Tag: Mobile Money

As Kenya Questions SIM Recycling, Uganda Faces Similar Digital Risks

Digital Economy Sarah Kamanyire -
Kenya’s growing scrutiny of how inactive mobile numbers are deactivated and reassigned is raising a wider question for Uganda:...

Airtel Money Targets $9 Billion Valuation in London IPO With IFC Backing

Fintech Sarah Okello -
Airtel Money is targeting a valuation of up to $9 billion in a London listing that could raise about...

MPs Probe Unauthorised Mobile Money Deductions Linked to Online Loans

Digital Economy admin -
Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has raised an alarm about the cost of digital...

MTN MoMo Champions Responsible Digital Credit Through New Financial Literacy Campaign

Corporate News Sarah Kamanyire -
MTN Mobile Money (U) Limited has today launched a nationwide financial literacy campaign to empower its customers with the knowledge, confidence and discipline...

Kenyan Court Upholds Safaricom Sacking of Former Executive Over Confidential Data

Business Ibrahim Ojuku -
Kenya’s Employment and Labour Relations Court has upheld Safaricom’s decision to dismiss former Head of Regional Expansion Brian Njoroge...

Kenya’s Crypto Investors Lose $3.8 Million as SIM-Swap Fraud Exposes Digital Finance Risks

Artificial Intelligence Darmasco Kaggwa -
Kenyan cryptocurrency investors lost an estimated KSh491 million ($3.8 million) over the past year after criminals exploited a growing...