Search results for: “econet”
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Econet denies auto-registering customers to EcoCash. But it doesn’t add up
So we finally got a response from Econet PR on the issue of them automatically registering Econet voice subscribers to the EcoCash mobile money service. It’s basically a, “no we […] more
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Econet said to be registering voice customers to EcoCash automatically
A tip that came to us via Twitter today suggest Econet is now registering EcoCash users automatically. Meaning, in short, that if you’re an Econet subscriber, you’ll now automatically – […] more
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Now we’re chatting: Econet introduces WhatsApp bundles!
Apart from the free dumb phone, there’s one other thing that Econet did these past several months that really impressed me; the Facebook Bundles. But you and I know Facebook […] more
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Why competition’s such a wonderful thing: Econet simplifies EcoCash access
Predictable how the response came so fast, but lovely to see nonetheless. This is why competition is such a lovely a thing. After seeing Telecash use simplicity as one of the […] more
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Econet introduces closed user group (CUG) prepaid product, Buddie Circle
Econet announced through some teaser ads in the print press the introduction of a new prepaid voice product called Buddie Circle. As the name suggests, this is a closed user […] more
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What mobile banking USSD functionality exactly do banks want from Econet?
So after publishing a number of articles on the situation between the banks and Econet, about neutral access to the Econet GSM network, we’ve received a number of questions about […] more
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Econet wins Ecolife war again… hints at life insurance comeback
So we all thought the Econet vs Trustco war over Ecolife was done. Econet had won the final battle in the Zim Supreme Court and they were set to look at […] more
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Ask your employer to pay you via EcoCash Payroll, says Econet
Econet just sent through a press release whose main aim seems to have been to encourage EcoCash subscribers to ask (they could have as well used the word ‘demand’! ) […] more
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Econet Services to launch EcoSchool in 2 days time
That Econet has been working on a new Econet Services product called EcoSchool has been public knowledge for at least a couple of months now. The group’s founder and chairman […] more
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The Titan smartphone at Econet: Our quick specs and thoughts
Econet is selling an interesting rugged-tough smartphone called the Titan R5 retailing for US $366. Our immediate reaction was thinking about last year’s Motorola launch of a rugged smartphone here in […] more
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Banks, Econet & Net Neutrality: Econet asking more for mobile money traffic
Last week, we revealed that Econet and local banks hand reached an understanding with banks to open up its platform for full USSD functionality for the ZimSwitch mobile money transfer […] more
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Latest Techzim Podcast: Econet bank integration, Net Neutrality, Easyparts…
Here’s the latest Techzim Podcast. Recorded yesterday 19 January 2013, it’s our first podcast of the year. In there we discuss the issue of Econet finally opening up its network […] more
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Is the warming up of the Econet-bank relationship affecting Telecash?
A few days ago, we broke the news that Econet and the banks are finally warming to each other on the issue of banks being granted access to Econet subscribers […] more
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Econet’s Liquid Telecom now worth half a billion?
On January 12 Last week Altech announced the offloading of an 8.6% stake in Liquid Telecom Holdings to Econet Wireless for a reported $55 million. While this move has further […] more
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Exclusive: Econet finally opening up full USSD level mobile money to the banks
Sources in the industry have exclusively told us that Econet has finally given in to the pressure of the banks, regulatory authorities to open up full USSD functionality for the […] more
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Econet Wireless buys back 8.6% Liquid Telecoms stake from Altech
Remember the deal from january last year that set Liquid Telecom as Africa’s largest terrestrial fibre network operator? As part of the deal, Altech, whose East African infrastructure assets Liquid […] more
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Another high minimum spend promo from Econet: Any takers? (Update)
Update: We have since learnt that the promo is an intelligent form of daily bundles. Each user get’s a different minimum spend to qualify so while we got the $2.5 […] more
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Econet adjusts daily bundles, forgets to notify customers
Remember the Econet daily bundles? Of course you do – it’s the promotion Econet launched in last year in August that allows you get free voice minutes when you buy […] more
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Econet Voice Mail: Will it ever catch on?
For mysterious reasons there are some technologies which, although they are popular everywhere else, have simply failed to be popular here in Zimbabwe. On the list are technologies like BlackBerry […] more
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Your EcoCash money at Steward Bank is very safe, says Econet
We just received one of those just-to-let-you-know, releases by Econet this morning. The release, sent out to assuage fears of Zimbabwe’s liquidity problems affecting Steward Bank and therefore the EcoCash […] more
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Zimbabwean banks renew pressure on regulators to reign in Econet
A report today in The Herald, says there’s renewed pressure from the Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) to have the regulatory authorities put measures that allow for mobile network access […] more
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Techzim Weekly Podcast: Econet bulk SMS blocking, Karbonn review, Mandela
In this episode of the Techzim Podcast, we had a guest, Tinashe Nyaruwanga, who is a digital media enthusiast whose social media articles we’ve featured here before. The other regulars […] more
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Econet Services holds event to publicise EcoCash Payroll service
Today we attended the launch of EcoCash Payroll, the product we wrote about here in Monday. The purpose of the event was really to have the journalist writing more about […] more
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Econet sells ZTE dumb phone for $0. Gives away free solar charger with it
Remember the $15 Huawei dumb phone that was actually $8? Well, it gets even better – now there’s a $15 ZTE dumb phone that’s actually $0. Whoever thought a day […] more
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Econet uses cash-in-transit robbery incident to push salary payments via EcoCash
As you probably know, there was an incident last week where a cash in transit security vehicle lost almost half a million to robbers that pounced on it. The money […] more
