wireless application service providers association (waspa)

  1. Jan

    MTN may not have reported multimillion-rand WASP fraud on its network

    Multimillion fraud on MTN's network may be unreported MTN refuses to say whether it has reported millions in fraudulent transactions and airtime theft on its network Over the last fifteen years, large amounts of airtime have been stolen from MTN subscribers through fraudulent subscriptions.
  2. Jan

    Waspa elects board for 2022

    Waspa appoints new board South Africa's Wireless Application Service Providers' Association (Waspa) has elected its new board for 2022. Waspa chairperson Anthony Ekerold said he was confident the new board would bring substantial contributions to the association through their "expertise...
  3. Jan

    SMS far from dead

    SMS is far from dead in South Africa — here's why SMS services remain crucial for many South Africans to receive one-time PINs, transaction information, and essential communications from service providers. While data-based messaging platforms like WhatsApp provide South Africans with low-cost...
  4. Jan

    WASPA and Evina partner to make DCB more secure

    South African mobile networks could've easily fought airtime theft — but they didn't Anti-fraud cybersecurity firm Evina and the Wireless Application Service Providers Association (Waspa) have partnered to identify the most significant vulnerabilities in South Africa’s mobile value chain...
  5. Jan

    MTN and Upstream partner with ASPA to fight rogue WASPs

    Fight against rogue companies that steal your airtime MTN says it is seeing increasing cases of malware being installed on users' phones via apps and phishing expeditions which are then used to trigger fraudulent transactions.
  6. Jan

    You can now check who is sending you SMS spam

    Check who is sending you SMS spam in South Africa The Wireless Application Service Providers’ Association of South Africa (WASPA) has launched an online platform that lets you type in the number an automated SMS message originated from and find out who sent it. Called the Codes Project, the...
  7. jes

    Double opt-in subscriptions welcomed by WASPA

    Double opt-in subscriptions welcome: WASPA The Wireless Applications Service Providers’ Association (WASPA) has welcome MTN and Cell C’s double opt-in systems
  8. jes

    Cell C, MTN double opt-in on SMS services

    Cell C, MTN double opt-in on SMS services WASPs will soon have to use double opt-in on MTN and Cell C
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