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Orange Money partners with Ericsson Wallet Platform

Operator group Orange has turned to Ericsson to help it grow its pan African Orange Money service.

• 6 days ago

OnlyFans blames banks for content policy change – UPDATED

The founder of Social subscriber platform OnlyFans has pinned the blame on banks refusing to process transactions connected to the company.

• 25 Aug 2021

OnlyFans, Locals, Stripe, and the payment processor police

Social subscriber platform OnlyFans is reportedly banning sexually explicit content, undermining the businesses of many of its creators in the process.

• 20 Aug 2021

Eurobites: Ethiopia to re-open bidding on second operator licence

Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: MTN warns of H1 earnings fall; Orange combines with SSE Networks for improved maritime connectivity; Brussels looks into latest Facebook acquisition.

• 03 Aug 2021

Safaricom shareholders greenlight Ethiopia expansion

Safaricom’s shareholders formally approved the operator’s incorporation in neighbouring Ethiopia, following it led a successful bid for a telecoms licence in Africa’s second largest country.

• 02 Aug 2021

Eurobites: Pain in Spain punches hole in Orange’s Q1

Also in today’s EMEA regional results-fest round-up: Telefónica’s Q2 boosted by Virgin Media O2 merger and Telxius deal; BT’s fiscal Q1 dented by corporate and public sector struggles; Cellnex puts in a towering performance in H1.

• 29 Jul 2021

FBI scores a couple of major wins against digital baddies

US law enforcement agency the FBI twice managed to trick criminals into using digital services it had access to.

• 08 Jun 2021

UK consumers go crazy for cryptocurrency apps in third lockdown

Conferencing, cryptocurrency and greetings cards were among the biggest growing apps in the first quarter of this year in the UK as consumers grappled with another period of lockdown.

• 09 Apr 2021

MásMóvil is becoming a bank

MásMóvil has launched a new range of financial services products, including personal loans of up to €60,000, putting it well on its way to becoming a bank.

• 19 Feb 2021

MTN teams up with Mastercard on mobile wallets

Africa’s leading mobile operator MTN has partnered with payment platform Mastercard to add online payment functions to its mobile wallet for user across its fintech footprint.

• 16 Feb 2021

Orange boosts banking presence with Anytime acquisition

Orange is ploughing more money into its nascent banking operations in Europe, this time by acquiring small business focused neobank Anytime.

• 06 Jan 2021

WhatsApp launches digital payments platform in Brazil

Social media giant Facebook has made the first tentative steps towards the digital payment environment with its WhatsApp messaging platform in Brazil.

• 15 Jun 2020

Reliance Jio carves off another 1.16% to sixth investor

Reliance Industries founder Mukesh Ambani has found yet another private investor for Jio Platforms, selling 1.16% for $750 million to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).

• 08 Jun 2020

Streaming venture leads Disney to 29% revenue surge

The Walt Disney company has reported a 29% increase for year-on-year revenues thanks to its streaming bet, but COVID-19 has forced the team to withhold dividend payments.

• 06 May 2020

Ericsson’s 2020 African growth plans

President of Ericsson Middle East and Africa, Fadi Pharaon, tells Telecoms.com about the group’s strategy for growth on the African continent.

• 27 Apr 2020

Telcos have a huge role to play in navigating the COVID-19 pandemic

There are three key ways in which MNOs will help all the world navigate this crisis.

• 08 Apr 2020

Visa drops $5.3 billion on Plaid in bid to future proof itself

Financial services giant Visa is acquiring fintech app enabler Plaid in an apparent bid to ensure it doesn’t get left behind in the app economy.

• 14 Jan 2020

Study claims Financial Identity as a Service could add $250 billion to global GDP

A report published by Oxford Economics has looked into the implications of bringing into the financial system the millions of people currently excluded from it.

• 11 Dec 2019

It’s now or never for telcos to unlock financial services

If operators want to play the pivotal role in helping to financially include more than half the adults on our planet, and to share in the positive social and economic benefits of this role, they have to make their move in the next 12 months.

• 09 Dec 2019

Bringing internet to the other half of the world

Low internet penetration is particularly acute in the developing countries. While 81% of the population in the developed world are already using the internet, only 45% in the developing countries can do so.

• 14 Nov 2019