Morocco: Azzedine El Mountassir Billah replaces Nadia Fassi-Fehri at the head of Inwi

Nadia Fassi-Fehri is leaving Inwi after 5 years at the head of the telecoms company. She justifies her departure for personal reasons. She has been replaced by Azzedine El Mountassir Billah, the former CEO of the ANRT who will have several challenges to overcome, including the internationalization of Inwi. Azzedine El Mountassir Billah (photo), the former CEO...

Morocco: MFS Africa partners inwi money to service Morocco market

Pan-African cross-border payments services provider MFS Africa has announced a partnership with Moroccan mobile money provider inwi money to roll out international digital money transfers and payments services to Morocco. According to a statement released to the media, the move marks MFS Africa’s first significant partnership in North Africa, which is home to approximately 2.9...

Morocco obtains $ 500 million from the World Bank to accelerate digital and financial inclusion

The World Bank has allocated $ 500 million to Morocco to support the digital transformation initiated by the State. The objective is to create development opportunities and more inclusive growth for households, private companies, and improve the provision of public services. On June 22, 2020, the Board of Directors of the World Bank approved financing of...

For the first quarter of 2020, Maroc Telecom does better than last year despite the Covid-19

Despite the coronavirus crisis that is affecting the country and destabilizing all sectors of the national economy, including telecoms, the incumbent operator Maroc Telecom published positive financial results for the first quarter of 2020. The company has presented a consolidated turnover of 9,309 million dirhams (922 million USD), up 4.0% compared to the same period...

Orange Morocco has announced the launch of Orange Money in the kingdom, having secured approval from the Bank Al Maghrib, the North African country’s central bank. Morocco becomes the 18th country within the MEA region to offer the solution and means locals can make mobile payments and transfer money using their phones. Orange’s value proposition...

The legal battle between mobile operator Inwi and national operator Maroc Telecom, on since March 2018, has ended. Inwi had called the attention of Morocco’s telecom sector regulator, the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ANRT) and accused Maroc Telecom of unfair competition based on its decision to block competitors from accessing local loop unbundling (LLU) and...

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