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Research and opinion on mobile payment trends contain conflicting predictions and conclusions, partly as a result of banks commissioning fewer market studies, leaving researchers to find a new starting point for evaluation, says consultant Steve Mott. For example, research from Auriemma Consulting Group found at least 42% of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users have [...]

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New research from remittance specialist Azimo, demonstrates that the percentage of money transfers sent from mobile phones has more than doubled in the 12 months to January 2015. Azimo’s research found that almost one in 10 people between the ages of 18 and 24 have sent money via a mobile phone. Just one in 200 people over [...]

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MTN Uganda has been forced to call a press conference, with high-ranking executives from both MTN and Stanbic. Stanbic bank’s Managing Director, Patrick Mweheire, opened by explaining that the briefing was being held at Stanbic to show more significance to the fact that MTN does not create – or keep – any of the money from the MTN [...]

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