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nouhaila_zaki

My PAGA - transact mobile payments; send cash via mobile; pay bills via mobile. - 0 views

  • We are a team of passionate Africans determined to tackle what we consider a critical issue paramount to Africas development - the availability of financial services to all Africans. Paga was founded early 2009 on the simple belief that the ubiquity of mobile phones can be leveraged to bring financial services to all Africans. We aim to accomplish our mission by working in partnership with select Banks, Microfinance institutions, and all Mobile Network Operators. Innovation is at the core of our company - we strive to develop "appropriate technology" suited for the local markets where we operate. We also work hard to ensure our services are low cost and accessible via our agent network - in doing so we can strive towards universal access. Paga works on the most basic SMS enabled phone and on all mobile networks so customers have the liberty to have their Paga account available at their finger tips regardless of what phone or network they are using. For consumers, our core offering is a money transfer service - with Paga you can send money to anyone with a mobile phone. You can either use Paga by yourself (if you own a Paga account) or by going to any Paga Agent. We also offer several other products such as: buying/sending airtime credits, bill payments, and retail payments. For ultimate convenience we provide several channels for consumers to use Paga - SMS, Online, a mobile application, USSD, or IVR (automated line). Paga Merchant Services allows businesses to collect payment from all spectrums of the population - whether banked or not. By leveraging the Paga e-widget, businesses can integrate a world class online checkout process on their own websites. Businesses can also leverage our agent network to collect payment for goods and services or provide customers the convenience of paying via SMS or online at Pagas customer portal. Our current services are the beginning of a journey. Through our innovation lab "Paga labs" and in conjunction with our partners we will continue to develop and deliver valuable offerings to our customers. Together with our partners we will achieve our mission and bring financial services within reach of millions of Africans!
    • nouhaila_zaki
       
      This excerpt is an introductory statement of the company Paga, its operations, its goals, its customers, its core offerings, and its innovation programs.
ayachehbouni

Kenyan bank launches mobile payments service | ALB Article - 1 views

  • The service will allow customers to send money to bank accounts and mobile wallets in 15 countries, including Uganda, the United Kingdom, India, China and Germany. SimbaPay previously set up a similar service for transfers to Asia with Kenya’s Family Bank in 2018. Africa has been among the most prominent regions for fintech development as users, banks and technology companies have bypassed traditional banking to embrace mobile banking and payment services.
    • mbellakbail69
       
      This partnership with a Uk based company shows that Africa has become the predominant region of the fintech industry. As customer, bank and technology firms have overtaken conventional banking to include mobile banking and payment services,
  • SimbaPay head of operations Victor Karanja said in a statement: “Businesses as well as Kenyans and expatriates with friends and family abroad send over USD 18 billion to other African countries, Asia and Europe annually with several billion Kenya Shillings going through the SimbaPay network.”
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  • A partnership with a UK-based company will give Prime Bank customers in Kenya access to mobile payments. Nairobi-headquartered private bank Prime Bank has taken a further step into the fintech market by launching an international money transfer service, in collaboration with London-headquartered company SimbaPay.
    • ayachehbouni
       
      this service will give the possibility to customers to transfer money to bank accounts and mobile wallets in 15 countries. Once again, this is a partnership that will make simbapay's customer base increase.
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    A partnership with a UK-based company will give Prime Bank customers in Kenya access to mobile payments.
mbellakbail69

Egypt's Fawry becomes Africa's 3rd Unicorn to reach a US$1B valuation - FurtherAfrica - 2 views

  • Fawry’s fortune is partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic that caused more people to place a high demand for its e-payment offerings. Being the leading fintech company in Egypt, Fawry’s revenue for the first half of 2020 increased by 47% to EGP 549.26M, from EGP 373.33 generated in 2019.Fawry has joined the rank of African companies that have become unicorns. Jumia was the first to attain unicorn status after listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Interswitch also became a unicorn after Visa acquired minority stakes last year. All three have attained global recognition, credibility, and reputation. The unicorn status creates a good public perception for investors and potential customers.
    • hibaerrai
       
