Telecomspricing provided a forecast for global mobile payments for the three-year period from 2019-2022 and predicted revenues to rise from US$348bn to nearly US$1.3 trillion worldwide – a projected increase of 272 per cent

African entrepreneurs and contractors selling goods and services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK can now receive payments faster and more conveniently following the launch of WorldRemit for Business

The total handset subscription in Africa and the Middle East is set to reach 1.4bn by 2023 from 733mn in 2018, with smartphones accounting for 81 per cent of handsets in 2023 from 54.4 per cent in 2018, according to GlobalData

PayU has launched a robust payment service for the East Africa region, to accelerate the region's digital payment market

UNICEF, Save the Children and a network of child protection organisations have launched a new online database and application to better protect children in emergencies