Does Uganda Intend to Replace Its $20mn National RA System with GVG?
Representatives of Uganda’s comms regulator flew 2,300 miles just to ‘benchmark’ the performance of Ghana’s national RA system.
Uganda Removes Mobile Money Kiosks from Kampala
The local authority that said Kampala’s mobile money kiosks were illegal had previously issued licenses for the kiosks and charged fees for those licenses.
Mobile Money Regulation: Lessons from Uganda
Ugandan lawyer Dalie Tibugwisa has identified the key regulatory challenges for mobile money in Uganda and more generally.
Ugandan Mobile Money Services Suspended Following Major Fraud
Stanbic Bank Uganda, MTN Uganda and Airtel Uganda said they faced “unprecedented technical challenges”.
Mobile Money Loans: Are RA Teams Ready?
Here are eight recommendations for any telco revenue assurance team confronting the risks of issuing loans via their mobile money service.
Huawei Engineers Caught Spying for Governments
A Wall Street Journal investigation says Huawei staff intercepted encrypted messages by opponents of Uganda’s government, and helped Zambia’s police to arrest opposition bloggers.
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.
Tax Protests as Ugandan RA System Goes Live
Governments are nationalizing telco revenue assurance so they can impose stealth taxes, but Ugandan plans are awry after the police needed tear gas and bullets to disperse anti-tax protesters.
Uganda Fights Crime by Ending Prepaid Scratch Cards
President Museveni is responding to a spate of kidnappings, but banning scratch cards will also benefit telcos by reducing fraud.
Customer Makes Mobile Money Mistake, Telco Pays
Uganda’s regulator will investigate MTN to see what more can be done about customers sending mobile money to the wrong numbers.