The Afriland First Bank in Liberia has launched a Mobile Money banking transaction service with Lonestar cell MTN, ‘Push and Pull mobile money service, with the aim of making banking more accessible and convenient for its clients. The MTN Push and Pull service, according to Lonestar Cell MTN Mobile Money Project Lead Manju Konneh, is...
For the first time in the history of mobile money in Liberia, Lonestar Cell MTN subscribers can now exchange US Dollars for Liberian dollars within their mobile money wallet. Manju Konneh, Project Lead for Lonestar Cell MTN Mobile Finance Services, said that the company is solving a problem for customers. Some Agents that do not...
In the 11 January edition of FrontPageAfrica online, the newspaper reported that a customer, seeking to register his SIM at our Broad Street, Monrovia location was not able to update his SIM Card because he presented a passport and not National ID card. The article also reported that Lonestar Cell MTN staff accept $5 USD...
In its bid to boost Liberia’s digital financial platform, Lonestar Cell MTN has launched its MTN Mobile Money In-App QR Code. The app, identified as MTN Momo can be easily downloaded from the apps store and can be used to perform whatever financial transactions in both the Liberian and U.S. currencies, much faster and convenience...
The new Vice President for the West and Central Africa region, Ebenezer T. Asante, arrived in Monrovia on Monday, January 25, 2021, to meet with senior officials of the Liberian Government. Mr. Asante is in the country for a one-day working visit that forms part of a nine-country regional tour. While in Liberia, the new...
As the country enters the lucrative festive season, SA’s leading telcos Vodacom and MTN are clashing over fifth-generation (5G) wireless network devices, with both claiming market supremacy. A tug-of-war between the telcos unravelled last week as both companies issued different statements, with both claiming 5G glory. Competition in the local telecoms sector has intensified in...
MTN Group has appointed Rahul De, the current Chief Marketing Officer of MTN Nigeria, as the new CEO for MTN Liberia Lonestar Cell. De replaces Uche Ofodile who departed Lonestar Cell MTN in July to become the CEO of MTN Benin. According to MTN, De has 23 years of experience in the telco space, ranging...
Lonestar Cell MTN has partnered with Sendwave to enable customers to receive international remittances from the US straight into their Mobile Money accounts. MTN believes that using MoMo for international remittances and daily financial transactions makes life easier, safer and more convenient. “We are excited and very proud to be at the forefront of innovative...
As part of its planned and targeted rural network expansion in partnership with African Mobile Networks (AMN), Liberian mobile network operator (MNO) Lonestar Cell-MTN says it has now connected over 150 communities to its network, activating new cell sites in ten counties, namely: Grand Cape Mount, Nimba, Bong, Gbarpolu, Maryland, River Gee, Sinoe, Lofa, Grand Gedeh...
In August 2020, with the approval of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), Lonestar Cell MTN, Liberia’s leading GSM and Mobile Financial Services company, launched its international remittances service. The service allows Mobile Money customers in Liberia to receive money from their family and friends anywhere in the world directly to their MoMo accounts, free...
