Overview
Location
Zimbabwe
Employees
1001-5000
Phone
486121-8
Founded date
1998
Mentions in press and media 10
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| May 14, 2024 | Zimbabwe to revive mobile money service it once blamed for currency crash | Zimbabwe will allow mobile money agents, once blamed for fuelling the collapse of the now-defunct Zimbabwean dollar, to operate again to boost the use of its new gold-backed currency. Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, founded by tycoon Strive Masiy... |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Zimbabwe: Minister of ICT Launches 'Digitalize Zimbabwe' Initiative in Domboshava | In a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday, the Minister of ICT, Postal, and Courier Services, Honorable Tatenda Mavetera, took the helm in introducing the Digitalize Zimbabwe initiative to the community of Domboshava. Joined by Dr. Chirume, th... |
| Dec 11, 2015 | Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Launches NFC-Enabled Sticker For Mobile Money Transactions | Zimbabwe’s Econet Wireless has introduced a NFC-enabled sticker with which users can transact at any enabled point of sale through their mobile money accounts. The service is named the EcoCash Ta!, a play on the tapping action made when som... |
| Jun 6, 2015 | The Year That Was And Will Be In Mobile Payments | Srinivas Nidugondi Contributor Srinivas Nidugondi is the head of mobile financial solutions at Mahindra Comviva The many success and failures of mobile payments and related solutions drives home a very simple fact: One mobile-based financia... |
| Apr 19, 2015 | The Year Of Mobile Payments | Alix Murphy Contributor Editor’s note: Alix Murphy is a mobile telecommunications industry professional with experience in electronic and mobile identity, mobile payments and international development sectors. She is a senior mobile analyst... |
| Feb 11, 2013 | EcoCash Open To All Banks In Zimbabwe | Econet Wireless Services CEO Mr Darlington Mandivenga, has debunked news that the telecom operator has denied banks access to its platform for integration- EcoCash; a claim reportedly made by the immediate past president of the Bankers Asso... |
| Jan 4, 2013 | Western Union Enters Zimbabwe | Global money transfer giant Western Union (WU) is now handling Zimbabwean transactions as rivalry to hit the unbanked monies deepens in the troubled southern African country. This comes as an influx of various money transfer platforms are b... |
| Nov 23, 2012 | The Need For Mobile Money Spawns A Startup Ecosystem Across Africa | Editor’s Note: Vanessa Clark is the co-founder of Mobiflock, a mobile safety and security company offering parental control services for smartphones and tablets. She is involved in the mobile industry in Africa. Follow her on Twitter. Zimba... |
| Oct 28, 2012 | The Sleeping Giants Of African Mobile Payments | Kenya’s M-PESA is the poster child for mobile money services in Africa, but it is also increasingly gaining attention further abroad. It is, however, only one of the mobile payment systems on the continent that have bypassed the typical fin... |
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FAQ about Econet Wireless
When was Econet Wireless founded?
Econet Wireless was founded in 1998.
What has the press written about Econet Wireless?
Parsers VC has collected 10 articles mentioning Econet Wireless, among them “Zimbabwe to revive mobile money service it once blamed for currency crash” (May 14, 2024) and “Zimbabwe: Minister of ICT Launches 'Digitalize Zimbabwe' Initiative in Domboshava” (Apr 16, 2024).
Is Econet Wireless still active?
Yes, Econet Wireless is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 9, 2025.