Rwanda: Mobile Payment Transactions Grow By 206%

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Rwanda: Mobile Payment Transactions Grow By 206%

[New Times] The value of mobile payment volumes increased by 206 per cent in 2020 to Rwf 7.177 billion from Rwf2.349 billion in the previous year, statistics from the central bank show.

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