Mobile Money in Africa - statistics & facts

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Registered mobile money accounts in East Africa 2022
390m
Value of mobile money transactions in Eastern Africa 2022
491.8bn
Value of mobile money transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa 2022
832bn USD

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