PROFILE OF ORANGE MONEY
A link to the telecom Orange’s description of Orange Money, an early mobile money wallet first popular in Africa.
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PROFILE OF MTN MOBILE (MTN.COM)
A link to MTN, the telecom company active in Africa, and its description of its MTN Mobile money product.
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PROFILE OF TIGO MONEY
A link to a profile of Tigo Money, The Latin American telecom company Tigo’s mobile wallet solution.
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THE PROS AND CONS OF MAKING PAYMENTS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA PAYMENT PLATFORMS
This brief explores how social media offer a means of sending or received money through proprietary apps or apps like Venmo or Google Wallet. The pros and cons are discussed.
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THE CONVERGENCE BETWEEN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
In this Linkedin post, developments are examined as mobile phones are becoming banks in our hands (or banks are being embedded into our mobile phones). This convergence of telecom and financial services has competitive implications for both.
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PAYMENT OPTIONS IN THE E-WALLET ONLINE AND IN ON-SITE TRANSACTIONS
This slide shows the importance of BNPL transactions in the e-wallet.
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OPINION: WHY FACEBOOK’S NEW CRYPTOCURRENCY IS A THREAT TO MPESA AND SAFARICOM
A short opinion piece arguing that Facebook’s now defunct cryptocurrency, designed for P2P payments would be a threat to both mPesa and Safaricom.
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