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Orange And MTN Partner For Mobile Money Platform Mowali

November 26 2018

“Two of Africa’s largest mobile operators and mobile money providers, Orange Group and MTN Group, today announced a joint venture, Mowali (mobile wallet interoperability), to enable interoperable payments across the continent. Mowali makes it possible to send money between mobile money accounts issued by any mobile money provider, in real time and at low cost.”
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Mobile money transactions fall on new taxes

November 19 2018

“Mobile money transactions have declined in the wake of new taxes introduced on digital cash transfers and bank charges. Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) indicate that transactions marked one of the steepest declines in several months, both in the number and value of money sent. “
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India moves towards interoperable mobile wallets

October 17 2018

“The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country’s central bank, has issued the final set of guidelines for new rules designed to enable mobile wallet users to easily make payments and transfer funds to users of competing mobile wallet services. Reserve Bank of IndiaThe new rules are set out in Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) — Guidelines […]
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Interoperability: The Next Phase of Mobile Money

December 20 2018

“If mobile money transactions want to achieve the same growth and ubiquity as card payments, it must move to the next phase of its existence and embrace interoperability. Most mobile money platforms are still operating on a closed loop system, where account holders can only transact with people on the same network. As we saw when […]
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Mojaloop Bootcamp Application

January 30 2019

“Some of the biggest challenges for retail financial services in developing countries include poor or missing payment APIs, a lack of standardization, and limited interoperability between various mobile money and bank-based domains within the payment system. These problems increase costs, create bad user experiences, and limit use cases. The Gates Foundation are working to create […]
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Mobile money transactions equivalent of half of Kenya’s GDP

January 25 2019

“Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) data shows that mobile money transactions stood at Sh3.98 trillion ($38.5 billion) last year, having increased by Sh346 billion (10%) from 2017. This translates to an average value of Sh10.92 ($108 million) billion mobile cash transactions per day. n short, Kenyans moved nearly half the equivalent of the country’s gross domestic […]
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Bank of Tanzania Launches Single Payment System

February 15 2019

“The system’s implementation process will take 18 months before taking off in June 2020. Launching the platform known as Tanzania Instant Payment System (TIPS), the BoT Deputy Governor (Financial Stability and Deepening), Dr Bernard Kibesse, said the central bank and other payment providers realised the need for interoperability of mobile money services in order to […]

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DFS Lab Announces Open Applications for Fintech Hackathon Focused on the Mojaloop Software

January 31 2019

“Digital Financial Services Lab (DFS Lab), today announced it was hosting a hackathon in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania April 8 to 12. The Hackathon will offer participants an in-depth look Mojaloop, which is open-source software for financial services companies, government regulators, and others taking on the challenges of interoperability and financial inclusion. Interested applicants can apply on the DFS […]