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Company Insights
NewM-PESA – Competitor Profile
M-PESA is a mobile-based fund transfer and micro-level banking service available to customers of Safaricom, Kenya’s largest mobile network. Introduced in 2007, the service has become a primary channel for fund transfers in the country. Originally developed as a low-cost microfinance loan repayment system, it was extended as an open platform to remit funds and make consumer payments due to its rising popularity. This was largely a result of factors such as the high cost of remitting funds through banks,...
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Sector Analysis
Kenya Cards and Payments – Opportunities and Risks to 2026
Kenya Cards and Payments Market Report Overview The Kenya cards and payments market volume was $49.5 million in 2022 and is expected to achieve a CAGR of more than 17% during 2022-2026. The launch of digital-only banks is expected to promote financial inclusion in Kenya, which in turn will further drive the adoption of debit card transactions. Additionally, mobile POS terminals are being launched in the country to capitalize the growth of card-based payments. Kenya Cards and Payments Market Outlook,...
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Company Profile
Petrobras Argentina SA – Company Profile
Petrobras Argentina SA (PESA), is a subsidiary of Pampa Energia S.A, is an integrated energy company. It carries out the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, refining crude oil, transportation, and marketing of oil and refined products. The company’s product portfolio includes naptha, gasoline, fuels, propane, styrene, polystyrene, aromatics, crude oil, natural gas, hexane, and other hydrogenated paraffinic solvents. It also manufactures petrochemicals and conducts power generation and transmission activities. The company serves residential, commercial and industrial...
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Vodacom Group Ltd – Company Profile
Vodacom Group Ltd (Vodacom), a subsidiary of Vodafone Group plc, is a mobile communication company that provides wide range of services to individual consumers and enterprise business. The company’s consumer products include voice, data and messaging, whereas enterprise products include connectivity, managed mobility (IoT), cloud and hosting, managed services, security and unified communications. Vodacom also offers consumer services such as financial services which include M-Pesa. It offers low-cost handsets with voice, messaging and data services to consumers. The company has...
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Safaricom Plc – Company Profile
Safaricom Plc (Safaricom) is an integrated communications company that provides mobile and fixed voice, data prepaid, and postpaid services. The company offers mobile and fixed voice, short messaging service (SMS), data, internet services. It offers a wide range of handsets, modems, routers, tablets, accessories, and other data products. The company operates through a network of enabled base stations, distribution outlets, and retail shops. It also provides M-PESA, a service that allows customers to transfer money using mobile phones. The company...
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Sector Analysis
Communications Service Provider M&A in AME: Key Trends and Insights
The CSPs (Communication Service Providers) are leveraging M&A to enhance their internal and external capabilities, products, and services. Such capabilities can extend to their enterprise services, as telcos invest in cybersecurity, system integration/professional B2B ICT services, and data centers (DCs). Such M&A help CSPs manage, deliver, and develop new technological capabilities and services. The CSP M&As in AME has covered the cybersecurity, fintech, and healthtech segments, as these services can be bundled with existing services, which can provide a strong...
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Analyst Opinions
Mobile Financial Services in Africa and the Middle East: Telco service portfolios and positioning strategies
"Mobile Financial Services in Africa and the Middle East", a new Telecom Insider Report by GlobalData, provides an executive-level overview of the mobile financial services (MFS) market in Africa & Middle East (AME). It delivers quantitative and qualitative insights into the mobile market, analyzing key trends and growth drivers in the region. After more than a decade, MFS’s contribution to total service revenue is still growing in first-mover markets such as Kenya. At the same time new countries, such as...
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Analyst Opinions
Mobile Financial Services Market Opportunities for Telcos in Africa and the Middle East
"Mobile Financial Services Market Opportunities for Telcos in Africa and the Middle East", a new Telecom Insider Report by GlobalData, provides an executive-level overview of the mobile financial services (MFS) market in Africa & Middle East (AME). It delivers quantitative and qualitative insights into the mobile market, analyzing key trends and growth drivers in the region. After more than a decade, MFS’s contribution to total service revenue is still growing in first-mover markets such as Kenya. At the same time...
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Sector Analysis
The Cards and Payments Industry in Saudi Arabia: Emerging Trends and Opportunities to 2019
This report provides market analysis and insights into Saudi Arabia's cards and payments industry, with current and forecast values for main payment instruments including: debit cards, credit cards and charge cards. In addition to a full assessment of the competitive landscape, the report also contains a analysis of the overall payments market, prepaid cards market, as well as an overview of Saudi Arabia's key alternative payment instruments.
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Analyst Opinions
MVNOs in Africa: MVNOs Gaining Momentum by Capitalizing on Niche Segments
Niche and retail MVNO business models are the most prevalent in Africa, accounting for 35% and 20%, respectively, of total MVNOs in the region. Ethnic and MNO sub-brand MVNOs account for 15% and 10%, respectively, while the market share of the other business models accounts for 20% in total (or 5% each). A rising trend witnessed in Africa is the increasing participation of financial institutions within the MVNO market. For example, Equitel in Kenya and First National Bank (FNB) in...