{"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='Two startups allow everyday Nigerians to access high-yield government bonds'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/two-startups-allow-everyday-nigerians-to-access-high-yield-government-bonds\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/06_18_2018_Cowry_Wise_Portraits-29-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-13652\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-13652'>\n\t\t\t\tTwo startups allow everyday Nigerians to access high-yield government bonds\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='3 key areas for a future with open banking'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/3-key-areas-for-a-future-with-open-banking\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/3-key-areas-for-a-future-with-open-banking-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-13041\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-13041'>\n\t\t\t\t3 key areas for a future with open banking\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='2018 AntiFraud Russia International Forum'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/2018-antifraud-russia-international-forum\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2018-antifraud-russia-international-forum-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-11647\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-11647'>\n\t\t\t\t2018 AntiFraud Russia International Forum\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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