Full Article: M-Banking: can Zain’s new business model for ZAP rival M-PESA?
A major emerging market operator, Zain, has entered the mobile banking game with a radically different business model.
A major emerging market operator, Zain, has entered the mobile banking game with a radically different business model.
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