Tag: EcoCash
Powertel launches payment service known as Dial-a-Payment
Powertel wants you to call someone so they can do what you can already do yourself.
Telkom SA adds a virtual card to their WhatsApp based payment service
Launched in the wrong country!
EcoCash warns customers of account hijacks (again)
EcoCash has released a statement warning customers to be vigilant especially where it concerns account hijacks or takeovers: Public Notice Warning: Guard Against Fraud EcoCash is aware of reports of fraud, where unsuspecting EcoCash customers have lost money to criminals using false identities after they harvest customers’ mobile phone numbers from social media platforms such […]
EcoCash abruptly pulls promotion, not a good look for the mobile money operator
Cows came home quickly on this one…
Nearing 1 million subs, OneMoney slashes airtime discount to 10%
10% is better than 0% but halving it as the MMO nears a major milestone is strange.
Flutterwave’s partnership with PayPal is a step in the right direction
For Africa, this is a big deal.
EcoCash & OneMoney grew in Q4 2020 while Telecash crashed
Telecash now commands only 0.1% of the mobile money market.
EcoCash clocks ZWL$93 billion in lifetime transactions according to Cassava 2020 report
Cassava Smartech’s latest report shows that EcoCash has clocked ZWL$93 Billion in transactions since it’s inception back in 2011.
EcoCash bill payments & mobile app will be down due to system maintenance
EcoCash has, in a tweet, notified customers that bill payments and the EcoCash Mobile app will be down due to a planned system maintenance
EcoCash & Steward Bank offering customers ZWL$1000 loans in KaShagi part 2
EcoCash and Steward Bank have rebooted the KaShagi loans with subscribers and customers now getting ZWL$1000 to be paid back in 30 days.
Here’s how much your bank charges you to do a “bank to EcoCash wallet”
Here’s how much your bank charges you for a bank to a linked EcoCash wallet transaction.
EcoCash bank to wallet limits
EcoCash has, in a Facebook post, issued the spread of Bank to Wallet limits across all the commercial financial Institutions in ZImbabwe.
Uhuru WhatsApp Wallet offers remittance, cross-border payments & more
Uhuru Wallet is a WhatsApp-based remittance service that allows Zimbabweans living in SA to send money and pay for services for family back home.
Mobile Money in 2020: EcoCash vs RBZ, OneMoney on the rise? & Telecash
Mobile money in 2020 EcoCash’s never-ending battle with the RBZ, OneMoney nearing the million mark and the continuing decline of Telecash.
Technikari Ep 7: If ZIPIT Smart takes off, how could EcoCash innovate to remain relevant?
[Podcast] Technikari Episode 7: If ZIPIT Smart takes off in a big way in 2021, how can EcoCash innovate or change to remain relevant?
Techzim’s bank of the year – FBC Bank
There have been a number of innovative products and services from the banking sector in 2020 but FBC Bank delivered the most important ones.
Beware of investment scams operating via EcoCash
There has been a uptick in the number of investment scams that are operating via EcoCash.
Why can’t we convert airtime to money in an EcoCash wallet?
Airtime shouldn’t only be for calling and buying bundles. EcoCash and Econet Zimbabwe need to implement airtime conversion here as they did in Lesotho.
Cassava Smartech’s revenue fell by 34% for period ending 31/08/20
Cassava has released its financial statement for a six month period ending 31 August 2020 and the group’s revenue fell by 34% for the period under review.
You can now redeem your own EcoCash Rewards points
EcoCash has finally delivered because you can finally redeem your own EcoCash Rewards points.
Cassava responds as to why Steward Bank customers can’t send money to EcoCash directly (& vice versa)
Cassava has responded to our inquiry concerning Steward Bank Customers being unable to send money directly to EcoCash and vice versa.
No EcoCash option in the Steward Bank ZIPIT menu, Strange…
You can send money from Steward Bank to OneMoney or Telecash but you can’t send to EcoCash?
EcoCash rewards extended to remittances
Judging by social media posts as well as responses to the few articles Techzim has written about the EcoCash Rewards campaign, the promotion seems to be quite popular. The mobile money operator is now extending the loyalty programme to remittances into Zimbabwe. EcoCash is giving ‘a point’ for every USD2.00 that is received into the […]