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Mobile money service innovation yet to pick up in South Africa

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South Africa seems to be lagging behind the rest of the continent when it comes to non-traditional mobile financial platforms.

Banking institutions, which offer similar services, are seeing a growth boom. But cellphone operator MTN recently pulled the plug on its Mobile Money Services. Rival Vodacom also canned its M-Pesa platform.

Sumitra Nydoo reports.

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