telecommunications

TerraPay and Safaricom Team on Cross-Border Payments
TerraPay and Safaricom Team on Cross-Border Payments
July 19, 2023  |  Cross Border Commerce

Payments infrastructure TerraPay has launched a cross-border remittance partnership with Kenyan telecommunications firm Safaricom. The collaboration, announced Wednesday (July 19), will operate through TerraPay’s remittance...

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Endava Acquires DEK to Diversify and Expand in APAC Region
Endava Acquires DEK to Diversify and Expand in APAC Region
June 09, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Endava has acquired DEK to further its diversification and expansion in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. With the addition of DEK, Endava will gain expertise spanning several industry...

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Telecoms Have Unique Chance to Monetize 1 Billion Unbanked Cell Customers
Telecoms Have Unique Chance to Monetize 1 Billion Unbanked Cell Customers
December 05, 2022  |  Financial Inclusion

One billion people have cellphones but no bank account, a gap wireless providers may fill. There’s nothing farfetched about the idea. It’s already well-established in...

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Central Bank Gives Nod to Mobile Money Licenses; Airtel Fast-Tracks Plans to IPO Mobile Money Unit
Central Bank Gives Nod to Mobile Money Licenses; Airtel Fast-Tracks Plans to IPO Mobile Money...
November 30, 2021  |  Mobile Wallets

The long-anticipated wait is over. Until November, Nigeria did not operate a telecommunications (telco) company-led mobile money model, opting instead for a bank-led model that...

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QIA Backs Airtel Africa’s Mobile Commerce Unit With $200M 
QIA Backs Airtel Africa’s Mobile Commerce Unit With $200M 
July 30, 2021  |  Mobile

Telecoms operator Airtel Africa notched a $200 million investment for its Airtel Mobile Commerce unit from the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), MarketWatch and other news...

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MTN, Vodafone Chase Untapped Ethiopian Telecom Market
MTN, Vodafone Chase Untapped Ethiopian Telecom Market
April 26, 2021  |  Mobile

Two wireless service providers are seeking telecom licenses in Ethiopia, which is the fastest-growing economy in Africa and a place with a largely untapped telecommunications...

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India’s eCommerce Proposal Would Grant It Access To Google’s, Amazon’s Source Codes, Algorithms
India’s eCommerce Proposal Would Grant It Access To Google’s, Amazon’s Source Codes, Algorithms
July 06, 2020  |  eCommerce

India’s new competition rules could end up having an adverse effect on global players like Amazon, Google and Facebook, Bloomberg reports. The country’s new policy,...

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Pandemic Prompts Ericsson To Up 5G Projections
Pandemic Prompts Ericsson To Up 5G Projections
May 11, 2020  |  Mobile

The pandemic has prompted Stockholm-based telecommunications technology firm Ericsson to up its forecast for worldwide 5G subscriptions to 2.8 billion by 2025, the company said...

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Facebook’s Deal For 10 Pct Of Indian Telco Postponed Due To COVID-19
Facebook’s Deal For 10 Pct Of Indian Telco Postponed Due To COVID-19
March 24, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Facebook is in talks to buy a multibillion-dollar stake in Indian telecommunications company Reliance Jio, but the deal’s timetable has been stalled due to the...

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