We are past debating the benefits of making information and communication more affordable and accessible for the economy. No one is arguing the contrary anymore, not in words, but our […]
Last month we talked about how Econet made remittances from South Africa and the UK free. We understood this to be a promotion and that it would be available for […]
So yes, the decades late migration of television and radio to digital is finally tangible to the average person in Zimbabwe. And yes, the decoders aka set top boxes are […]
We recently discussed VCG Markets, and today we have more details about this new broker. In this piece, we will delve into the information and also explain the registration process. […]
As we all know, Zimbabwe has never been more reliant on its children living outside the country. From January to October 2023, Zimbabwe received $1.47bn in remittances, an 8% increase over 2022. […]
A Zimbabwean tech startup, Kura is hoping to upend the mobile money market with a digital wallet that offers consumers no fees for transacting. The service, co-founder Michael Charangwa explains, […]
The Zimbabwean government will need to make up its mind on financial inclusion soon. Their love-hate relationship with mobile money and Lite bank accounts needs to stop. In its never-ending […]
You’ve been asking and we now have a few answers. Econet has been facing some network challenges for a few days now. This was the communication a couple of days […]
This is now madness. I think we are breaking the laws of probabilities in Zimbabwe. How can we keep breaking inflation records? How many currencies can we run into the […]
There’s not a whole lot that we are promised on this earth but we have assurances that the multicurrency regime will be in place until 2030. You will have to […]
And the battle continues heating up. EcoCash came first, InnBucks came in like a wrecking ball and now O’mari is making a go for it. O’mari’s latest promotion, the For […]
How about a little festive season gift? We could always do with those and today, we look at some of the promotions that the mobile money players have stuffed in […]
Imagine for a second you are Carl Pei, CEO of a new smartphone company called Nothing and you have lasted long enough in the business to release a second phone. […]
Starlink has many Zimbabweans, myself included, all giddy. We feel like we have been getting terrible internet service for a few years. To make matters worse, we feel we are […]
E-creator was not the first wide-scale Ponzi scheme to enter the borders of Zimbabwe but it was much more well-thought-out than the last one, MMM if you had already forgotten. […]
You have money in EcoCash and you want to buy econet data bundles
You know the deal in Zimbabwe, at any given time you need to have the most accurate USD to ZWL exchange rate, just in case money needs to exchange hands. […]
I know that many people love that government services can be paid for using ZW$ because that means they can convert their USD at a good rate (i.e. the street […]
We have come full circle, my friends. Do you remember when we had USD in our bank accounts and were on course to be a cash-free society and then those […]
It’s a common pattern: a Ponzi or pyramid scheme gains momentum, drawing in hundreds or even thousands of people and amassing significant funds before ultimately collapsing. Unfortunately, those who were […]
The first thought that enters your mind is, ‘Do we need yet another domestic remittance service provider?’ Then you think, ‘Well, we could always do with lower transfer charges and […]
This was a very interesting discovery. When I was setting up my Pixel 6 with the Econet eSim, I got a notification to sign up for RCS messaging. During my […]
E-creator was a scam from the very beginning and unfortunately, it managed to fool many of our comrades. I know that many will find it hard to sympathise with those […]
It looks like we have to talk about E-creator facing problems earlier than we anticipated. We are on record warning that E-creator is a scam and that it will end […]
If I asked you how valuable ZW$5000 was this time last year, you would struggle to answer that. You would only get an idea of the value by looking for […]
I’d like to think I’m not the only one struggling out here. It’s lean times in Zimbabwe currently and we are counting and recounting the pennies. My background is as […]
Old Mutual Digital Services officially launched its first product, O’Mari, a wallet and platform to compete with the likes of InnBucks and EcoCash yesterday. It has a few tricks up […]
Recently, Old Mutual Zimbabwe launched a fintech business, Old Mutual Digital Services. On the evening of 23 May 2023, this new business launched its flagship product and brand, O’mari (pronounced […]