      Covid-19 has caused Fawry's profits to skyrocket making it one of the most leading fintechs in Africa.
  • Fawry’s fortune is partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic that caused more people to place a high demand for its e-payment offerings. Being the leading fintech company in Egypt, Fawry’s revenue for the first half of 2020 increased by 47% to EGP 549.26M, from EGP 373.33 generated in 2019.
  • Ashraf Sabry and Mohamed Okasha founded Fawry in 2008. It has an online payment gateway for business owners to transact with customers via cash, credit cards, and e-wallets. In 2019, Fawry listed about 36% (254.6M) of its ordinary shares on the Egyptian Stock Exchange. It initially sold at EGP 6.46 per share, and then it tripled to EGP 18.78 at a market cap of EGP 13.3B in July 2020. After going public, other investors took an interest that led to a significant increase by over 300% in its stock price since its debut at the Egyptian Stock Exchange.
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  • Ashraf Sabry and Mohamed Okasha founded Fawry in 2008. It has an online payment gateway for business owners to transact with customers via cash, credit cards, and e-wallets. In 2019, Fawry listed about 36% (254.6M) of its ordinary shares on the Egyptian Stock Exchange. It initially sold at EGP 6.46 per share, and then it tripled to EGP 18.78 at a market cap of EGP 13.3B in July 2020. After going public, other investors took an interest that led to a significant increase by over 300% in its stock price since its debut at the Egyptian Stock Exchange.
    • mbellakbail69
       
      I believe Fawry has joined the rank of African companies that have become unicorns. Jumia was the first to attain unicorn status after listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
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    It's really interesting to see that covid-19 had a positive impact on the fintech industry. Fawry is yet another great example of this unexpected effect of Covid-19 pandemic. Their revenues have increased by nearly 50% in the first semester of 2020, and the reason behind that is that the population started to rely more and more on e-payment.
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    Fawry has joined the rank of African companies that have become unicorns. Jumia was the first to attain unicorn status after listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Interswitch also became a unicorn after Visa acquired minority stakes last year. All three have attained global recognition, credibility, and reputation. The unicorn status creates a good public perception for investors and potential customers.
nourserghini

Carbon to fund fintechs in Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire and Egypt | apt... - 0 views

  • Carbon’s Disrupt fund, the first of its kind by an African fintech startup, will invest up to $10,000 per startup (for 5 percent equity) and give access to Carbon’s API, allowing investees to leverage Carbon’s growing customer base and innovative technology platform, to get to market faster. Acknowledging that its success is dependent on the growth of the tech ecosystem, Carbon expects the initiative to spark more collaboration and further investment that should drive growth across the ecosystem.
    • nourserghini
       
      This article states that Carbon is the first fintech to start the initiative of a Disrupt fund for African startups.This shows how strongly Carbon believes in the success of start-ups and how eager they are to keep up with the new technology's market.
ayoubb

FinTech and RegTech: Enabling Innovation While Preserving Financial Stability on JSTOR - 0 views

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  • The authors propose a new regime of regulatory systems in response to the growth of financial technology to balance innovation with objectives for economic development, financial stability, and consumer protection. This regime, called "smart regulation," requires a comprehensive review of current regulatory frameworks and systems. Smart regulation also involves technology for regulation, includes digitization of systems, and leverages advanced analytics and data.
    • ayoubb
       
      Fintech and Regulations
nourserghini

Nigerian fintech startup Carbon launches social banking service - Disrupt Africa - 0 views

  • Its latest service – Carbon Express – enables users to initiate and complete transactions such as P2P transfers and bill payments from the keyboard without launching the Carbon app or leaving the app they are using. Instead, they will be able to access services from the touch of their keyboard enabling quicker Instagram or WhatsApp commerce.
    • nourserghini
       
      Carbon express is one of the latest technologies implemented by Carbon which allows faster transactions through the keyboard only without the app.
mehdi-ezzaoui

SimbaPay unleashes Pan-African remittances chatbot - FinTech Futures - 1 views

  • The chatbot will also enable 24/7 instant customer service for its customers across Africa and Europe. Daniel Howard, CTO for SimbaPay, says: “Another major objective we achieved with the chatbot service is that it also works without internet. This means customers with a mobile phone, even a basic phone without internet access, can access the SimbaPay chatbot using SMS.” Together with Interswitch, SimbaPay says its B2B division offers its instant remittance technology to banks and telcos who want to provide their customers with the service. To send money with an SMS users need the recipient’s phone number and the chatbot will automatically obtain the recipient bank account or mobile money details.
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    The chatbot will also enable 24/7 instant customer service for its customers across Africa and Europe.
mehdibella

Nigerian fintech startup Carbon launches $100k entrepreneurship fund - Disrupt Africa - 0 views

  • “Common investor wisdom is to stay in your market and dominate. This assumes that you are expanding on your own but we believe that by collaborating and partnering deliberately, Carbon and other tech companies can scale faster and build more enduring platforms,” Chijioke Dozie, chief executive officer (CEO) and co-founder of Carbon, said. 
    • nourserghini
       
