India’s cybercrime unit has warned users about a USSD-based call forwarding scam where fraudsters impersonate delivery agents ...

So the official EcoCash App is a great alternative to USSD. The only problem with the application is that though it’s supposed to be zero-rated it seems your mileage will vary. On my phone it works ...

Brian Richardson CEO of WIZZIT International. The complex acronym USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) does nothing to represent its simplicity. It’s the most basic of mobile phone-based ...

If you use mobile banking or USSD codes, in general, then you’ll know how hard it is to remember all those. There are so many of them and the situation is made worse if you are a subscriber on more ...

Stax, a startup that allows Africans to buy airtime, send and request money, and transfer funds between accounts via automated USSD codes, has raised a $2.2 million seed extension round. U.S.-based VC ...

StarLife Assurance, one of Ghana’s leading indigenous insurance companies, has unveiled its new USSD code, *7373#, and Mobile App, MyStar, to the public to ease clients’ insurance needs. For the past ...

Did you know that smartphone penetration in South Africa was estimated to be around 82.5% in 2024, but nearly 28% of users frequently avoid using their devices due to high data costs, limiting ...

UIF Commissioner Teboho Maruping believes the platforms will put more money in the pockets of clients because they will save on transport costs currently incurred when visiting labour centres. “There ...