Tag: mobile money
Ghana Police Says Telco Staff Engage in Mobile Money Fraud
The Director of Ghana's Cyber Crime Unit says fraudsters have attempted to defraud half of the country's mobile money users.
Biometrics and MTN: A World of Possibilities
The South African telco will authenticate postpaid subscribers by deploying fingerprint technology in all of their stores.
India Considers Digital Payments Law to Fight Fraud
It makes sense for India's authorities to invest in tackling cybercrime as part of the transition to a cashless society.
Cross-Border Mobile Money: More Risks, Many More Opportunities
Africans will benefit by easily and cheaply moving money. Telco assurance teams must cooperate to mitigate the risks.
Safaricom Mobile Money: Break Walls, Build Bridges
The Kenyan telco has granted developers access to an API for their M-PESA payments platform.
Ghana Police Arrests Three Mobile Money Fraudsters
The crime depended on a telco employee changing the PIN codes for SIMs used by mobile money merchants.
Why We Must Learn from Africans
Kenyan consultant Joseph Nderitu has been appointed RAG African Agenda Coordinator. This signals a change in who should lead the global development of risk and assurance practices.
Checkout Panic May Boost US Mobile Payments
The EMV chip-and-PIN standard for payment cards is popular elsewhere, but problems with terminals may prompt US customers to try mobile payments instead.
Safaricom Sued over Bitcoins and AML
A legal dispute over money laundering and cryptocurrencies shows how 'developing' countries like Kenya are leaders when it comes to emerging tech and legal challenges.
Who Wants Mobile Money?
Whilst mobile money is an important offering for the unbanked and underbanked, it can also be popular in countries that have more established banking infrastructure.
Visa Uses Phone Location To Verify Payments
From April, Visa will use software on mobile phones to check the customer's location when they make a credit card payment.
Following the Money
For the last couple of years, I have worked for a financial institution.The finance industry has a lot of common with the telecom industry,...
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