      This shows that Carbon is more interested in collaboration than in competition because it knows the power and innovation of tech companies.
  • Nigerian fintech startup Carbon has set up a US$100,000 pan-African fund to address the lack of funding and support holding back entrepreneurs on the continent.Consumer lending platform Carbon, which rebranded in April as parent company OneFi continues to transition into being a full digital banking platform after raising US$5 million in debt funding and acquiring Nigerian payments startup Amplify, has been busy expanding its offering, and has also moved into new markets with a Kenyan launch.Its “Disrupt fund” is the first of its kind by an African fintech startup, and will invest up to US$10,000 per startup for five per cent equity. Portfolio companies will also be given access to Carbon’s API, allowing them to leverage Carbon’s growing customer base and innovative technology platform to get to market faster. Carbon expects the initiative to spark more collaboration and further investment that should drive growth across the ecosystem, and is accepting applications from companies with operations in Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Egypt. Startups looking to apply for the fund must have a functioning product, be post-revenue, and be looking to operate in multiple countries. The fund has a wide investment mandate but target sectors include insurance, health and education.“There are many excellent companies across the continent looking for the kind of scale Nigeria offers and we are excited to partner with them to provide the support and financial investment they need. We are equally excited to expand beyond Nigeria and Kenya by working with a new generation of innovators across the continent and sharing our experience to tackle common obstacles to growth.”
    • samiatazi
       
      A pan-African fund was founded by fintech startup Carbon to resolve the shortfalls in financing and assistance. The Fund will spend 5 percent of its equity in up to US$10,000 per start-up. Carbon expects the program to promote more coordination and more spending to fuel growth. The applications of businesses in Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and Ivory Coast are approved.
  • Nigerian fintech startup Carbon has set up a US$100,000 pan-African fund to address the lack of funding and support holding back entrepreneurs on the continent.
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  • Consumer lending platform Carbon, which rebranded in April as parent company OneFi continues to transition into being a full digital banking platform after raising US$5 million in debt funding and acquiring Nigerian payments startup Amplify, has been busy expanding its offering, and has also moved into new markets with a Kenyan launch
  • Carbon expects the initiative to spark more collaboration and further investment that should drive growth across the ecosystem, and is accepting applications from companies with operations in Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Egypt. 
mehdi-ezzaoui

SimbaPay launches purely SMS-based Money Remittance option for Feature Phone users powe... - 1 views

  • he London-based digital money transfer services SimbaPay has now launched a new money remittance services that will purely operate via SMS. That means even people with no internet and using just a feature phone can now use SimbaPay to send or receive money. This is a huge step for the company, as it now enters a bigger pool of users, both with smartphones plus internet access combined with those without smartphones and/or not internet access. The new SimbaPay SMS money remittance services went live yesterday, and now users from around the world can use the service on any device from anywhere via the good-old SMS. The new SMS service is powered by artificial intelligence that has seen SimbaPay integrate a chatbot at the other end of the user.
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    new feature in simbapay service
mbellakbail69

No cash needed using South Africa's SnapScan - 0 views

  • During the interview, Ehlers provided some personal insights regarding difficulties facing today’s entrepreneurs. “For me the hardest part was realising a company has been built that a lot of people work for and depend on, and if serious mistakes are made, you and your whole team could be without any kind of job security, without any kind of safety net – and the whole show just ends tomorrow.” Even in light of SnapScan’s success, Ehlers still warns of the idolisation of ideas. “What comes to mind first is to really not over-value your idea. Ideas are important, absolutely, they inspire us, they drive us to experience something. But ideas aren’t always special, you have a lot of them every day. “The really hard part is turning that idea into a reality. Ideas aren’t absolute, they require analysis and change to eventually find something that really works.”
    • mbellakbail69
       
      I agree that people need to understand where they are and what their strengths are and to play with this. Every day there are fantastic things from Africa. People must avoid underestimating the continent's advantages.
chaimaa-rachid

WorldRemit expands to Algeria - 0 views

  • “According to the World Bank, over 80% of the Malawian population live in rural areas. Our new partnership offers recipients a variety of convenient cash pickup locations across the country, and our digital model drives down the cost of remittances as senders do not have to visit a traditional offline money agent.”
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    WorldRemit is improving consumer loyalty by presenting new services that permit advanced fund transfer.
ayachehbouni

