduces EcoCash FCA Wallet
Strive Masiyiwa says spinning off Cassava Smartech from the telecoms business will attract a different type of investor to the ones who have traditionally invested in the telecoms sector.
Demerging and listing of the technology company Cassava separately from Econet on the main bourse is expected to allow the group to focus on the growing digital service opportunities in Zimbabwe.
The contribution of the financial-technology industry to sub-Saharan Africa’s economic output will increase by at least $40 billion to $150 billion by 2022, according to Financial Sector Deepening Africa, a development-finance organization.
The partnership will enable 28 million M-PESA mobile wallet holders to send cross-border money transfers.