Starlink interest in Zimbabwe has grown especially with the announcement that it will be launching officially in September 2024. We have therefore created this Tech Basics resource page as a […]
We have seen what happens when there is a law that prohibits some product/behaviour that people really love and don’t believe is immoral. They will ignore the law and a […]
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 […]
My friends, I know it’s all you have been talking about. An image circulating on social media raises the question – are Zimbabwean Nostro/FCA accounts recognised as forex accounts? Someone […]
The People’s Own Savings Bank (POSB) has partnered with Mastercard to unveil new debit and prepaid cards. Okay, ‘what’s interesting about that?’ – you ask. Read on. Mastercard debit The […]
You are looking for a USSD code for something and you can’t quite remember what it is? You are confused about which one is for checking your balance and which […]
Back when Uhuru Innovative Solutions first announced its WhatsApp Wallet there were a few concerns. No one could argue against the idea – remittances via the already popular WhatsApp platform. […]
While the blockchain is often touted as a game-changing technology that is capable of disrupting traditional finance, it is yet to fulfil this promise. The race to satisfy this pledge […]
EcoCash allows users to have both a Zimdollar and a foreign currency wallet using the same phone number. So, if you have an EcoCash account, you already have the foreign […]
The remittance game, be it for money, goods and or services has blossomed over the pandemic era even when early projections forecasted a decline because of restricted incomes for the […]
Act No.7 of 2021 Finance Act revealed the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) blocked funds balance sheet as of 31 December 2020 and private sector as of 25 September 2021. […]
NMB Bank has announced that it will be phasing out its old NMB Access Debit cards at the end of the year. The switch is meant to usher in the […]
Yesterday, EcoCash celebrated its 10th anniversary. Only 10? It feels like we’ve had the mobile money solution for longer than that. That’s because of just how much impact the service […]
These days the ZWL official rate is more or less stable and the government has also stopped rocking the boat with the rash policies like the infamous Statutory Instrument 127 […]
Steward Bank has just fired another shot as the prepaid Visa and MasterCard war among banks continues to heat up. A few weeks ago we learnt of their competition where […]
I am sure we are all familiar with Gift Vouchers. At some point, you may have come across them even in passing be they for popular services like Apple Music/iTunes […]
In a controversial move, it seems the United States government has seized domains belonging to Iranian affiliated news agencies. Right now if you try to visit Presstv.com you will be […]
If your operations cross borders then you might want to consider opening an FNB non-resident account as an alternative to PayPal and Skrill restrictions
NMB Bank has just launched 5 new products through its Connect App that will help streamline & automate a number of physical branch-dependent processes.
Senditoo keeps marching on…
BritBox is coming to South Africa, this on top of all the services like Spotify that seem to miss Zimbabwe even though we are in the same content region as SA…
The second coming of United States dollar transactions in Zimbabwe presented recurring problems. If you are in possession of foreign currency you have a lot more power than you do […]
A month ago, ZIMBOCASH (ZASH) listed their cryptocurrency on Bithumb Global. In our article on the listing, one of the questions we raised was where people getting the crypto would […]
Recently, Statutory Instrument 80 (SI80) was effected into law and among the big talking points is the fact that all mobile money operators will be mandated to connect to a […]
As you soon as you unbox your phone or get your phone from a Ximex guy, you are well-advised to download the following apps. Mobile money apps (EcoCash, Netone and […]
It’s a problem that has plagued this country for so long: due to negligence, corruption and government incompetence, Zimbabwe’s electricity power demand far outweighs our demand especially during peak hours. […]
For a long time last the Standard Chartered Visa card was one of the few “last man standing” as one after another banks suspended their Visa and MasterCards due to […]
So Kwese satellite TV is the service we all liked to hate but now miss terribly. As they say it only takes the rain to miss the sunshine. The thing […]
With the current dire economic situation, many Zimbabweans are being bankrolled by their friends and relatives in the diaspora to get by. Apart from the remittance, another way the diaspora […]
These days it seems all Android phone makers are in a competition to find out who can make the most useless UI (User Interface) and load the most crapware out […]