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RIM to launch Africa-based development centre

RIM to launch Africa-based development centre

New facility will be located near Cairo.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Apr 3rd 2012 at 4:11PM in News
InMobi seals African Cup of Nations ad deal

InMobi seals African Cup of Nations ad deal

Teams up with the firm behind Goal.com.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jan 23rd 2012 at 4:45PM in News
Etisalat to roll out mobile music streaming in 18 countries

Etisalat to roll out mobile music streaming in 18 countries

Partners with UrFilez on Spotify-like service.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jan 23rd 2012 at 9:38AM in News
Ericsson launches 'Apps for Africa' contest

Ericsson launches 'Apps for Africa' contest

Chance for African developers to scoop a €15,000 cash prize.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Dec 5th 2011 at 11:03AM in News
Orange Money has 3m users

Orange Money has 3m users

Customer base triples in a year.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Nov 25th 2011 at 12:37PM in News
IMSC has 1m customers

IMSC has 1m customers

Emerging markets mobile gambling company reaches landmark in two years.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Sep 12th 2011 at 12:44PM in News
Sofialys into Africa with Terragon

Sofialys into Africa with Terragon

European ad specialist inks deal with Nigerian new media group.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Sep 5th 2011 at 2:45PM in News
Appitalism targets EMEA with ARPU+ deal

Appitalism targets EMEA with ARPU+ deal

Further regional expansion for world's biggest app store by product catalogue.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Aug 30th 2011 at 3:13PM in News
Monitise bags Nigerian licence

Monitise bags Nigerian licence

Now ready to roll out its mobile money platform via the country's central bank.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Aug 24th 2011 at 1:53PM in News
INTERVIEW: IMSC on reinventing mobile gambling in emerging markets

INTERVIEW: IMSC on reinventing mobile gambling in emerging markets

Stephen Ibbotson, of International Mobile Sportsbook Company, tells ME how SMS and a simple pay-out system gathered 1m users.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jul 13th 2011 at 5:04PM in News
1bn mobile money users in Middle East, Asia, and Africa by 2015

1bn mobile money users in Middle East, Asia, and Africa by 2015

100m in India alone.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jun 20th 2011 at 2:08PM in News
Visa acquires Fundamo

Visa acquires Fundamo

Pays $110m for South African for mobile banking specialist.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jun 10th 2011 at 1:43PM in News
Comviva seals Bharti Airtel VAS deal

Comviva seals Bharti Airtel VAS deal

Five-year deal sees Comviva manage services across Airtel’s 16 operations in Africa, starting this month.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on May 25th 2011 at 12:20PM in News
Myriad to power Info2Cell mobile social media

Myriad to power Info2Cell mobile social media

Deal will take services to operators across Middle East and North Africa.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Apr 20th 2011 at 12:00PM in News
Kirusa and txtGhana target African market

Kirusa and txtGhana target African market

Bringing mobile 'value added services' first to Ghana, then other countries.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Apr 8th 2011 at 10:55AM in News
Comviva and Starfish target Africa with ringbacks

Comviva and Starfish target Africa with ringbacks

Emerging market firms to make sweet network-centric music.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Mar 21st 2011 at 12:21PM in News
Star Arcade targets emerging markets with social games store

Star Arcade targets emerging markets with social games store

Freemium and ad-funded downloads for 'the next billion mobile gamers'.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Mar 15th 2011 at 12:06PM in News
Comviva and Inmobia join forces on ringbacks

Comviva and Inmobia join forces on ringbacks

Memo of understanding will see partners target African market.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Mar 7th 2011 at 10:23AM in News
200m mobile money users by 2013

200m mobile money users by 2013

Report says active users to double in the next two years.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Feb 8th 2011 at 10:59AM in News
Inmobia, Airtel and MTV drive text voting in Africa

Inmobia, Airtel and MTV drive text voting in Africa

Set to launch across 16 African nations for MTV Africa Music Awards.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Dec 9th 2010 at 9:56AM in News