telecommunications

Generative AI’s Biggest Impact May Be as a Specialist
Generative AI’s Biggest Impact May Be as a Specialist
August 24, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

General-purpose innovations can often fall into the solution-in-search-of-a-problem trap.  After all, to a hammer everything looks like a nail. And to large language models (LLMs), everything might...

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MTN Group CEO: Open to Selling Up to 30% of FinTech Business
MTN Group CEO: Open to Selling Up to 30% of FinTech Business
August 15, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

African telecommunications company MTN Group Ltd. is seeking to include up to three more strategic investors in its telecom unit, said MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita....

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Telecom Sector Bets on AI to Bridge Legacy and Future Operations
Telecom Sector Bets on AI to Bridge Legacy and Future Operations
August 14, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

The telecommunications industry can’t afford to put integrating generative artificial intelligence (AI) on hold. A backbone of the connected economy, global telecoms are under enormous...

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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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