10 Safety Tips when Making Digital Payments
Due to the virality of the COVID - 19 epidemic, the World Health Organisation is encouraging the use of digital payments where possible as a precautionary measure. In the wake…
Why a Payments Infrastructure is a Critical Pillar to Africa’s Economic Transformation
“Sending money should be as easy as sending a photo.” Mark Zuckerberg When Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook CEO made this remark earlier this year at Facebook’s annual developer's conference, he may…
The Emergence and Future of Super Apps in a mobile-first Africa
Last week, Cellulant announced the launch of its consumer brand Tingg- a payments, commerce and financial services super app. The term ‘Super app’ though not new, has mostly been used…
A mobile Point of Sale (POS) transaction
Understanding Digital Payments and the Benefits
As our lives continue to be more connected and mobile, the disruption of cash as a payment instrument and the rise in mobile money uptake especially in Sub-Saharan Africa is…
Cellulant Partners With Adyen To Enable Global Merchants Accept Key Local Payments
Nairobi, Kenya. 4th June 2019…Pan-Africa’s leading financial technology company Cellulant has today announced a partnership with Adyen – a global payment company, further increasing Adyen’s capability to offer its global merchants access…
From Mobile Money to Digital Wallets, the growing trend in payments
More than a decade ago, Kenya revolutionized the world of digital payments and financial services through the invention of M-pesa. 12 years later, it’s time to think beyond mobile money…
The Hassle of Paying Bills in Africa; How Mula (Now Tingg) is Changing This
Every end month comes with the hassle of paying all your bills. The genesis is always, remembering which bills to pay before disconnection, the various account numbers, the actual amounts,…
A Glossary of Common Payment Terms in FinTech
(image source: https://www.cgap.org/) This is the 2nd and final part of our series on understanding the digital payments space within the Fintech ecosystem in Africa. In our first article, we…
A Beginner’s Guide to Digital Payments and the FinTech Industry In Africa
Technology has completely disrupted the delivery of banking and financial services and with it, our expectations of what banking should be – an experience, not a branch we visit. 2018…
How to resolve fragmentation of the Digital Payments Ecosystem in Africa
Mobile phones have become ubiquitous in Africa. As a result, mobile technology continues to play an important role in the social and economic development of Africa (specifically in sub-Saharan Africa).…
Digital Payments in Zimbabwe Removing the Hassle from School Fees Payments
Cash is a crisis in Zimbabwe. Depending on where you stand on the digital financial inclusion discussion, this could be a great opportunity or a great inconvenience. One thing that…