ADF approves grant for Liberia to modernise payments infrastructure
The African Development Fund’s Board of Directors has approved $3.9 million grant to finance an upgrade of Liberia's payments infrastructure and systems project.
Flutterwave bags additional fintech licences in Rwanda
The National Bank of Rwanda has granted fintech firm Flutterwave two additional licences that will boost its mobile finance offering in East Africa.
Moldcell and Comviva bring new digital wallet service to Moldova
Moldovan mobile network operator Moldcell has announced its entry into the financial services market with what it describes as a first-of-its-kind digital wallet called 'moldcell money'.
Huawei expands its MFS business
Developing Telecoms met recently with Huawei FinTech and Mobile Financial Services (MFS) team, to discuss the development and growth of Huawei’s MFS business. The interview started by asking them to outline how Huawei first entered the MFS market.
Telkom and Clickatell to launch WhatsApp payments in South Africa
Further evidence of the opportunities offered by changing user behaviour comes from South Africa, where integrated communications company Telkom’s millions of customers can now make payments in WhatsApp, thanks to a deal with Clickatell.
