Abenaso, Eastern Region, Ghana, August 4, 2018//-President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, 3 August, 2018, inaugurated the rural telephony project, at Abenaso, in the Eastern Region, which connects the community and its surrounding communities with telecommunication service and ICT services in the country.
Category: Mobile & Telecoms
MTN Calls for the Digitization of All Forms of Payments in Ghana
Kasoa, CR, Ghana, August 2, 2018//-MTN Ghana has called on stakeholders of the country’s digital financial services industry to work together to ensure that all forms of payments are digitized.
Nigeria: Active Mobile Lines Hit 162.3 Million
August 1, 2018//-The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) revealed that active mobile telephone lines in Nigeria have increased to 162.30 million in June 2018.
Javvy Disrupts the Fintech Industry with Universal Wallet
July 31, 2018//-Javvy, a leading innovator in the fintech and cryptocurrency industries, has launched Javvy Universal Wallet and Exchange, disrupting the market and bringing cryptocurrency into the mainstream.
Why Identity Verification Matters for Mobile Operators in Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa, July 30, 2018//-According to the 2017 Mobile Economy Report of the GSM Association, Africa currently has 420 million unique mobile subscribers representing a 43 percent penetration.
Airtel Uganda Takes Over K2 Telecom Subscribers
July 28, 2018//-Cash-strapped K2 Telecom subscribers will be absorbed by Airtel Uganda, offering a lifeline to the Buganda Kingdom-owned telco two months after it was shut down for failure to pay taxes.
Nigeria’s Telecoms Sector Earns Over $32 Billion From FDI
July 25, 2018//-Nigerian telecommunications sector made a whopping gain of over $32 billion from Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) since the commencement of the industry revolution in 2001 till date.
MTN Ghana Hands Over Multimillion Dollar Maternity Block to Tema General Hospital
Tema, Ghana, July 20, 2018//-MTN Ghana on Friday, July 20, 2018 handed over fully furnished maternity block to the Tema General Hospital to ease congestion at the government health facility.
A Regulatory Approach to Fintech
July 19, 2018//-In the 19th century, when Alexander Graham Bell was awarded a patent for the telephone, the only way to communicate rapidly over long distances was by telegraph.
Capital Floods in for Flourishing African Fintech, Payments Sector
London, United Kingdom, July 19, 2018/ — Close to US$100 million of fundraising has been injected already in 2018 into Africa’s bourgeoning fintech and mobile payments sector, with a significant amount of capital still to be deployed this year, and prospects for the sector looking bullish, according to telecom, media and tech news and events company, […]











