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…
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…
10 powerful quotes on fintech in Africa
10 Powerful Quotes on Fintech in Africa
Africa is the last growth frontier in the global fintech revolution. Despite being a world leader in mobile money, the continent is yet to produce a fintech Unicorn. According to…
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…
Mobile Money takes off in Nigeria; Introducing Tingg, a new way of banking & Paying
In Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, the mobile money wave that has hit the continent with its genesis in East Africa, is finally causing huge ripples in the continents largest…
Cellulant Builds Africa’s First Augmented Reality Experience On Messenger In Partnership With Facebook
Pan-African Payments company, Cellulant, has built the first Augmented Reality (AR) powered try-on experiences in Facebook Messenger. As part of the roll-out programme, Kenyan brand Huddah Cosmetics has been selected as…
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).…