With mobile money, a phone is used to send and receive payments. Abdukani Mohammed, who works as a cashier in one of Jijiga's many cafes, says mobile money has brought many advantages. A recent policy shift allowing non-financial institutions to act as mobile-money providers could make mobile money more accessible. But it's too soon to say whether and how exactly the pandemic has benefited the mobile money market. Tuk-tuk driver Hussein Ali asks his passengers to pay cash.

Source: Ethiopian News September 14, 2020 12:18 UTC