Kenya's Family Bank partners SimbaPay for WeChat transfers - 1 views

  • Family Bank Limited, a leading bank in Kenya, has partnered with London-based financial technology firm SimbaPay to launch an instant money transfer service from Kenya to China through WeChat – a service that will help boost Kenya-China trade. Over seven million customers and businesses in Kenya will now access SimbaPay’s international money transfer service to send money to China’s WeChat Pay from Family Bank’s PesaPap mobile banking application and USSD service. Non-customers too will enjoy the service via a dedicated PayBill number 261059 on MPESA.
  • In addition to the China (WeChat) service, SimbaPay also supports money transfer to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ghana, Nigeria, Madagascar, Niger and India. 
    • nourserghini
       
      This is interesting because Family bank partnered with Simbapay to offer the Wechat money transfer service to china. Besides this, Simbapay also transfers money to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, etc.
  • China is Kenya’s biggest trading partner. In 2017 alone, businesses in Kenya imported well over USD 4 billion worth of goods from China. The current existing solutions for sending money to China take multiple days to reach the recipient’s bank account, with some requiring the supplier to physically visit an agent to collect their money. This new service easily overcomes these barriers.
    • mbellakbail69
       
      I believe that, with this new service increasingly effective, Kenya's traders can replenish stocks more quickly and thus improve trade with the two countries
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  • With over 1 billion subscribers, WeChat is the largest payment and social media app in China. This initiative therefore connects Africa’s largest mobile money ecosystem to China’s largest payment service in real-time.
    • ayachehbouni
       
      I believe that the service born from this partnership is very unique and attractive to customers of both platforms as it offers the sender a chance to review the transaction and exchange rate applicable before releasing the payment.
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    Partnership with wechat to send money to China's WeChat Pay from Family Bank's PesaPap mobile banking application and USSD service.
mehdi-ezzaoui

SIMBA Payment App Launches Using Stellar Network - 1 views

  • SIMBA Pay is open source and designed for developers who wish to integrate blockchain-based payment systems. SIMBA Pay offers built-in support for a wide array of third-party technologies and services, including CoinBase and cold wallets. The ease-of-use for developers will accelerate the growth of the cryptocurrency industry and make integrations with traditional financial systems easier down the road. “We believe our technology stack provides a unique advantage for developers,” said Joel Neidig, CEO of SIMBA Chain. “SIMBA’s world-class developer tools have already made cloud-based dapps easier to create than ever and provide transparency and verification for complex digital workflows. It’s never been easier to jump into this exciting space, no matter where you are in your developer journey.” “We are excited to see SIMBA Chain, a Stellar Service Provider, launch their open source payment application to foster greater adoption of Stellar and end-user accessibility through lower fees as compared with traditional payment solutions,” said Boris Reznikov, Director of Business Development at the Stellar Development Foundation.
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    Simba pay app launches a new service using stellar network
omarlahmidi

Mastercard, SnapScan partnership adds 30,000 South African merchants - 0 views

  • “With Masterpass, we’re enabling consumers to make secure and simple everyday payments wherever they are and from any connected device, without needing to physically carry their bank cards with them,” says Mark Elliott, Division President, Mastercard, South Africa. “Thanks to our collaboration with SnapScan, we are pleased to offer consumers even more places to pay using Masterpass, which is now the most widely accepted digital wallet in South Africa.”Since its launch in 2013, SnapScan has grown its acceptance exponentially, especially among small businesses that traditionally did not have access to traditional Point of Sale devices and relied on cash payments. It makes accepting digital card payments cheap and easy, with merchants simply needing to display a QR code at the till, online or on a bill.“Given SnapScan’s extensive acceptance footprint, the ability to offer merchants a single QR code, which will accept payment from multiple mobile wallet solutions such as Masterpass, is the driving force behind creating interoperability,” says Lincoln Mali, head of group card and payments at Standard Bank. “We believe that interoperability between digital payments platforms is one of the keys to driving digital payments usage and acceptance in South Africa.”
    • mbellakbail69
       
      Master Pass gives consumers the opportunity to buy digital wallets on their smartphones online and in-store without having to carry bankcards.  People can check a single SnapScan QR code anywhere they want to make payments.
    • aymanelmamoun
       
      The collaboration does not stop with international banks, yet innovative online payment companies are involved. Mastercard collaborates with SnapScan offering the customer easy use.
  • Each Masterpass transaction is classified as an Authenticated Mobile Transaction by South African banks, ensuring that consumers enjoy the highest protection from fraudsters.
    • omarlahmidi
       
