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Egyptian mobile wallets exceed 16 mln in H1, transactions up 175%

Thursday 19 August 2021 | 10:35 CET | News
The number of mobile wallets in Egypt increased to 16.3 million during the first half of 2021 from 14.1 million wallets in H1 of 2020, according to the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA). Its report says Vodafone has a 65 percent share of mobile wallets, Orange 20 percent, Etisalat 11 percent and WE 4 percent. The number of e-transactions carried out using them climbed by 175 percent to 81 million in the January-June period from 29.5 million a year earlier. 

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Categories: Mobile & Wireless
Companies: Etisalat Egypt / Etisalat Misr / NTRA / Orange Egypt / Telecom Egypt / Vodafone Egypt
Countries: Egypt
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