Zimbabwe’s government run POSB goes digital
from WELLINGTON TONI in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE’S largest bank by branch network, the government-owned Peoples Own Savings Bank (POSB), is embracing…
Mobile money
MTN discontinues physical airtime vouchers in Rwanda
from PHYLLIS BIRORI in Kigali, Rwanda Rwanda Bureau KIGALI, (CAJ News) – MTN Rwanda is phasing out the sale and distribution of physical airtime vouchers, in support of the East…
Cyber fraud fight to dominate Mobile World Congress
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE war against fraudulent payment flows affecting mobile network operators (MNOs) and their over 5 billion customers globally…
Windows7 demise leaves users vulnerable to cyber crooks
by MTHULISI SIBANDA Africa Editor JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – AS of January 14, a quarter of the world’s personal computers (PCs) will be more vulnerable to ransomware as…
Zimbabwe records steady mobile money growth
from DANAI MWARUMBWA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – MOBILE money transactions in Zimbabwe have grown by over 20 percent to $575 million over the past three…
MTN mobile money plugs SA’s wide banking divide
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MTN’S upcoming mobile money service is a major boost for about 11 million South Africans that remain unbanked and half of the…
MTN launches Rwanda Mobile Money Month
from PHYLLIS BIRORI in Kigali, Rwanda KIGALI, (CAJ News) – MTN has launched the fourth edition of Mobile Money (MoMo) Month to support and further Rwanda’s national agenda on…
Cyber criminals on the prowl for Black Friday
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH African consumers have been urged to be wary of cyber criminals likely to make the most of the Black Friday and Cyber…
Proudly-African smartphone rolls out in SA
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africans have an opportunity to procure and acquire high quality and affordable smartphones after a local bank partnered…
Zimbabwe’s EcoCash system crashes
from WALTER MAFEKING in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe CHIREDZI, (CAJ News) – MOBILE telecommunications giant Econet Wireless has botched up a weekend system upgrade, seriously…