Money Matters  

Verve has 20 million cards in circulation

Interswitch spins off two core divisions

Nigeria's leading payment processing and transaction company has reorganised its operations in a bid to further grow and expand its core businesses
Aliko Dangote

Dangote: Africa's first $20 billion man

Strong performance by Nigeria's Dangote Group has elevated its major shareholder to become one of the richest men in the world
The company operates in 22 countries

First Africa, then the world for MTN

African based mobile telecommunications giant MTN has global ambitions as its year output grows
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Uganda envisions Kampala tourism boost

The East African country believes that its capital can rival some of the continent's most infamous tourism hot spots over the coming years
The South African economy exports a third of its goods to Europe

South African records slowest Q1 growth since 2009

South Africa has recorded its lowest Q1 growth since the 2009 recession, following a dceline in the manufacturing sector
Better roaming rates for business travellers

execMobile offers global first data roaming solution

A leading South African supplier of cost-effective solutions for using mobile phone and internet abroad offers post-paid roaming services which can knock 98 percent off bills for business travellers
Opinion

Retail outlets could be ATMs of the future

Bevan Ducasse of South African software business wiGroup discusses the problem of how to spend money sitting in mobile accounts and wallets
Safaricom's Bob Collymore

Safaricom profits rise by almost 50 percent

The goal of becoming Kenya's best network is well on the way to being achieved for its leading communications and money-transfer company
Investment cash

Oragroup attracts US$18 million of fresh capital

Emerging Capital Partners-led regional banking group benefits from a capital increase to fund continued growth and expansion strategy
New money transfer service for East Africans

KCB and Western Union join forces

KCB customers to have access to the Western Union Money TransferSM Service via their bank accounts real time 24/7


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