{"id":10828,"date":"2018-09-17T12:16:11","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T12:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=10828"},"modified":"2018-09-17T12:16:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T12:16:11","slug":"kenyan-group-in-talks-with-ethiopian-banks-on-mobile-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/kenyan-group-in-talks-with-ethiopian-banks-on-mobile-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenyan group in talks with Ethiopian banks on mobile payments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Equity Group Holdings Ltd.\u2019s FinTech Unit is in discussions with six Ethiopian banks to collaborate on cross-border mobile payments and e-commerce. The company, acting via its wholly-owned subsidiary Finserve Africa Ltd., is targeting remittances from three million Ethiopians living outside the country as the country begins opening up its economy for foreign investment. The company expects agreements to be concluding within the next 3-6 months.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Ethiopians sent back approximately USD 4.6 billion in remittances, equal to about 25% of the country\u2019s annual foreign exchange earnings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rpbt_shortcode\">\n\n<div id='rpbt-related-gallery-1' class='gallery related-gallery related-galleryid-10828 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Five banking areas most likely to be affected by blockchain'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/five-banking-areas-most-likely-to-be-affected-by-blockchain\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/hero-digital-banking-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-7400\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-7400'>\n\t\t\t\tFive banking areas most likely to be affected by blockchain\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='BFC FinTech Monitor  27th February &#8211; 5th March'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bfc-fintech-monitor-27th-february-5th-march\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/finteh-daydzhest-27-fevralya-5-fevralya-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-14598\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-14598'>\n\t\t\t\tBFC FinTech Monitor  27th February &#8211; 5th March\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='BFC FinTech Monitor (March 2023)'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bfc-fintech-monitor-march-2023\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/a4ff3547-56ae-47e5-fc3d-d44798e4b9151-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-17053\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-17053'>\n\t\t\t\tBFC FinTech Monitor (March 2023)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Equity Group Holdings Ltd.\u2019s FinTech Unit is in discussions with six Ethiopian banks to collaborate on cross-border mobile payments and e-commerce. The company, acting via its wholly-owned subsidiary Finserve Africa Ltd., is targeting remittances from three million Ethiopians living outside the country as the country begins opening up its economy for foreign investment. 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