The mobile money market matured as transaction value grew by 14% to US$1.4 trillion and total global registered accounts reached 1.75 billion in 2023, an increase of 12% year-on-year.
Service provider Orange Egypt says it has signed an exclusive money transfer partnership with Enjaz Payment Services, one of the largest fintech companies in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.
Digicel Pacific announced on Wednesday that it has launched a ‘Pacific Transfers’ service for its MyCash mobile wallet that it says enables direct, fast and relatively cheap money transfers via mobile between users in Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu.
Safaricom and Mastercard announced on Thursday that they have signed a partnership to accelerate adoption of payment acceptance and cross-border remittance services in Kenya.