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Ugandan mobile money accounts reach 28 mln in Q4

Tuesday 13 April 2021 | 10:03 CET | News
The number of mobile money accounts increased to 28.0 million in the three months to 31 December 2020 from 27.7 million accounts at the end of September 2020, according to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) report. This translates into a national mobile money penetration rate of 66 accounts per 100 people. There were 325,000 new mobile money accounts in the fourth quarter, compared with a record 1.8 million in the third quarter from July to September 2020.

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Categories: Mobile & Wireless
Companies: UCC
Countries: Uganda
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