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Uganda U-Turn: Mobile Money Tax Is Halved

By Eric Priezkalns 20 Nov 2018 Digital Payments

President Museveni said the 1 percent tax on mobile money withdrawals was a known ‘error’, but approved that law anyway. Now his government has cut the tax to 0.5 percent.


Mobile Money Risk Special for Global TV Network

By Eric Priezkalns 5 Nov 2018 Digital Payments

CGTN interviewed Commsrisk authors Joseph Nderitu and Rob Chapman about mobile money fraud and what telcos are doing to prevent and detect it.


Mobile Money Taxes: Aping the Inept

By Joseph Nderitu 26 Oct 2018 Digital Payments

Zimbabwe has raised taxes on mobile money and electronic transactions. There are better ways to stimulate a developing economy.


GSMA Unveils Regulatory Index for Mobile Money

By Eric Priezkalns 16 Oct 2018 Digital Payments

The new index will measure the regulatory environment in each country by assessing it against six categories including consumer protection and know your customer requirements.


Gutting the Goose that Lays the Golden Egg

By Joseph Nderitu 27 Sep 2018 Digital Payments

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta wants a 67 percent increase of taxes on mobile money transactions.


Mobile Money Interoperability: Worth the Risk

By Eric Priezkalns 7 Sep 2018 Digital Payments

The results following Tanzania’s adoption of interoperability standards for mobile money show why risk managers should assist positive change worldwide.


Focus on SIM Swaps and Mobile Money Fraud in Kenya

By Eric Priezkalns 7 Aug 2018 Digital Payments

Mobile phones are a magnet for digital criminals. Telcos like Safaricom are showing how they strive to protect customers.


Customer Makes Mobile Money Mistake, Telco Pays

By Joseph Nderitu 12 Jun 2018 Digital Payments

Uganda’s regulator will investigate MTN to see what more can be done about customers sending mobile money to the wrong numbers.


(Re)launching Mobile Money – Some Lessons

By Joseph Nderitu 29 Mar 2018 Digital Payments

Telkom Kenya’s new T-kash mobile money service shows how some telcos have failed to learn from the experiences of others.


Ghana to Extend National RA Audit to Mobile Money

By Eric Priezkalns 27 Feb 2018 Digital Payments

Ghana’s Minister of Communication stated that regulatory monitoring was needed to protect customers from crime and also to identify the finance of terrorism.


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