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SUTEL Deploys Tecnotree Platform to Modernize Mobile Prepaid Registration and Strengthen Digital Security and Trust in Costa Rica

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago03 mins

The Superintendence of Telecommunications (SUTEL) is advancing the modernization of Costa Rica’s Mobile Prepaid Registration System through the implementation of a new technological platform provided by Tecnotree designed to strengthen user identification processes, enhance regulatory compliance, and improve the overall customer experience. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260625307287/en/ This initiative…

MTN warns gambling is hurting its prepaid business in South Africa

eriinfo.com2 months ago05 mins

MTN South Africa CEO Ferdi Moolman Online gambling has emerged as a surprising drag on MTN South Africa’s prepaid business, with the parent group citing the surge in betting activity as a key reason its local mobile arm is struggling to grow. In its 2025 integrated report, published on Wednesday, MTN said muted prepaid growth…

Blu Label bets big on energy as it pivots beyond prepaid distribution

eriinfo.com4 months ago011 mins

Blu Label Unlimited Group co-CEO Mark Levy Blu Label Unlimited Group is building what it describes as an “integrated energy ecosystem” that spans smart meter roll-outs, municipal revenue recovery and small-scale power generation — a strategy it believes no other South African company can replicate. Speaking to journalists after the release of its interim results…

Pepkor tightens its grip on South Africa’s prepaid phone market

eriinfo.com8 months ago03 mins

JSE-listed discount retailer Pepkor Holdings’ lead as the distributor of the most prepaid handsets sold in South Africa continues to expand. In the company’s report for the year ended 30 September, released on Tuesday, Pepkor reported a 17% year-on-year increase in handset sales to 13.5 million units – 9.2 million of which were sold in…

MTN SA posts solid post-paid gains as prepaid stalls in fierce market battle

eriinfo.com8 months ago05 mins

MTN South Africa increased the number of post-paid customers on its network in the third quarter of its 2025 financial year, growing the figure by 7.3% year on year to 4.6 million. The prepaid side of the business painted a different picture entirely, however, with the number of prepaid subscribers declining by 0.4% as competition…

MTN launches rent-to-own smartphones for prepaid users

eriinfo.com11 months ago05 mins

MTN’s mobile money business in South Africa, known as MoMo, said on Thursday that it will make 4G and 5G smartphones available on credit to prepaid customers – without the need for background credit checks. The “Handset Rent-to-Own” solution is aimed at getting millions of South Africans, many of whom still rely on outdated feature…

Biometric fee hike to impact prepaid cellular users

eriinfo.com1 year ago06 mins

Prepaid mobile subscribers will be affected by increased verification costs, says the Association of Comms and Technology. South Africa’s mobile network operator umbrella body has slammed the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) for its 6 500% increase in the cost of biometric verifications. It says the move is contrary to government’s own socio-economic endeavours. This…