Africa Telecoms Magazine - August 2010
Leading a mobile money revolution In South Africa, the mobile communications industry, perhaps more so than any other, has the ability to drive real social and economic change. Yet, we are only just starting to realise the potential of mobile technology in this country and the rich opportunities it offers…
A Decade of Dominance FUNDAMO HAS OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS BECOME A HOUSEHOLD NAME IN THE M-BANKING WORLD. WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT MAKES THE COMPANY AND ITS FOUNDER, HANNES VAN RENSBURG TICK. Founded in September 2000 with the aspirations of bringing financial transactions to the mobile phone market,…
Mobile technologies pioneered in Africa and other emerging economies are finally getting the rest of the world talking. Third World mobile banking systems are piquing the attention of international operators and international banking organisations. The result – if all goes well – could be a fresh influx of investment and technological know-how…
The mobile financial services space is one of the most exciting sectors of the technology sector to be involved in, mainly because there’s massive demand for these services and what matters to users in different regions and cultures, differs substantially. We take a closer look at where this market is…
Having been with MTN developing the Group’s strategy for Mobile Money outside of South Africa after the MTN Banking experimentation in that country, could you give us some insight into this experience, and why you think mobile financial services has been so successful in Africa? I think that there are…
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." - Thomas Watson, Chairman of IBM, 1943 On April Fools Day in 1976, with the demonstration of the Apple I and the launch of the Apple II in 1977, the home computer industry was born. The Apple II ran…
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