Analysis of News relating to the Digital Money Ecosystem

MTN Uganda to enable social security contributions via mobile money - Telecompaper (subscription)

14/09/2017 Link to source

MTN Uganda to enable social security contributions via mobile money MTN Uganda and the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) have announced a partnership to enable payment of social security contributions using mobile money , reports The Monitor. This will make it convenient for their customers, by avoiding long bank ...

Context

	Uganda The Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania.
	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 - UGANDA 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.
	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
	Security This relates to the Security considerations for Digital Money
	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.
	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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