Zimpost‘s recently launched money transfer service, Zipcash, has been extended to Botswana.With effect from 27 August 2014, Zipcash customers can now send or receive money to and from Botswana. Plans to extend the same service to South Africa are also at an advanced stage, with testing already concluded. Zimpost launched Zipcash in December 2013. The
United Bank for Africa Plc in partnership with Verve International has launched an offer tagged “UBA Verve Rewards” in which Cardholders could win e-cash, free airtime, Nokia mobile phones and up to N35,000 cashback Cardholders who use their UBA issued Verve cards to initiate a minimum of five POS or VAS transactions on the ATM
Tigo Tanzania has launched a mobile money service through which users could earn automatic return on their balance direct to their wallet without requiring a separate registration. The service in Tanzania is called Tigo Wekeza and will allow Tigo Pesa users currently about 3.5 million to enjoy quarterly payments based on the balance held in
Bank of Khartoum and telecoms company Zain have launched Sudan’s first mobile money service called Hassa. The bank said the service is available to all registered Hassa mobile account customers in Sudan. Customers can carry out several financial transactions on the mobile money service using their mobile phones, Bank of Khartoum’s automated teller machines or
Western Union has launched an outbound remittance service in Nigeria, allowing people to send not only receive money around the world. Prior to the launch, customers in Nigeria could only receive funds; this being the first time outbound remittance has become available in the country. To launch the service in Nigeria, Western Union is partnering
Bitcoin exchange BitX has launched in Kenya, integrating preferred local financial systems such as M-Pesa and bank transfers to enable efficient international payments. In an interview with HumanIPO, Timothy Stranex of BitX said the company always customizes its service for the local audience when launching in new markets to ensure the service can be used
Coremobile has launched Quick Airtime, an online platform for secure airtime recharge, mobile top-up and prepaid re-up in Nigeria, which it said is the fastest and simplest online recharge platform in the world. “Users can choose between Interswitch, PayPal, Google-Wallet, Verified by Visa and Etranzact. It is important for users to have options, but most
Zain Group, a pioneer of mobile telecommunications in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, announces that its mobile operation in Sudan has launched the country’s first ever mobile Mobile Financial Service called ‘Hassa’, in partnership with the Bank of Khartoum. The easy, instant and secure service allows all Zain customers in Sudan to
hyperWALLET Systems Inc., a global payments provider, offers advanced payment solutions for corporations with global payment needs. hyperWALLET has recently launched low-cost payment services to Nigeria, enabling companies to pay individuals in-country via direct-to-bank money transfers and reloadable prepaid debit cards. Traditionally, making payments to Nigeria can be an expensive and challenging process for businesses
Kenyan startup Kopo Kopo has launched external bank transfers, giving their clients another option of withdrawing funds aside from through their Kopo Kopo account to a bank account or M-Pesa wallet. “It should now be easier for you to pay suppliers, landlords, utility providers – you name it! At your request, we’ll transfer the amount
