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From an offline to an online experience: the shift in Zimbabwean e-commerce
In recent months, we have been seeing the shift in companies from cash sales to the trendy electronic and online platforms. Some of the most unlikely “traditional” corporate are showing an interest in these “new age systems”. Are we finally seeing the start of a huge shift into online payments and mobile payments in Zimbabwe?…
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Here’s how Nettcash’s app is a solution for ZESA’s prepaid voucher problem
The Nettcash app offers a simple user interface and brings the ability to purchase ZESA tokens to mobile better than the NetOne OneWallet utilities. Except for it being a data consuming app, it is handy tool especially for vending.
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EcoCash related App, MobiLedger gets tweaked, now offers bill scheduling
MobiLedger the Android App that was introduced as an “accounting service” for EcoCash, has gone through some changes with a revamped User Interface and the introduction of a bill scheduling feature.
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The new MVendr app: Excellent for vendors, but not for Zimbabwe.
Mvendr’s revamped app is an excellent improvement on their previous version and could have been a good solution for vendors today. It will, however, predictably, face the same challenges its predecessor faced in Zimbabwe like data affordability.
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First impressions of the New EcoCash App: It’s much ado about nothing
Always refreshing to see a new product launch especially from a Company like Econet. There is not much to expect however from this new data App from EcoCash. It feels like just a channel change from USSD to Data.
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Cheers to mobile money & e-commerce opportunities in our cashless society
According to the latest numbers from RBZ, Zimbabweans are handling more and more transactions electronically. The biggest driver is mobile money through services like EcoCash and Telecash. This seems to point to the opportunity in e-commerce as Zimbabweans now have faith in online transactions and digital payments.
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Top Zimbabwean tech failures of 2014 we can all learn from
Back in June I had an opportunity to meet a Tel Aviv based entrepreneur whilst covering PIVOTEast in Nairobi. During his presentation at PIVOTEast he spoke a lot on the […]
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Dear ZIMRA: How about paying taxes through mobile money?
In Kenya it’s now possible to pay taxes via mobile money. According to a recent report in Mobile Money Africa, mobile operator Airtel has partnered with the Kenya Revenue Authority […]
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7 items you DON’T want to miss in this week’s Sunday Mail
It’s not very often that I buy the newspaper. More so on a Sunday. I mean I can get all the news I want online. WhatsApp and Facebook bundles allow […]
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Latest Techzim Podcast: ZESA loadshedding,
In this episode of the Techzim Podcast that recorded earlier this week we discussed In the power load-shedding by ZESA and how it affects startups, the new EcoCash Diaspora product they […]
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Lies, damn lies, entrepreneurship and Africans supporting each other
The life of a startup entrepreneurship is anything but easy. Anywhere in the world really. What is considered the normal failure rate is nothing short of scary and alarming. Very close to all startup […]
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Of the EcoCash Android App and the elusive API
I am excited and disappointed at the news that EcoCash has finally released the EcoCash app. Excited because it was long overdue and this could be the much developer touted […]
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Steward Bank’s EcoCash enabled Diaspora banking not so clear
Steward Bank announced via Tweeter and Facebook a new product line that they are calling Diaspora Banking. The service is targeting Zimbabwean in the Diaspora to open any of the […]
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Telecel Zimbabwe’s Telecash launch: the press release
Telecel Zimbabwe today (Wednesday) launched its mobile money transfer service, telecash, which allows subscribers to use mobile phones to send money to anyone on any network, pay bills and pay […]
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Econet Zimbabwe banks on EcoCash mobile money to create shareholder value
At the company’s AGM recently Econet Wireless Zimbabwe explained to shareholders that the group is looking to services such as the mobile money service, EcoCash, for continued profitability and new […]
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ZimSwitch: an update on the ZimSwitch Shared Services (ZSS) platform
The article below is a statement issued by ZimSwitch on the state and progress made with the ZimSwitch Shared Services payments switching platform. The statement was issued to us as part of […]
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Zimbabwe: Of banks, Mobile Money and EcoCash
Many like myself are probably wondering about the future of Mobile Money in Zimbabwe. On one side we have EcoCash bullishly rolling out merchant after merchant gathering enough momentum to […]
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CABS & mobile money; An interview with managing director, Kevin Terry
As alluded to earlier today, we had the opportunity recently to talk to CABS Managing Director Kevin Terry, about their mobile banking service, Textacash. We discussed how they introduced the new mobile phone (and card) based banking product in a radically changed financial sector. We also how they are reaching the unbanked and briefly touched…