Econet Wireless has predicted that Zimbabweans will stop using “paper money” by the end of next year as people adopt cards to transact. Econet, which is at the forefront of introducing plastic money in the country, has already invested in more than 5 000 point-of-sale (POS) devices in businesses throughout the country to ensure that
Econet Wireless has pronounced a firm refusal to back down on it’s demand on banks to pay a tariff of 30 cents to gain access to its transaction messaging system. This is according to a report in The Herald that quotes Econet Chief Executive Douglas Mboweni reaffirming this stance. According to the article, Mboweni insists
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe says that its mobile money transfer service, EcoCash, has handled transactions in excess of $4 billion since the service was introduce in 2011.This was highlighted by Econet’s group CEO Douglas Mboweni to parliamentarians at a familiarisation tour of the company. This impressive figure was achieved though 170 million transactions handled by the
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