F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Google’s Groupon deal makes no sense
Faith Merino at VatorNews reported on Monday that Google had purchased Groupon for $2.5 billion: “… according to an unnamed insider who spoke with…
Will SA’s unbanked masses embrace M-Pesa?
On paper, the argument for embracing M-Pesa, a mobile-phone based money transfer service, is a compelling one. But implementation needs to be perfect if…
Cred and the art of micropayments
The topic of micropayments has struck a heated note amongst online paywall experts and content providers. There are many who denounce the system, marking…
Do banks block mobile money innovation in Africa?
A recent blog posting by Dr. Bill Maurer on the CGAP website spoke about mobile money’s innovation crisis. The author claims that nothing new has…
