Did you know that smartphone penetration in South Africa was estimated to be around 82.5% in 2024, but nearly 28% of users frequently avoid using their devices due to high data costs, limiting ...

WHAT is USSD Banking? The Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) banking is a type of banking that enables you carry-out bank transactions by simply dialling a short code on your phone. It ...

In this great big world of digitisation seemingly on steroids, and innovations springing up faster than mushrooms overnight after a good soft rain, it is more than easy to be considered out of fashion ...

As a digital finance practitioner who has closely monitored Ghana’s mobile money ecosystem for over a decade, I’ve observed a fascinating phenomenon: the enduring prominence of USSD-based payment ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it is in dialogue with Telecommunications companies (Telcos) and the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) for new pricing regime for Unstructured ...

A customer does not need to go and queue in the banking hall or at the customer service section of the bank to check his or her account balance. If you are expecting money from someone or you have ...

CC image courtesy of Erik Hersman via flickr. In this Q&A, Maxime Bayen, senior insights manager at the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator, takes us through the findings of the new research. According to GSMA ...

Are you an Airtel user? Well, you can access any network-related service via a slew of USSD codes. These days, prepaid users enjoy daily data benefits and they can check the data balance left for the ...

The Association of Corporate Affairs Managers of Banks has called for continued dialogue among stakeholders to ensure that bank customers do not suffer as the Nigerian Communications Commission ...

What is USSD Banking? The Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) banking is a type of banking that enables you carry-out bank transactions by simply dialling a short code on your phone. It ...