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cross-border e-commerce shown as an original tecMAMBO analysis graphic linking 9 markets with about 900 merchants.

MAMBO Explains

Standard Bank and UnionPay just widened Africa's online payment rails across nine markets

Standard Bank and UnionPay have expanded online payment acceptance across nine African markets, connecting nearly 900 merchants to UnionPay cardholders.

Tim Humphreys5 min read

MAMBO Explains

Kenya

NCBA finally joins Kenya's KSh 20 PesaLink push, and the pressure now moves to the remaining holdouts

NCBA now offers free PesaLink transfers up to KSh 1,000 and a flat KSh 20 fee above that on the NCBA NOW App. Here is why the move matters.

Tim Humphreys5 min read

MAMBO Take

Kenya Rwanda

Visa's new East Africa chief comes from mobile money, and that changes the strategy

Visa has appointed an executive who grew a mobile money challenger. Her task is to connect cards, wallets, banks and merchants across seven markets.

Tim Humphreys5 min read