Analysis of News relating to the Digital Money Ecosystem

Digital services 'increasingly crucial' for MTN - ITWeb

06/03/2017 Link to source

Digital services 'increasingly crucial' for MTN The number of MTN Mobile Money registered customers grew by 18% to 41 million in 2016, supported by a strong performance from MTN Ghana and MTN Benin. The number of 30-day active customers increased by 55% to 15.4 million across 15 countries ...

Context

	Benin The Republic of Benin is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, by Nigeria to the east and by Burkina Faso and Niger to the north.
	Ghana The Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ivory Coast to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south.
	Digital Services The Digital Services domain has been described by Shift Thought™ as a way to understand the different kinds of products and services that consumers and businesses are offered within the context of Digital Money.
	Mobile money The Mobile Money service category described by Shift Thought™ refers to financial services that provide a stored value account where the customer relationship is not with a bank.
	Mobile wallet Mobile Wallet service category refers to the use of an account and stored value or e-money associated with a mobile subscriber.
	MTN - BENIN MTN has a vision to become the leading provider of communication services on the African Continent. MTN has duplicated its outstanding success from South Africa in its operations in Rwanda, Uganda, Swaziland, Cameroon and Nigeria.
	MTN - GHANA MTN has a vision to become the leading provider of communication services on the African Continent. MTN has duplicated its outstanding success from South Africa in its operations in Rwanda, Uganda, Swaziland, Cameroon and Nigeria.
	MTN Mobile Money All MTN Mobile Money services in Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific
	MTN Prepaid Airtime Topup Afghanistan Mobile Money has been implemented in 12 countries. Nigeria is expected to introduce this utilising a partnership model. At 30 June 2011, there were 5.1 million registered mobile money subscribers, with Uganda and Ghana, each accounting for 37% of the
	Visa Mobile Money - Kenya Visa Inc. launched their new plug-and-play mobile money platform to offer bank-grade financial services with simplified transactions in February 2016, claimed to be more cost-efficient for financial institutions and mobile operators.
	Visa Mobile Money Visa Inc. launched their new plug-and-play mobile money platform to offer bank-grade financial services with simplified transactions in February 2016, claimed to be more cost-efficient for financial institutions and mobile operators.
	Mobile Money Mobile money uses ownership of the mobile to extend financial access
	Aircel ICICI Mobile Money Aircel partnered with ICICI to launch Mobile Money, a prepaid account for Aircel subscribers through which they can transfer funds, pay bills and enjoy other services from their mobile phones.
	MTN Mobile Money Mobile Money has been implemented in 12 countries. Nigeria is expected to introduce this utilising a partnership model. At 30 June 2011, there were 5.1 million registered mobile money subscribers, with Uganda and Ghana, each accounting for 37% of the
	Visa Mobile Money Visa Inc. launched their new plug-and-play mobile money platform to offer bank-grade financial services with simplified transactions in February 2016, claimed to be more cost-efficient for financial institutions and mobile operators.

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