Imposing any form of tax on mobile money transactions will be a major drawback to the financial inclusion agenda championed by government, Akinwale Goodluck, Head of sub Saharan Africa at GSMA, the global body that represents the interest of mobile operators worldwide, has said. “I am very concerned anytime there...
A GSMA Mobile Money Certification will bring about safer, more transparent and more resilient financial services for millions of mobile money users, Nathan Naidoo-Head of Mobile Money, Mobile for Development at the GSMA, has said. “A key ingredient in the success of mobile money has been trust. The certification will...
New study points to strong subscriber and mobile broadband growth in West Africa The mobile industry in West Africa is forecast to contribute more than US$50billion annually to the region’s economy by 2022, according to a new GSMA study published at the ‘Mobile 360 – West Africa’ event being...
MTN has organized Y’ello Soiree for its customers in the Western Region to interact and appreciate them for being loyal to the company all these years. MTN Y’ello Soiree, which is to bridge the gap between the executives of the company and its valued customers, has yielded positively since 2015. However,...
MTN in collaboration with aYo Ghana and Metropolitan Life Insurance Ghana has launched an insurance platform called the “aYo Recharge with Care”, a digital insurance platform. The product which was launched on Thursday, 5th April, 2018 also enables MTN subscribers, especially those in the informal sector to buy life insurance...
Vodafone Ghana has launched a new promotion, dubbed ‘Vodafone PayDay’, as part of activities to mark the company’s 10th anniversary of operating in the country. The three-month long promotion will see thousands of customers win cash prizes ranging from 10 to thousands of Ghana cedis daily, weekly as well as...
Some loyal customers of AirtelTigo who won in the two newly introduced nationwide promotion, which recognizes customer loyalty, have been given cash and phones prizes, at a ceremony in Kumasi. Four of the eight customers, walked away with GHS1000.00 each while others also took home the latest Samsung Galaxy S9...
Vodafone Ghana has entered into a partnership with Stanbic Bank to digitally empower students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The two leading institutions in Ghana will team up with Hacklab Foundation to organise a Hackathon in Kumasi aimed at fostering the creation of digital solutions...
AirtelTigo has outlined its plans designed to accelerate growth, drive the company’s successful mobile money platform and commitment to establishing a leadership position in the mobile financial service sector in the country. At a press briefing in the AirtelTigo Headquarters in Accra, the Chief Executive Officer, Roshi Motman, said the...
Smartphone manufacturer, Infinix Mobile has opened its first “Infinix Exclusive Shop” at the Achimota Mall in Accra, Ghana. Well known for providing top of the line features and the best quality in its products through their series of smartphones, Infinix’s new owner owned shop is an experience center which allows...