Mobile Money

What Alipay’s move to Africa could mean for African fintech startups

September 13, 2018 - by Winston - Leave a Comment

With 520 million users, Alibaba’s Alipay is arguably one of the biggest online and mobile payment platforms in the world. And just recently, the China-based payment platform revealed plans for …

Technology / Telecom

Uganda: Mobile Money Tax Shores Up URA Collection and It Could Be Here to Stay

September 12, 2018 - by Winston - Leave a Comment

More than 45 days after the government of Uganda gave in to public pressure and introduced a Bill in parliament to remove the one per cent excise duty on receiving …