Cellulant cleared to become PSSP by Bank of Tanzania
The Bank of Tanzania (BOT) has granted its approval in principle for Cellulant Corporation to operate as a Payment Solution Service Provider (PSSP) in Tanzania.
MFS Africa moves into Sierra Leone
MFS Africa, which describes itself as Africa’s largest payment gateway, has announced its entry into Sierra Leone, partnering with Afrimoney, the mobile money service offered by pan-African telecommunications company Africell.
Carbon teams up with Visa to enable payments across Africa
Pan-African fintech firm Carbon has entered a strategic five-year partnership with Visa to provide its customers with digital and physical Visa payment cards.
Ghana’s mobile money agent tax rise passed to consumers
Government efforts to use the success of popular communications services as a source of new tax income have continued. The latest example is a reported 10 percent tax on the earnings of mobile money agents in Ghana.
PLDT’s Voyager Innovations bags US$167m investment for MFS
PLDT’s digital unit Voyager Innovations has secured investment worth $167 million to help it expand into financial services via a new digital bank.
