Ethiopia

Ethiopia Considers Allowing Foreigners to Buy Stakes in Domestic Banks
Ethiopia Considers Allowing Foreigners to Buy Stakes in Domestic Banks
June 14, 2024  |  International

After 30 years of barring foreigners from its banking sector, Ethiopia is reportedly considering allowing overseas banks to buy stakes in domestic lenders. A bill...

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Ethiopian Banking Glitch Lets Consumers Withdraw Unlimited Funds
Ethiopian Banking Glitch Lets Consumers Withdraw Unlimited Funds
March 19, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

A banking glitch in Ethiopia reportedly let customers withdraw unlimited funds. Now, state-owned Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) is trying to recover the $40-plus million that was withdrawn or...

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Safaricom Launches M-Pesa Mobile Money Service in Ethiopia
Safaricom Launches M-Pesa Mobile Money Service in Ethiopia
August 27, 2023  |  Mobile Wallets

Kenyan telecom Safaricom has brought its mobile money service M-Pesa to Ethiopia. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Saturday (Aug. 26), the service went live in Africa’s second-most populous country...

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Ethiopia Considering Opening Mobile Money Market to Foreign Operators
Ethiopia Considering Opening Mobile Money Market to Foreign Operators
February 20, 2023  |  Payment Methods

A consultative meeting focused on the future of Ethiopia’s mobile money market is to be held Tuesday (Feb. 21). The meeting concerns a draft directive...

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Meta’s $1.6B Kenya Court Case Revives Online Safety Debate
Meta’s $1.6B Kenya Court Case Revives Online Safety Debate
January 05, 2023  |  Meta

Kenya has taken center stage as governments worldwide debate how to regulate social media algorithms. Specifically, all eyes are on the Kenyan High Court, where...

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Mobile Money Earns Its Stripes in Ethiopia’s Telecom Liberalization
Mobile Money Earns Its Stripes in Ethiopia’s Telecom Liberalization
August 31, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

Kenya has been at the forefront of Africa’s mobile money revolution ever since Safaricom launched the continent’s first mobile money platform M-Pesa, but Ethiopia has...

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MTN, Vodafone Chase Untapped Ethiopian Telecom Market
MTN, Vodafone Chase Untapped Ethiopian Telecom Market
April 26, 2021  |  Mobile

Two wireless service providers are seeking telecom licenses in Ethiopia, which is the fastest-growing economy in Africa and a place with a largely untapped telecommunications...

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Visa, Moneta Team To Enhance Digital Payments In Ethiopia, Kenya
Visa, Moneta Team To Enhance Digital Payments In Ethiopia, Kenya
April 19, 2021  |  International

Moneta Technologies’ Amole, Ethiopia’s mobile eWallet platform, has teamed up with Visa to launch a strategic partnership that supports digital payments in the region, according...

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Nigeria’s Paga Buys Software Firm Apposit For Global Expansion
Nigeria’s Paga Buys Software Firm Apposit For Global Expansion
January 22, 2020  |  International

Nigerian digital payments startup Paga is expanding its operations with the acquisition of Apposit, a software development startup based in Ethiopia, as reported on Wednesday...

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