Cellulant, Barclays partner on African m-banking

Bank to provide digital services across its key markets in Africa, Telecom Paper reports.

Cellulant has deployed an aggregator platform to connect banks with third-party services such as mobile network operators and mobile wallet providers, Mobile Payments Today says.

Cellulant's platform will be deployed in stages in Ghana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Mauritius, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Seychelles, Botswana and Kenya.

Cellulant's chief business officer, Paul Ndichu, says: "We have built a mobile commerce network connected to different platforms across different value chains in Africa such as [mobile] wallets, banks, merchant bill payment gateways and content delivery channels to deliver a transformational experience on mobile.”

According to John Gachora, Barclays Africa, corporate banking MD, in a Daily Nation report, the digital drive is part of Barclay's One Africa strategy to increase channel access for both retail customers and corporate clients.

"For corporate clients, this offers an efficient and cost-effective channel to bill and receive payments from their customers,” he adds.