      MasterCard operates with SnapScan to make customer's life much easier.
ayachehbouni

SimbaPay scales new heights in digital money transfer - Business Daily - 1 views

  • A Kenyan-owned digital money transfer firm, SimbaPay, is taking not only the local but also the international money remittance sector by storm.The London-based firm, started with the aim of helping out Kenyans living in the diaspora pay bills through M-Pesa, has over the years grown into a full-fledged money transfer firm joining the likes of Western Union and MoneyGram in the market.Unlike conventional players, SimbaPay strives to make money transfer painless to both the sender and recipient.The tech firm allows citizens residing in the European Union to send money home instantly through its application.People with a bank account, debit or credit card use mobile phones or tablets to access the app and transfer money to recipients’ mobile money wallets such as M-Pesa or MTN mobile money or bank account.
  • “We are able to roll out new countries on our platform at a low cost which then allows us to pass on these savings to customers. We can do this due to our technology that allows transactions to be processed at breakneck speed with zero human interaction,” said SimbaPay chief executive officer Nyasinga Onyancha.The firm’s compliance and onboarding of customers is handled within the app, making it significantly easier for customers to sign up and start sending money to loved ones within minutes.
    • mbellakbail69
       
      Financial inclusion will be then positively impacted as more small scale traders will be able to directly source goods from everywhere instead of depending on middlemen to make payments on their behalf.
  • “We are able to roll out new countries on our platform at a low cost which then allows us to pass on these savings to customers. We can do this due to our technology that allows transactions to be processed at breakneck speed with zero human interaction,” said SimbaPay chief executive officer Nyasinga Onyancha.
    • ayachehbouni
       
      The strength of simbapay come from the ease of use of the platform.
mehdi-ezzaoui

SimbaPay Allows You Transfer Money from the UK to Nigeria at Zero Charge | TechCabal - 1 views

  • Digital money transfer provider, SimbaPay, has announced the launch of its money transfer service to Nigeria. Using the SimbaPay app or website, Nigerians living in the UK can send money to Nigeria at zero charge using SimbaPay. The payment can be made to any bank account or mobile phone in Nigeria instantly.
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    The service eliminates tedious processes of traditional money remittance firms, high cost and the need for customers to remember branch codes. The application allows people living in Europe to send bulk cash of up Sh4.5 million home.
mehdi-ezzaoui

SimbaPay is now processing money transfers to Ghana and Uganda | TechCabal - 1 views

  • Money transfer company, SimbaPay, has expanded its services to Ghana and Uganda. This means that SimbaPay users living in Europe can transfer money to their loved ones via mobile money or their bank accounts. SimbaPay users with a bank account or debit card can use the service to securely make money transfers. The transfers are credited to recipients immediately or after 3 days depending on which option the user selects. Recipients can then access the money through mobile money channels or via their bank accounts.
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    Simbapay has expanded its services to Ghana and Uganda. This means that SimbaPay users living in Europe can transfer money to their loved ones via mobile money or their bank accounts.
chaimaa-rachid

GSMA | Mobile money: A product of choice for women to send and receive remittances | Mo... - 0 views

  • Women constitute the majority of remittance recipients globally and remittances have an impact on both women’s actual income as well as on social norms
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    WorldRemit has presented a favorable position by expanding security and protection which has plainly helped in including unbanked women.
mehdi-ezzaoui

SimbaPay announces single money transfer of up to $45,000 (USD) to Africa - Sierra Expr... - 0 views

  • SimbaPay (http://www.SimbaPay.com) is revolutionizing the remittance space through its official announcement of raising the single transaction limit to a whopping $45,000. This is substantially higher than the previous transaction limit of $3,000. According to Victor Karanja, Head of Operations at SimbaPay, sending money home and buying property across Africa has just become a whole lot easier. “A pain point for customers in the past has been having to undertake multiple transfers to complete a single purchase.” “A key risk with multiple transfers was exchange rate fluctuation. Sending up to $45,000 with just our mobile app will protect senders from the fluctuation that arises when one splits up the transfer,” said Karanja.
mehdi-ezzaoui

Techstars Announces 10 Startups For First-Ever African Program - 1 views

  • SimbaPay (UK, focussed on Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda) – "Send money to family and friends bank accounts or mobile wallets in Africa (from abroad) in a convenient and cheap way. Customers can also use their bill settlement technology to pay merchants in Africa (such as universities, utilities). You can also open a bank account back home using the app".
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    simbapay as one of the 10 best startups
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