| Date | Title | Description |
| 20.09.2024 | Navigating the AI Frontier: Nigeria's Digital Evolution | Nigeria stands at a crossroads. The nation, Africa's largest economy, is shifting gears from traditional industries to a knowledge-based economy. The engine driving this transformation? Artificial Intelligence (AI). Recently, the Nigeria In... |
| 19.09.2024 | Nigeria: Nitra - Stakeholders Give Imperatives for Ai Adoption in Nigeria | Nigeria, Africa's largest economy, is rapidly transitioning into a knowledge-based economy with the prospects of adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), which is an enabler of growth, innovation, and increased productivity. This was the f... |
| 05.09.2024 | Airtel Nigeria's Strategic Leap: A New Era in Telecommunications | Airtel Nigeria is making waves. The second-largest mobile network operator in the country has secured three crucial telecom licenses from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This move is not just a step; it’s a leap into new reven... |
| 04.09.2024 | Airtel Nigeria’s subsidiary secures three licences to open new revenue streams | Airtel Nigeria, the country’s second-largest mobile network operator, has secured three telecom licences from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as it looks to unlock new revenue streams.
The licences include an Internet Service P... |
| 20.06.2024 | Airtel Africa embarks on digital customer value management of 150 million subscribers with WebEngage | MUMBAI, India and DUBAI, UAE, June 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Airtel Africa, a leading telco group with more than 150 million subscribers across 14 African countries, has partnered with WebEngage, to drive its digital customer base management... |
| 25.03.2024 | MTN Mobile Money is booming | MTN Group increased its fintech transaction volumes by a third in its latest financial year, as it closes a deal with Mastercard that values the business at nearly R100-billion.
The African operator now has 72.5 million active users of its ... |
| 20.10.2023 | Airtel Money partners with TerraPay to offer mobile money services for Tanzanian customers traveling within the UAE | DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Oct. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Airtel Money Tanzania in partnership with TerraPay, a cross-border payments network, has launched an international remittance service enabling Airtel Money customers in the United Arab ... |
| 20.06.2023 | Nigeria: Airtel Africa Expects Fresh Blow to Financial Performance Amid Nigeria's Forex Market Reforms | Airtel Africa, the continent's unit of New Delhi's telecommunications titan Bharti Airtel, is the biggest company in Nigeria by market value, currently worth N4.8 trillion ($7 billion).
Airtel Africa has expressed fears that the ongoing ref... |
| 14.12.2022 | The 2022 East Capital Awards go to Airtel Africa, Enefit Green and LPP | The 2022 East Capital Awards go to Airtel Africa, Enefit Green and LPP
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Since 2004, East Capital has been annually recognising some of the most successful and impressive companies in their inve... |
| 14.12.2022 | The 2022 East Capital Awards go to Airtel Africa, Enefit Green, LPP and Karur Vysya Bank | The 2022 East Capital Awards go to Airtel Africa, Enefit Green, LPP and Karur Vysya Bank
Wed, Dec 14, 2022 12:00 CET Report this content
Since 2004, East Capital has been annually recognising some of the most successful and impressive compa... |
| 16.11.2021 | Airtel Africa : Second Closing of Airtel Money Minority Investments | AIRTEL AFRICA PLC
53-54 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 3HU
United Kingdom
Airtel Africa plc
('Airtel Africa', or the 'Group')
Second Closing of Airtel Money Minority Investments
London and Lagos, 16 November 2021: Airtel Africa, a leading pr... |
| 08.11.2021 | What MTN, Airtel PSB licence approval could mean for financial inclusion in Nigeria | Share this article:
On Friday, November 8, 2021, telecom giants MTN and Airtel, in separate statements, revealed that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had granted them approval in principle to operate payment service banks (PSBs).
Subject ... |
| 28.10.2021 | AIRTEL AFRICA PLC-LAUNCH OF SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY | AIRTEL AFRICA PLC
53-54 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 3HU
United Kingdom
Airtel Africa plc
("Airtel Africa", or "Company")
Airtel Africa launches its long-term sustainability strategy,
building on its corporate purpose t... |
| 21.07.2021 | Kenyan fintech M-Kopa announces Nigeria expansion | Nairobi-based startup M-Kopa has announced its official expansion into Nigeria, marked by the appointment of new General Manager Babajide Duroshola.
Over 75% of M-Kopa users own a smartphone for the first time
The platform, founded in 2011,... |
| 21.07.2021 | Kenyan fintech M-Kopa announces Nigeria expansion | Nairobi-based startup M-Kopa has announced its official expansion into Nigeria, marked by the appointment of new General Manager Babajide Duroshola.
Over 75% of M-Kopa users own a smartphone for the first time
The platform, founded in 201... |
| 01.04.2021 | Mastercard to invest $100 million in Airtel Africa's mobile money unit | By Reuters Staff
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FILE PHOTO: Mastercard Inc. credit cards are displayed in this picture illustration taken December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Illustration
(Reuters) - Mastercard Inc will invest $100 million in Airtel Africa... |
| 01.04.2021 | Airtel Africa receives $100M for its mobile money business from Mastercard | Two weeks ago, TPG’s Rise Fund invested $200 million in Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (AMC BV) — the mobile money business of telecom Airtel Africa. After closing the deal, the Bharti Airtel subsidiary noted that it was still in discussions to ... |
| 01.04.2021 | Mastercard to invest $100 million in Airtel Africa | Will get around 3.75% stake in the company
Airtel Africa, on Thursday, said it has signed an agreement under which Mastercard will invest $100 million in Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (AMC BV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airtel Africa plc.
