- Ghanaians To Pay For Goods And Services Via Mobile Phones - Zap Eco-system to enrich lives offering customers more flexibility and security in a multitude of transactions 24 hours a day Tuesday 16 March, Accra – ‘Zap’, Zain’s award winning mobile commerce service that allows customers to use their mobile phones like a mobile wallet to pay for goods and services and conduct banking services regardless of the type of handset they ... [Read more]
Opera Software ASA has again released its latest State of the Mobile Web report. The report provides information on the top global trends affecting the mobile Web. In addition to the top global trends and country snapshots, the report highlights trends in Africa and aggregate operator data for the top 10 countries. On a global scale, Opera Mini usage in Nigeria continues to surge, pushing past Poland and taking the #9 spot. The top 12 ... [Read more]
1 August 2008 - Nairobi, Kenya - Zain Group, the leading telecommunications mobile operator servicing over 50 million customers in 22 countries across the Middle East and Africa, today announced it has re-branded its entire African operations from Celtel to Zain (www.zain.com). The move coincides with the linking of the world’s first borderless mobile service ‘One Network’ across two continents. 14 country operations across Africa will ... [Read more]
Zain, the leading mobile telecommunication operator in the Middle East and Africa present in 22 countries, announces today its consolidated financial results for the first half of 2008. The results showed significant growth in revenues with customer numbers exceeding 50 million. H1-2008 Key Performance Indicators Total Managed Active Customers 50.74 million Consolidated Revenues US$ 3.488 billion EBITDA US$ 1.305 billion Net ... [Read more]
With its 75% acquisition of Ghana's Second National Operator (SNO) - Western Telesystems Limited from the government of Ghana for US$120 million, Celtel now has an operation in Ghana. Celtel International is the African arm of Zain. According to Zain's website: Zain (formerly MTC Group) acquired African mobile telecoms leader Celtel International B.V in May 2005 for US$3.36 billion, underscoring MTC’s ambition to become an international ... [Read more]
Paypal has expanded even further in more countries in Africa, and other parts of the world. I have highlighted the African countries below: The new markets that can now use PayPal to send money online include: Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan Republic, Belize, Benin Republic, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of ... [Read more]
