Mobile money subscribers on the rise across the region
East Africans are now using mobile money platforms to move cash equivalent to a third of the value of goods and services produced in the region, the latest industry statistics show. TEA GRAPHIC |
East Africans are now using mobile money platforms to move cash equivalent to a third of the value of goods and services produced in the region, the latest industry statistics show.
Consumers in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania last year transacted $45.75 billion through their mobile phones — translating into 32 per cent of their combined gross domestic product — up from $4.86 billion or 3.4 per cent of GDP in 2009.
