EcoCash, the mobile money arm of Econet Wireless, is set to launch a new service that allows Western Union money transfers to be made directly into a recipient’s EcoCash wallet. Western Union already has a similar web to mobile money transfer arrangement with network operators in and outside Africa such as Kenya’s Safaricom, Tigo from [...]
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EcoCash introducing service with Western Union, what can we expect?
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EcoCash, Western Union consummate remittances relationship
Earlier today we attended the official launch of a partnership between EcoCash Diaspora and Western Union. The service which was already reflective on the EcoCash menu yesterday, had been on the cards for months now. Western Union is the latest remittances firm to partner with EcoCash after a similar arrangement was penned with WorldRemit earlier [...]
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Exclusive: Econet relaunches Ecolife
We have just been informed by sources close to Econet that the MNO is set to reactivate its insurance product Ecolife tomorrow. This isn’t an official launch, it’s more like a silent rollout of the service which hadn’t been available since 2012. This time Econet will be riding solo with its own new life assurance [...]
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Techzim Podcast: Our perspective of Africacom 2014
This is special edition of the podcast where we got feedback from Limbikani Makani who had the opportunity to attend the recently ended Africacom 2014. Limbikani shared his perspectives on the different tech entities that were present at the huge regional tech conference including the opportunities for networking and building relationships for anyone in the [...]
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Podcast: Zimpapers goes digital, Ecolife and Zvirikuflaya with FlyAfrica
Here’s our latest edition of the Techzim Podcast. In this episode we discussed the return of Ecolife and whether or not it is going to move the market. We also looked at Zimpapers’ aggressive move into paid for online publishing and their new sports news platform as well as the FlyAfrica Zvirikuflaya media campaign on social media. Are [...]
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When will Econet fix its EcoCash app?
I still think that one of the best things to come from EcoCash is their EcoCash app. Although launched for Android only, after a bit of controversy around a previous version from another developer, it makes transacting easier and faster. In the absence of USSD long codes and cards like the EcoCash Tap and Go [...]
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Safaricom partners locals for M-Ledger: Can’t we have the same collaboration in Zim?
ITWebAfrica reported that yesterday Safaricom launched a new Android application called M-Ledger for their mobile money service, M-Pesa. M-Ledger is an easily accessible mobile money accounting service which lets users to monitor and manage past transactions on a single view from mobile phone. It also gives options to gather data in spreadsheet form. It was developed [...]
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Steward Bank goes branchless with new Agent Banking Model
Earlier today Steward Bank, a wholly owned entity of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, introduced its new Agent Banking model to the public at a launch in Harare. Under this new model, selected EcoCash agents will offer a number of services under the Steward Bank banner. Steward Bank is also introducing the AllSave Bank account as the [...]
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10ngah brings Cyber Monday to Zim:Its all about $50 smartphones and $70 tablets
For most people who buy tech gadgets from the US the past few days have been the highlight of their calendar. Last week we had Black Friday(Friday after Thanksgiving) which comes with a massive discount on a lot of retail merchandise. Today is Cyber Monday, where various online retailers offer huge discounts on their inventory, [...]
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Telecel e-Juice: Is this the death of the recharge card?
Go ahead, Tell Someone, scratching is now a thing of the past! Well, that’s the message from Telecel. Earlier this week the Telecel e-Juice platform was launched as an electronic way to top up airtime credit for any Telecel prepaid subscriber. Selected airtime vendors can now sell airtime simply by transferring the amount the subscriber wants [...]
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First impressions of the CABS mobile banking app
Let’s face it, anything that makes the processes involved in banking any easier or faster is always a winner. Safe to say that tech has always been expected to be the one thing that can do this. For local mobile banking solutions the case for making life easier usually involves using a USSD driven solution, something [...]
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Econet jumps back into insurance. What’s their play here?
It’s no longer called EcoLife, but Econet are back in the insurance game. This time it’s called EcoSure, and its hardly the same thing as the previous offering. The service has a different value proposition and merits in other aspects such as ease of use and a different payout. This is the MNO’s renewed attempt at [...]
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Government moves to lower money transfer charges and broadband prices
It looks like we are headed towards cheaper mobile money services and lower broadband prices if the State’s word is anything to go by. According to a report in the Herald. the government has directed the Competition and Tariffs Commission to investigate mobile transfer costs after there were concerns raised about the steep pricing structure. All this [...]
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As Standard Chartered closes branches should it consider a relationship with an MNO?
The Zimbabwean financial services sector has never been for the fickle.It takes a lot to survive in the territory, what with all the turmoil and uncertainty that characterises the industry. Just ask any of the institutions that have survived the local financial services roller coaster. Standard Chartered Bank, one of the surviving institutions is the one that [...]
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Econet still uninterested in interoperability (updated)
It seems Econet, banking on its market share and business interests, is still unwilling to enable interoperability in some aspects of their services, particularly hand to hand wallet to wallet interfacing. This is unlike the competitors OneWallet, Telecash and Nettcash.
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Econet still uninterested in interoperability (updated)
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These are the winners at Zimbabwe’s Mobile & Digital Payments Awards
A whole day of discussions around digital and mobile payments that brought together banks and mobile network operators, was concluded with the Awards Ceremony that recognised the best performing companies and products.
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These are the winners at Zimbabwe’s Mobile & Digital Payments Awards
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Tengai’s partnership with Econet triggers backlash
Some readers argued that Tengai, the new online classifieds startup, though registered and fully operational as an entity that is not a subsidiary of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe or the Econet Group, has ties to the mobile operator and is leaning on this association in a way that violates net neutrality.
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Tengai’s partnership with Econet triggers backlash
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Nettcash officially launches mobile app & ZESA payments option
We have just attended an event organized by Nettcash where they launched their Android mobile application and announced the enhanced ZESA Utility options developed for their platform. We will be reviewing their application shortly but meanwhile, here is the launch in pictures.
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Nettcash officially launches mobile app & ZESA payments option
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Zimbabwe’s Mobile Money & Digital Payments Conference in pictures
The inaugural edition of the Mobile Money and Digital Payments Conference and Awards drew the who-is-who of banking and telecoms. See the event in pictures below
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Zimbabwe’s Mobile Money & Digital Payments Conference in pictures
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Nettcash cries foul over mobile money agents, accuses other operators of nudging them out
Nettcash has complained that other mobile money operators are muscling Nettcash out of the agency network and going to the extent of taking over some agents and stripping their signage from the kiosks and premises.
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Nettcash cries foul over mobile money agents, accuses other operators of nudging them out
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