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Ethiopia: The new greenfield Opportunity for mobile

A new market is opening up in Africa: Ethiopia. In July 2019 the government announced the privatisation of 49% of Ethio Telecom, the monopolistic incumbent currently 100% owned by the state. A new regulatory agency has been created for the opening of the Ethiopian market, ECA. It will be ECA…

Dario BettiDecember 30, 2019

Africa Mobile Payments

The next stage of M-Pesa: Fuliza Micro-loans

The evolution of M-Pesa from simple payment tool to full fintech solution is still underway. Here, Dario Betti, CEO of MEF, reports on the results of the latest addition to Safaricom’s mobile money solution: micro-loans. M-Pesa is the long champion of mobile payments in Kenia and a number of African…

MEFDecember 20, 2019

Africa Enterprise Communications

How do you tackle messaging fraud in South Africa? Together

Last month MEF held a workshop in Cape Town to discuss how to tackle consumer fraud in business messaging. An open invite from MEF members to the banks and mobile network operators in South Africa brought together 3 of the 4 networks, the banks, local associations WASPA and SABRIC to…

Joanne LaceyDecember 17, 2019

Africa Mobile Payments

Nigeria: the rise of Fintech in Africa

Returning from a series of events in Africa, MEF CEO, Dario Betti, reports on the growing Fintech companies in the continent. Investment is flowing on African mobile payment solutions. Development in Fintech is progressing fast with new companies such as Opay, Interswitch and PalmPay emerging next to M-Pesa as the…

MEFDecember 10, 2019

Africa Interviews MEFTV Music

How TurnUp Music is upturning South Africa’s music scene…

Streaming music is taking over the world. But not in developing markets, where data is pricey and handsets are basic. As a result, piracy reigns. Here, Thabiet Allie explains why he built a legal alternative: TurnUp Music… Piracy is annihilating Africa’s vibrant music scene, as it has the rest of…

MEFJanuary 31, 2018

Africa

MEF members at Africacom: BulkSMS

After a period of uncertainly, the South African A2P market now offers stable pricing and a level playing field for aggregators, says Pieter Streicher, MD of BulkSMS.com. He told MEF how the market is flourishing as a result. Social media and messaging apps are hugely popular in South Africa. In…

MEFDecember 14, 2017

Africa Music

Reflections on Africa.com: how mobile-first Africa is putting itself in the picture

Last week MEF and its African membership arrived in Cape Town for the 20th Africa.com conference. Here, MEF CEO Rimma Perelmuter, reflects on a week of uniquely African energy and optimism. On the Cape Town waterfront is the new Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa. This spectacular building – a…

MEFNovember 16, 2017

Africa

The AppsAfrica Awards 2017 Finalists – Part 3

MEF is proud to be a supporting partner of the annual AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards 2017, celebrating the best in mobile and tech from across Africa and held tonight in Cape Town. Now in their third year, the awards supported by Boomplay Music, Basebone, BBM, Content Connect Africa and Mobile Monday…

MEFNovember 6, 2017

Africa

The AppsAfrica Awards 2017 Finalists – Part 2

In the second part of our overview of the finalists, we take a look at three more categories: the Enterprise Solution Award, News and Entertainment Award and the Educational Award. Check out part 1 for details of the other categories’ finalists. MEF is proud to be a supporting partner of…

MEFNovember 1, 2017

Africa

The AppsAfrica Awards 2017 Finalists – Part 1

MEF is proud to be a supporting partner of the annual AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards 2017, celebrating the best in mobile and tech from across Africa. Now in their third year, the awards supported by Boomplay Music, Basebone, BBM, Content Connect Africa and Mobile Monday South Africa (MOMO) attracted over 300…

MEFOctober 25, 2017

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Africa

Ethiopia: The new greenfield Opportunity for mobile

The next stage of M-Pesa: Fuliza Micro-loans

How do you tackle messaging fraud in South Africa? Together

Nigeria: the rise of Fintech in Africa

How TurnUp Music is upturning South Africa’s music scene…

MEF members at Africacom: BulkSMS

Reflections on Africa.com: how mobile-first Africa is putting itself in the picture

The AppsAfrica Awards 2017 Finalists – Part 3

The AppsAfrica Awards 2017 Finalists – Part 2

The AppsAfrica Awards 2017 Finalists – Part 1

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