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<\/a> Africa\u2019s mobile network operators are using the pandemic as a chance to (literally)<\/strong> bank on the continent\u2019s huge growth potential.<\/strong> Despite mobile operators\u2019 revenues shrinking since the onset of the coronavirus, companies are looking to a new source of income as mobile payments increase: banking. Mobile operators are perfectly positioned to be bankers as mobile phone penetration is much higher than access to traditional banks. They have a wealth of data and are able to reach customers at a low cost, says Reuters<\/a>. \u201cWe are ... using the opportunity that the crisis is offering us to really accelerate,\u201d said Serigne Dioum, who heads the mobile financial services division of MTN, Africa\u2019s largest operator.<\/p>\n

MNOs want to lend: <\/strong>Orange, which has operations in at least 18 African countries, recently launched a full-scale digital bank, Orange Bank<\/a>. The launch came after the French giant added 5 mn customers from Africa to its mobile money platforms. Orange\u2019s new bank went live last month<\/a> in Abidjan, with plans to launch in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Senegal. MTN and Telkom, meanwhile, are getting ready to launch micro-lending programs in South Africa, while Vodacom is venturing out of the continent\u2019s largest economy with expanded lending, insurance, and payment solutions.<\/p>\n

Egypt\u2019s population is similarly unbanked and relies heavily on cash transactions.<\/strong> The government used the pandemic to give an extra push for its bid to encourage digital payments, with the central bank and commercial banks recently launching<\/a> a nationwide awareness initiative on the benefits of e-payments. The initiative allows vendors to obtain PoS machines and QR code payment systems at no charge through local banks. Two of Egypt\u2019s largest banks \u2014 CIB<\/a> and NBE \u2014 have also been reporting large upticks or interest in internet and mobile banking transactions and the use of fintech services. There\u2019s also now more room for non-traditional players to penetrate the sector under the recently enacted<\/a> Banking Act, which governs licensing for smaller lenders and digital banks<\/a> that can launch with lower capital requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa\u2019s mobile network operators are using the pandemic as a chance to (literally) bank on the continent\u2019s huge growth potential. Despite mobile operators\u2019 revenues shrinking since the onset of the coronavirus, companies are looking to a new source of income as mobile payments increase: banking. 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