Search results for: “EcoCash”
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Zim developer comes up with EcoCash ledger app to monitor m-money transactions
Sometime last year we wrote about the M-Ledger Android application that had been launched by Safaricom as an “accounting service” for the mobile money service M-Pesa. It was the product of […] more
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EcoCash tariffs reduced slightly. Who’s benefiting from this move though?
You probably saw it in a couple of adverts yesterday; EcoCash tariffs have been reduced. Not that the advert said it explicitly, it just listed tariffs effective 1 February 2014.These […] more
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Want to buy your ZESA prepaid electricity through EcoCash? Try recharge.co.zw
Whenever we talk about the issue of paying for your ZESA prepaid electricity everyone remembers how Econet was shut out from an integration with ZESA for mobile money payment leaving […] more
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Econet reactivates USSD long codes, fixes and updates its EcoCash app
Just last month we were complaining about how Econet was dragging its feet in updating its EcoCash App which has been available on Android since March this year. The app had […] more
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When will Econet fix its EcoCash app?
I still think that one of the best things to come from EcoCash is their EcoCash app. Although launched for Android only, after a bit of controversy around a previous […] more
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EcoCash, Western Union consummate remittances relationship
Earlier today we attended the official launch of a partnership between EcoCash Diaspora and Western Union. The service which was already reflective on the EcoCash menu yesterday, had been on […] more
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EcoCash introducing service with Western Union, what can we expect?
EcoCash, the mobile money arm of Econet Wireless, is set to launch a new service that allows Western Union money transfers to be made directly into a recipient’s EcoCash wallet. […] more
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More info on EcoCash’s new Tap & Go NFC Card
A few weeks ago we stumbled upon an EcoCash card payment system that was being used at an eatery in Harare. The system, which was under some form of stealth […] more
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WARNING: Don’t buy airtime through EcoCash on weekends
For some time now, I have been using my EcoCash wallet to buy airtime.Though I don’t get a discount for doing this (they give dealers and wholesalers between 8-10%, surely […] more
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Econet set to introduce NFC payments through EcoCash?
Here’s something interesting that I spotted while paying for lunch at an eatery in Harare – the cashier was handling payments through a card based system that works through a […] more
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Hand2Hand enables global (South Africa) credit card remittances to EcoCash wallets?
You may have noticed increased visibility of a money remittance service called Hand2Hand. They are interesting in a couple of ways but mainly that they got access to what so far […] more
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Here’s our latest video: AfrAsia CellCard, EcoCash & WorldRemit, Ice Bucket Challenge
In this podcast we discussed the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and the twist Zimbabweans have made to promote HIV-testing. We also touched on the termination of the Kingdom Cell Card. […] more
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EcoCash online payments through MasterCard
Recently Ecocash introduced the EcoCash MasterCard Debit Card that undoubtedly was a game changer, allowing millions of ‘unbanked’ people the opportunity to have the convenience of making payments anywhere and everywhere. Yes, […] more
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EcoCash now in excess of 4 million users. How is the international remittance service doing?
A press release sent out by WorldRemit yesterday says that the EcoCash mobile money service in Zimbabwe now has more than 4 million subscribers, a number just shy of the 50% […] more
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Exclusive: EcoCash CEO, Cuthbert Tembedza, leaving Econet Wireless
We’ve confirmed via a number of sources that current EcoCash CEO, Cuthbert Tembedza, is leaving Econet Wireless. Tembedza is leaving Econet after about a year & a half and after leading […] more
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Podcast: EcoCash Debit Card, BeForward laptops and “free Twitter”
In this is latest edition of the Techzim podcast we discuss the issues surrounding Econet and ZIMRA as well as the one month free Twitter promo from Econet. We also look […] more
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EcoCash MasterCard debit card: Econet launches the payments game changer
We just attended the launch of Econet’s new EcoCash linked MasterCard card in Harare. A lot about the card is like what we wrote about yesterday. But there are a few things […] more
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Exclusive: Econet to introduce an EcoCash linked Mastercard card. Why this is big
Econet, we have been told by reliable sources, is finally going to launch a Mastercard card that’s linked to the EcoCash wallet. It took a long time but not too late […] more
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Telecash’s 600,000 subscribers means its growing almost as fast as EcoCash did
A few days ago, Telecel’s General Manager, Angeline Vere disclosed that the company’s mobile money service that was launched 5 months ago, Telecash, now has 600,000 registered subscribers. This is an […] more
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An EcoCash parallel market for cross border remittances emerges in Botswana
Last week, Econet launched EcoCash Diaspora, basically a means for Zimbabweans outside the country – and there are millions upon millions out there – to remit money back home to relatives. […] more
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The official EcoCash API is live, but only for some developers
The issue of the EcoCash API has been elusive. First, it was a rumour last year. EcoCash itself denied it officially, but those inside told us the company was indeed working on something, […] more
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EcoCash Diaspora: Here are the countries you can remit money from
As you may know, two days ago Econet and WorldRemit announced the launch of a service that allows people outside Zimbabwe to remit money into Zimbabwe directly into EcoCash mobile money wallets. […] more
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Econet partners WorldRemit to enable diaspora remittances to EcoCash wallets
Econet Wireless Services and WorldRemit today launched a new international remittance service to enable anyone around the world to transfer money to an EcoCash wallet in Zimbabwe. Using the service, […] more
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Developer creates EcoCash app for earlier Android versions
A couple of months ago Econet Wireless launched an Android app for their EcoCash mobile money service. This release came in the heels of another local developer’s attempts at solving […] more
