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- 8 Jul 2015
Western Union Enhances Mobile Money Transfer Capabilities in Africa
Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services, in collaboration with the MTN Group, a multinational mobile telecommunications company servicing 229, 2 million customers in 22 countries,…
- 9 Aug 2018
Nigeria, Ghana Markets Boost MTN’s Half Year Results
Half-yearly results issued by MTN yesterday show an improved performance in constant currency over the six months to 30 June 2018, with stand-out performances by Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa. The…
- 8 Jun 2019
MTN Group Launches First MM Artificial Intelligence Service
MTN Group has launched Africa's first Mobile Money (MM) artificial intelligence service or 'chatbot'. In a statement the company confirmed that the chatbot went live in Ivory Coast in May and will be…
- 8 Jun 2019
MTN Group launches Africa’s first artificial intelligence service for Mobile Money
MTN Group has announced the launch of Africa’s first Mobile Money (MoMo) artificial intelligence service also known as ‘chatbot’. The chatbot went live in Ivory Coast in May and will be rolled out…
- 26 Oct 2020
MTN Nigeria Appoints Karl Toriola as New CEO
MTN Nigeria has announced the appointment of Mr. Karl Toriola as the CEO designate. His appointment is effective March 1, 2021, providing enough time for an orderly handover. Karl Toriola Mr. Toriola…
- 25 Oct 2016
MTN Nigeria Records Further Revenue Decline in Q3 of 2016
MTN Nigeria reported a smaller revenue decline in the quarter ended 30 September, as subscriber numbers continued to recover in the West African country. After reporting a year-on-year decline in…
- 23 Jan 2013
IHS Plans More African Phone Tower Deals
IHS, telecoms Infrastructure Company, hopes to agree up to three transmitter tower deals in Africa this year and increase the size of its portfolio nearly seven-fold within the next four years.…
- 27 Oct 2013
Flexenclosure Opens Office for Southern Africa
Flexenclosure, a specialist developer of intelligent power management systems and pre-fabricated data centres for the ICT industry, has opened a new office in Maputo, Mozambique to serve its growing…
- 30 Oct 2018
Nigeria Boosts MTN Group’s Subscriber Base Growth Despite Sanction
The MTN group added 2.5 million new subscribers in the third quarter of the year, boosted by a strong performance in its embattled Nigerian operations and robust growth out of Ghana. However, MTN SA…
- 24 Aug 2015
MTN, Liquid Telecom in Partnership for Broadband
Mobile operator MTN and network services provider Liquid Telecom have announced a partnership to provide their respective customers with access to a broader fixed and wireless footprint. In a…
- 11 Aug 2018
MTN Group Adopts Flytxt’s Technology across Network
Flytxt, the independent market leader in intelligent customer engagement technology, has signed a deal with telecoms giant MTN Group to automate both inbound and outbound marketing across its entire…
- 31 Aug 2010
Globacom’s Seven Years of Commitment to Effective Service Delivery
Over the years Nigerian own companies providing infrastructure based services have found it difficult to expand outside the country, basically, because of harsh operating environment in the…
- 16 Dec 2013
MTN Forms e-Commerce Venture with Millicom, Rocket Internet
Millicom, the international telecommunications and media company and Rocket Internet have signed an agreement to partner with MTN to develop their African online company AIH. Together the three…
- 2 Aug 2015
Incubation Road-Trip: Ampion Announces 2015 Venture Bus Africa, Partners
Ampion has announced partnership with Transparency International, the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) and leading financial institutions in West Africa. The partnerships will span two…
- 3 Nov 2014
Darwish, Nigerian Billionaire Tycoon Raises $2.6Bn for Telecom Towers
IHS Towers, a Nigerian phone tower company founded by Issam Darwish, Lebanese-Nigerian businessman has raised $2 billion in equity and $600 million in debt in one of the largest equity fundraising…
- 25 Feb 2025
Network International Partners with MTN Group to Enhance Digital Payment Solutions Across Africa
Network International, a leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), has been appointed as a Payment Processor – Issuing partner for MTN Group Fintech, Africa’s…
- 17 Apr 2014
MTN Partners Vivo on Mobile Money in Africa
MTN has joined forces with energy company Vivo Energy to roll out a points service system for the mobile operator's mobile money customers. Vivo Energy is a commercial fuel provider that operates…
- 21 Jan 2015
WorldRemit, MTN Ink Mobile Money Agreement
WorldRemit, online money transfer service and MTN, telecoms operator have signed a global partnership that will enable WorldRemit customers to send remittances instantly to MTN’s Mobile Money…
- 6 Apr 2018
MTN Loses Market Share in Key Markets
Telecoms operator MTN has lost market share in several key markets over the past five years, including Nigeria and South Africa. This is according to the group's five-year review document published…
- 7 Jul 2018
MTN Nigeria Begins IPO in August
MTN Nigeria’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) has been set for August as part of MTN’s plans to restructure debts and fund local investments in Nigeria with its local currency, according to…
- 3 May 2018
West Africa Exchange Targets Telecoms Listings
West Africa’s stock exchange, BRVM, targets listings by the region’s telecoms firms and partnerships with international clearing houses to attract more foreign investors, its chief executive said on…
- 1 Feb 2016
WorldRemit, MTN Ink Agreement on Mobile Money Service
WorldRemit and MTN Group has announced that its customers can now send money instantly to MTN Mobile Money wallets in Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia. The launch follows the signing of a global partnership…
- 14 Jul 2021
StarNews Mobile and Culture Genesis to Bring All Def Media to Africa
StarNews Mobile, the leading mobile video network helping content creators, celebrities and brands monetize their content in Africa, has announced its partnership with Culture Genesis, the largest…
- 15 Apr 2016
Ericsson SCR Report: ICT Can Accelerate Sustainable Development Goals
Ericsson has published its 23rd annual Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report, which details the company’s performance in 2015 in three areas: responsible business; energy, environment…
- 23 Dec 2014
How Telcos Cheat, Frustrate Subscribers
Despite increasing customers’ frustration, telecom companies continue to push for more revenue, according to a report published in the Guardian. Yearly, telecommunication companies in Nigeria…
- 26 Nov 2014
FG Recognizes Glo for Investment Size, Jobs
Globacom, telecom major has been listed as one of the top 100 Firms in Nigeria for the 2014 fiscal year and the company is happy about that. The top 100 companies list is based on…
- 23 Mar 2014
Ecobank Partners MTN on Mobile Money Services
Mobile Money users, who are also customers of MTN and Ecobank in 12 African countries, may soon be able to withdraw cash from Ecobank ATMs and transfer money between their Mobile Money and Ecobank…
- 8 Apr 2021
Goodluck Urges CBN to License MTN, Airtel to Deepen MM Market
Akinwale Goodluck, head of GSMA Africa, has urged Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend money licenses to MTN and Airtel to scale up Nigeria’s mobile money market to at the sub-regional front.…
- 5 Aug 2020
MTN Seeking to Sell Stake in Jumia
MTN Group is planning to sell part or all of its $243 million interest in Jumia Technologies AG as Africa’s biggest wireless carrier looks to pay down debt and enter new markets, according to people…
- 26 Nov 2014
JUMIA Secures EUR 120m in Funding
Jumia announced a new round of investments amounting to EUR 120 million. These investments, which were made by existing shareholders, strengthen the company's position as the leading online retailer…