03 Jun VIDEO: A High Level on African Online Payments - capital controls, mobile trends, mobile money

 

Notes: 

  • Remittances 
  • Cost an average of about 9% compared to the global average of 6.8%
  • Very important in Sub-Saharan Africa and a key component of economic income. 
  • 25 million expats send home more than $48 billion a year. 
  • Sub-Saharan Africa has had the fastest growing migrant populations since 2010. 

 

  • Capital Control
  • Many African countries are rapidly imposing capital controls in order to shore up their foreign exchange reserves. 
  • Compounded by authorities trying to defend currencies from losing value which 
  • Can lead to sudden restrictions on foreign exchange

 

  • Digital & Mobile Trends 
  • almost 60% of the Sub-Saharan population living in rural areas
  • Thats why, mobile and digital solutions make far more sense. 
  • most of Africa has leapfrogged traditional finance entirely, 
  • going straight to mobile banking. 

 

  • Mobile payment is already big 
  • The success of M-Pesa, paved the way for mobile money
  • 37 million active user across 7 countries but most are in kenya
  • M-Pesa is processing 11 billion transactions per year.

 

  • 21% of Sub-Saharan Africans now use a mobile money service
  • more users of mobile accounts than traditional bank accounts.

 

Our services include: 

  • Nigeria
    • Online payment solutions
    • Credit card payments
    • eCommerce payments
    • Payment provider
    • Payment gateway

 

  • Kenya
    • Online payment solutions
    • Credit card payments
    • eCommerce payments
    • Payment provider
    • Payment gateway

 

  • South Africa
    • Online payment solutions
    • Credit card payments
    • eCommerce payments
    • Payment provider
    • Payment gateway