FNB has announced that more than R10bn has been sent to recipients via its mobile money solution, eWallet in South Africa, since its inception. Fifty-three percent, R5.3 billion, of the R10 billion was sent in the last year alone (May 2013 to April 2014), proving that mobile money is fast becoming an accepted replacement for
The number of people receiving money in KZN via FNB’s eWallet grew by 89.3% in 2013, showing that mobile money is fast becoming an accepted replacement for person to person cash payments. KZN is second behind Gauteng for most receipts of money via FNB eWallet. There was over R500 million withdrawn from eWallets in the
FNB’s eWallet is showing strong growth in its African operations with a 119% year-on-year increase in the last financial year. It has also maintained its growth trajectory in South Africa with the total number of eWallets in all countries reaching 2.5 million, an 84% increase on the previous financial year. “The success of eWallet in
Three million Zimbabweans who use the EcoCash Wallet can now also operate a savings account. Econet Wireless has launched a new service called EcoCashSave, which allows an EcoCash customer to move money from their eWallet to an interest bearing account in a matter of seconds. Whilst banks generally do not give interest on deposits of
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