AM... |
| 01.04.2021 | Mastercard to invest US$100 million in Airtel Africa's mobile money unit | REUTERS: Mastercard Inc will invest US$100 million in Airtel Africa's mobile money operations valuing the business at US$2.65 billion, the London-listed company said on Thursday.
Mastercard will hold a minority stake in Airtel Mobile Commer... |
| 18.03.2021 | TPG’s Rise Fund to invest $200m in Airtel Africa’s mobile money biz | TPG-owned The Rise Fund will invest $200 million in the mobile money business of Bharti Airtel Ltd’s Africa unit, the company said in a statement on Thursday. The development is part of Bharti Airtel’s strategic asset monetisation plan, the... |
| 18.03.2021 | Airtel Africa sells $200M mobile money business stake to TPG’s Rise Fund | In February, London-listed telecom Airtel Africa said it was looking to sell a minority stake in its mobile money business in a bid to raise cash and sell off some assets.
The firm seems to have found an investor as it announced that The Ri... |
| 18.03.2021 | TPG's Rise Fund to invest $200 mn in Airtel Africa mobile money biz | Investment firm TPG's Rise Fund will invest USD 200 million in Airtel Africa's mobile money business at a valuation of $2.65 billion, Bharti Airtel said on Thursday.
Airtel Mobile Commerce BV is currently the holding company for several of ... |
| 27.08.2020 | The impact of the pandemic on telcos and quality of the Internet in Nigeria | Share this article:
The pandemic has disrupted a lot of businesses, and telecommunications companies (telcos) have not been left out. This is especially important considering that the Internet has become more of a need than a luxury in rece... |
| 30.07.2020 | Airtel Africa’s YoY profits decline by 56% as voice and mobile money revenues fall | Share this article:
Businesses have struggled to deal with the pandemic which has caused changes in consumer behaviour. Airtel Africa benefited from the shift online, but declines in voice revenues and other economic forces have dealt signi... |
| 28.07.2020 | Airtel Africa’s revenue drops 5.3% QoQ as voice revenue continues to decline | Airtel Africa’s data subscriber base has continued to grow across its 14 markets on the continent. The company recently released its financial report for the period between April 2020 and June 2020.
During that quarter, Airtel’s data subscr... |
| 27.01.2020 | The race to dethrone cash in Africa is on | Share this:
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| 23.01.2020 | Airtel Africa and Western Union partner for international money transfers in Africa | Share this article:
Airtel Africa and Western Union have entered an agreement to provide Airtel customers access international remittance services through their mobile phones across the territories both companies currently functions in.
In ... |
| 11.10.2019 | “We want social media regulated in Nigeria” — telecom operators | Share this article:
In August 2019, the Kenyan Parliament started deliberating on a bill that would empower the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to tax digital and social media platforms operating in the country.
While Kenya works on legalisin... |
| 10.10.2019 | Airtel Africa Partners Mastercard to Connect 100 Million Africans to Digital Payments | Airtel Africa is partnering Mastercard to grant 100 million Africans access to digital payments via Mastercard’s global network. The partnership will leverage Airtel’s network of users across 14 African countries to achieve penetration.
Wit... |
| 09.10.2019 | 6 things Airtel’s IPO prospectus tell us about the African telecom market | Share this article:
In July 2019, Airtel Africa — a subsidiary of India’s Bharti Airtel — dual-listed on the London and Nigerian capital markets. The listing came with little publicity compared to MTN Nigeria’s, but Airtel’s prospectus cont... |
| 04.06.2019 | Airtel Africa to raise USD 750 million via IPO, eyes London listing | -->
Airtel Africa intends to proceed with an initial public offering for admission and listing of its shares on the main market of London Stock Exchange. |
| 31.01.2019 | Airtel Africa completes USD 200-mn funding transaction with Qatar sovereign fund | -->
The fresh transaction with QIA will not involve any sale of shares by the existing shareholders. |
| 30.01.2019 | Qatar Investment Authority to invest $200 mn in Airtel Africa | Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the sovereign wealth fund of Qatar, has agreed to invest $200 million (Rs 1,423 crore) in Airtel Africa Ltd, a subsidiary of telecommunications company Bharti Airtel Ltd.
QIA will make the investment throug... |
| 24.10.2018 | Singtel invests US$250 million in Airtel Africa | SINGAPORE: Singtel has entered into an agreement with its regional associate Bharti Airtel (Airtel) to invest US$250 million in Airtel Africa, the second largest telecom operator in Africa.
In a press release on Wednesday (Oct 24), Singtel ... |
| 24.10.2018 | Warburg Pincus, SoftBank, others to invest $1.25 bn in Airtel Africa | Nearly a decade-and-a-half after reaping blockbuster gains on its investment in Bharti Airtel, private equity giant Warburg Pincus is teaming up with five global investors including Temasek, Singtel and SoftBank Group International to inves... |
| 06.04.2015 | Mobile West Africa 2015 Garners More Industry-Wide Sponsorships | Share this article:
Since 2011, Mobile West Africa has been regarded as the leading technology event in Africa so it should come as no surprise that All Amber, the organisers of this highly acclaimed conference were able to secured a wide-r... |
| - | Airtel Africa Partners Mastercard to Connect 100 Million Africans to Digital Payments | Airtel Africa is partnering Mastercard to grant 100 million Africans access to digital payments via Mastercard’s global network. The partnership will leverage Airtel’s network of users across 14 African countries to achieve penetration.
Wit... |
