RHVP has identified key documents concerning various aspects of hunger and vulnerability, food security and social protection in Africa.
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A NEW generation of banking service has been ushered in by FNB’s eWallet – a facility that enables the bank’s customers to send money to any South African resident with a cellphone, anywhere in the country, instantly.
Since the eWallet was launched in November last year, the facility has seen a 240percent growth in users and a record transaction rate of more than R1million a day, indicating that it offers greater ease of use and peace of mind over physical methods of cash transfer.
The GSMA announces 7 new grantees from its "Mobile Money for the Unbanked" Fund, including Tata Indicom in India, Cellcard in Cambodia, Digicel in Fiji, Orange in West Africa, Safaricom in Kenya, Telenor in Pakistan, and Tigo in Africa.
This article highlights the rapid growth in cash transfers by cellphone, using evidence from M-PESA in Kenya, MTN in Uganda and now Rwanda, and the e-wallet service from FNB in South Africa.