Dramatic Shift to Cashless Society Leads MTN Rwanda to Tighten MoMo Controls
Even motorcycle taxis refuse cash as Rwanda saw a 450% increase in P2P mobile money transfers during the first four months of 2020.
Positive Press for MTN South Africa’s Anti-SIM Swap Solution
South African banks can use MTN’s Subscriber Identity for Third Parties (SIFT) system to check if a SIM was recently changed.
South Africa’s Advertising Regulatory Board Rules Against Vodacom
Vodacom should not claim their network is the best in South Africa without admitting that objective data says otherwise.
Africa and India to Complete Global Cycle of Risk and Assurance Conferences
Johannesburg (October 1-2) and Delhi (February 5-6) join Bonn and Toronto in the global schedule of free RAG conferences.
Which Predictions Were Right?
Five major trends were described at the beginning of 2018. Did change occur as rapidly as expected?
The Unsung Heroes of the Year
This is a good time to thank some special people for what they give to our community.
Uganda U-Turn: Mobile Money Tax Is Halved
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.
Do Telcos Have a Human Rights Problem?
Some research you have never heard of, but which somebody is paying for, illustrates why you should not believe everything you read.
RAG Nairobi: How Interaction and Innovation Leads to Collaboration
MTN Group demonstrated the key ingredients for success at the RAG Nairobi conference.
5 Takeaways from RAG Nairobi
Safaricom welcomed a full audience to their superb conference facility, and the speakers were equally inspiring.