Mobile Money

Kenya is often lauded as the poster kid for mobile money innovation worldwide. Safaricom's MPesa commands 92% market leadership in Kenya and powers payments from salaries, bill payment, loans, e.t.c. But if we stopped extolling Kenya's impressive mobile money eco-system for a minute, we would notice that... Read More

Mobile Money has practically been the lifeblood of everyday Ugandan people since its inception. With trillions of Uganda shillings transacted through Mobile Money annually, the recent decision by Uganda Communications Commission to block the service during the Uganda Elections was met with outrage and disbelief.... Read More

Though not officially in Uganda yet, L-Pesa microfinance is set to launch in Uganda. With a presence in Kenya and soon to be in Tanzania,  L-Pesa microfinance is a mobile financial services provider that wants to revolutionize mobile banking in Africa. With a presence in... Read More

Up until now, there's really no easy of way for mobile users to keep track of their mobile transactions across the different networks. It's also hard to remember all the short codes and different charges users to have to incur for each transaction. That's where... Read More

It's no secret that Africa leads the pack in mobile money payments. But just how much deployments are there and how Africa compares to the rest of the world is still largely unknown. That's why Francis Lubanga, a Telecom and Mobile finance expert who also maintains... Read More

When Paul R. Ehrlich said "To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer.", he meant humans will always be prone to mistakes -- especially where computers are involved! While you can afford to mistakenly send that photo you took at last... Read More

Today Airtel Uganda and Total officially unveiled their new partnership that allows customers to pay for any Total products/services using Airtel Money in their 45 stations across Uganda. In the coming weeks, the service will be rolled out across the entire 125 stations countrywide. Airtel... Read More

Research firm, Juniper just released its top 10 tech trends for 2014. The firm documents Technology trends that cover a range of fields, from smart cities to education, from wearable devices to 3D printing, where it believes there will be significant activity – be that adoption or disruption –... Read More

Ambivalence. Chaos. Transformation. In three words, could possibly explain the past 50 years of Africa. In a continent marred by strife that undermines the Millennium Development Goals, a lot is left to be desired. Many are quick to point fingers at the less bothered dominating... Read More