Etisalat posts first quarter decline in net profit
UAE-based Etisalat, the second-largest telecoms group in the Gulf region, reported an 8.5 percent annual decline in net profit for the first quarter, causing it to miss analysts’ expectations. Net...
View ArticleEtisalat trumpets African NFC first
Etisalat said that its Zantel subsidiary in Tanzania had launched “Africa’s first commercial NFC payment service,” called Touch and Go. The service is said to complement its zPesa payment offering, and...
View ArticleAirtel, Tigo claim mobile money first
Two operators in Tanzania launched a service so that subscribers to their rival mobile money services can send and receive cash with one another.Airtel and Tigo claim it is the world’s first...
View ArticleEtisalat mulls Tanzania sale; Vodacom and Millicom linked to deal — report
Operator group Etisalat is considering the sale of its operations in Tanzania in East Africa, according to a Reuters report.Sources said the Middle East-based company is exploring the sale of its 65...
View ArticleMillicom to buy Zanzibar player from Etisalat
Emerging markets operator Millicom is to buy an 85 per cent stake in Zanzibar Telecom (Zantel) from Etisalat, describing it as “a natural fit for Millicom’s strategy”.Zantel is being bought for $1,...
View ArticleTanzania in mobile money ‘first’ for Africa
Vodacom joined Tigo, Airtel and Zantel in a pioneering interoperability scheme for mobile money in Tanzania.In 2014, Tigo, Airtel and Zantel agreed to enable their customers to send and receive money...
View ArticleMadagascar backs money interoperability
Madagascar is only the second African country after Tanzania to roll out interoperable mobile money services nationwide.All three of the islands’s operator services, Airtel Money, mVola and Orange...
View ArticleAirtel, Tigo claim mobile money first
Two operators in Tanzania launched a service so that subscribers to their rival mobile money services can send and receive cash with one another.Airtel and Tigo claim it is the world’s first...
View ArticleEtisalat mulls Tanzania sale; Vodacom and Millicom linked to deal — report
Operator group Etisalat is considering the sale of its operations in Tanzania in East Africa, according to a Reuters report.Sources said the Middle East-based company is exploring the sale of its 65...
View ArticleMillicom to buy Zanzibar player from Etisalat
Emerging markets operator Millicom is to buy an 85 per cent stake in Zanzibar Telecom (Zantel) from Etisalat, describing it as “a natural fit for Millicom’s strategy”.Zantel is being bought for $1,...
View ArticleTanzania in mobile money ‘first’ for Africa
Vodacom joined Tigo, Airtel and Zantel in a pioneering interoperability scheme for mobile money in Tanzania.In 2014, Tigo, Airtel and Zantel agreed to enable their customers to send and receive money...
View ArticleMadagascar backs money interoperability
Madagascar is only the second African country after Tanzania to roll out interoperable mobile money services nationwide.All three of the islands’s operator services, Airtel Money, mVola and Orange...
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