Airtel Africa news and trends

Mobile Money-Telecom Decoupling to Bolster Interoperability, Benefit Africa’s PSPs
Mobile Wallets // October 24, 2022

As part of the ongoing separation of Airtel Africa’s mobile money business from the parent telecommunications company, Airtel Kenya’s division has become the latest to spin off its mobile money services and will now be operated under a separate legal entity. Get the Full Story...

Airtel Africa Launches Smartcash Payment Service Bank
Banking // July 01, 2022

Airtel Africa, a multinational company that provides telecommunications and mobile money services in 14 countries in Africa, primarily in East, Central and West Africa, officially launched Smartcash Payment Service Bank Friday (July 1).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

EMEA Daily: Airtel Africa Launches SmartCash Payment Service Bank; Mollie and xentral Announce Collaboration
emea // July 01, 2022

In today’s EMEA daily news, Airtel Africa unveils SmartCash Payment Service Bank, its newest subsidiary. GoCardless announces its acquisition of Nordigen and the expansion of its open banking services, and Dutch payment service provider Mollie and xentral announce a new partnership. Get the Full Story...

Today in FinTech: Airtel Africa’s SmartCash Launches; OPay, Mastercard Team for Financial Inclusion
Technology // May 19, 2022

In today’s FinTech news, SmartCash Payment Service Bank, a unit of Airtel Africa, brings digital financial services to Nigeria, while OPay and Mastercard partner to boost financial inclusion. Plus, Walmart-owned PhonePe steps up the competition against Google, Amazon and others in India with new acquisitions....

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Airtel Africa Launches Smartcash Payment Service Bank

July 01, 2022
Airtel Africa, a multinational company that provides telecommunications and mobile money services in 14 countries in Africa, primarily in East, Central and West Africa, officially launched Smartcash Payment Service Bank Friday (July 1).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no […]

Airtel Africa’s Smartcash PSB Launches in Select Nigerian Cities

May 19, 2022
Airtel Africa’s subsidiary, SmartCash Payment Service Bank (SmartCash PSB), is bringing its digital financial services to select cities in Nigeria to further reach unbanked consumers there and expand the region’s...

Airtel Africa Gets $100 Million Boost From Mastercard

April 01, 2021
Payments platform Airtel Africa closed a $100 million deal that gives Mastercard a 3.75 stake percent in its business, now valued at $2.65 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the...

The Rise Fund Will Invest $200 Million In Airtel Africa’s Mobile Money Arm

March 18, 2021
The Rise Fund, the global impact investing platform of alternative investment firm TPG, will invest $200 million in Airtel Africa’s mobile money business, according to a Thursday (March 18) announcement....