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Airtel Uganda completes separation of mobile money business from telecoms

Wednesday 23 June 2021 | 10:23 CET | News
Airtel Uganda has announced the separation of Airtel Money from its telecommunications business. The Airtel Money Business has been transferred to affiliate, Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda (AMC Uganda). The separation complies with the National Payment Systems (NPS) Act passed on 04 September 2020 and the NPS Regulations gazetted on 05 March 2021.

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Categories: Mobile & Wireless
Companies: Airtel Uganda
Countries: Uganda
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