Africa.com: Cash is Still King in Africa

Another strong message to come out of the mobile money talks and presentations at Africa.com is that cash is still king in Africa. In his presentation Brian Richardson from Wizzit brought up the point that despite how much success mobile money might have had in Africa, cash is still 80% of retail. He suggests that

Europeans Say No to Cash This Summer

New research from MasterCard shows that Europeans want to enjoy cashfree holidays. The survey shows how people across Europe prefer having their cards on hand on holiday, more than the rest of the year: 91% of them carry their cards while on holiday vs 60% at home and over half or 53% of those questioned would like to