Zimbabweans in South Africa can now send money directly into the EcoCash accounts of their loved ones in Zimbabwe courtesy of the EcoCash Remit service. When the Rands are sent […]
Today Cassava Smartech disrupted themselves. EcoCash, Zimbabwe’s biggest mobile money service with a market share of 97% has been the de facto cash in Zimbabwe for a very long time. […]
Today marks the day the Interbank Foreign Currency Exchange Market opens despite banks having already started to trading forex and RTGS dollars on Friday at $1 USD/ $2.5 RTGS dollars. […]
Deals. Deals. Deals. African tech start-ups dominated headlines for record-breaking fundraise announcements in 2018. Cellulant raised. Tizeti raised. mSurvey raised. Farmcrowdy raised. Piggybank raised. Kobo360 raised. Jumo raised. Zola Electric raised.TradeDepot raised. Africa’s Talking raised And there’s more. Recent reports estimate that tech start-ups have secured $334.5M […]
Zimbabwe’s most commonly used payment platform, EcoCash has been nominated for two awards in the Best Mobile Innovation for Payment and Fintech and Outstanding Mobile Contribution to the UN SDGs categories. The first category […]
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday appointed a 24 member advisory council. The news of course brought all sorts of reactions on social media. There are a lot of interesting individuals who […]
The inaugural Africa Startup Summit will bring together stakeholders in the tech startup space across the continent in Kigali on February 14 -15 to explore the opportunities and challenges within […]
This is the second of a three-part series on the importance of interoperability in the payments space. In the previous article we looked at the early history of electronic payments […]
Below is the press release from AfricaCom: Announcing the 2018 AfricaCom Awards winners London, 15 November 2018 –The AfricaCom Awards show, supported by Founding Awards Sponsor, PCCW Global, was a […]
It’s that time of the year again, AfricaCom is back in Cape Town from 13 – 15 November for its 21st edition. Just like in 2017, the 3-day event promises […]
This week we finally had a look at the Econet circular which contains details of the impending split of the company into two distinct entities: Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited and […]
Econet has sent out a circular to investors informing them of the roadmap for their spin off Cassava SmartTech. If everything goes to plan the separation will take about a […]
Zimnat is hosting an accelerator and the invitation is open to businesses/individuals who are interested. The challenge is open to developers, local hubs and universities as Zimnat is pushing to […]
Econet will be unbundling Cassava which was essentially the companies Fintech (financial technology) wing. This move will essentially make Cassava one of the biggest companies in Zimbabwe overnight as the […]
We talked about the AppsAfrica awards a few months ago. The competition is meant to showcase the most exciting innovations on the African continent in as many as 14 different […]
I’m sure we have all heard how Zimbabwe is ahead of the curve and we are already a “cashless economy”. Of course, if you are on the ground you understand […]
The Zimbabwe Transitional Stabilisation Programme has to be the first time a document by the government at this level has at least shown appreciation of digital entrepreneurship. The document Mthuli […]
Below is statement by Zimbabwe’s Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Prof Mthuli Ncube: Introduction 1. The economy is showing signs of recovery albeit with a number of challenges and […]
In a surprising turn of events, it seems the RBZ is finally warming up to cryptos. It took the President appointing a new Minister of Finance and said Minister of […]
The AppsAfrica award ceremony is meant to showcase the most exciting innovations on the African continent in as many as 14 different categories; including fields such as agriculture, blockchain and […]
London, 3 September 2018 – Whether your focus is on 5G, policy and regulatory frameworks that are going to enable communications, ICT investment, new revenue streams or accelerating the spread of […]
Whether your focus is connectivity infrastructure, disruptive technologies, digital services or ICT strategy, AfricaCom 2018 – 13 to 15 November at the CTICC in Cape Town, South Africa – will […]
Entries are now open for the fourth annual AppsAfrica Innovation Awards which celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa, showcasing the continent’s most innovative ventures. The awards provide winners with industry […]
Senditoo allows Zimbos in the diaspora to send airtime to their friends or relatives back home. In the first three months of 2017, over 5000 top-ups averaging $10 were sent […]
Zimbabwe’s largest mobile money services provider, Ecocash has set its site on the sub dollar economy. They have now scrapped off transaction fees for all below dollar transactions when paying […]
As digital transformation continues to shift the way we think, live and do business, Fintech in Africa remains one of the fastest growing and innovating industries, capturing the imagination of […]
Zimbabwe’s most popular cryptocurrency exchange had an eventful month in May. From planning their ICO to having to contend with the RBZs ban of Crypto and then dealing with customers […]
Talk about stellar results. Yesterday, the Econet group released the financial results for the year ended 28 February 2018. We were impressed to find that profits after tax were up […]