Wallets/vodafone-cash
Vodafone Cash (Egypt)
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Overview
Vodafone Cash is Egypt's #1 mobile-money wallet by transactions + value, operated by Vodafone Egypt [1, 2, eg-cro]. 2025 baseline (per Vodafone Annual Report):
- Active users: 11.4 million (added 3.2 million users during FY2025)
- Egyptian mobile-wallet market share (Q2 2025): 55% of total wallets + 78% of transactions + 81% of transaction value
- Vodafone Cash revenue: +18.8% to €113.7 million — now represents 8% of Vodafone Egypt's service revenue
Vodafone Egypt FY2025 macro [3]: Record EGP 55 billion revenue driven by network expansion + digital services growth + Vodafone Cash adoption.
March 2026 — Vodafone Egypt + TapTap Send cross-border transfers [4]: Cross-border remittances directly to Vodafone Cash wallets — major remittance-corridor expansion.
Distinctive Vodafone Cash positioning: Egypt's first mobile-money operator (launched 2013); dominant wallet by transactions + value (vs Fawry's 54.8M users via 36-bank network); Fawry serves more users but Vodafone Cash leads on transaction-share metrics.
History
2013 — Vodafone Cash launches [1] in Egypt by Vodafone Egypt as Egypt's first mobile-money operator.
2014-2023 — Mass Egyptian adoption [2]: Multi-million user growth.
FY2025 (Apr 2024-Mar 2025) — 11.4M active users + 3.2M added; 55%/78%/81% market shares; €113.7M revenue (+18.8%) [2].
March 2026 — TapTap Send cross-border transfers integration [4].
Ownership & operator
Operating entity: Vodafone Egypt (Telecom Egypt + Vodafone Group JV).
Major shareholders (Vodafone Egypt):
- Vodafone Group plc (LSE: VOD) — UK telco mega-group
- Telecom Egypt (Egyptian state-affiliated telco)
Regulators: CBE (Central Bank of Egypt) + Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority + NTRA (National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Egypt).
Technical integration
| Layer | Description |
|---|---|
| Channels | Vodafone Cash mobile app (iOS + Android) + USSD + agent network |
| Identifiers | Phone (Vodafone Egypt customers + non-customers) |
| EG rail | [[meeza]] (Egypt national debit + POS-mandatory) |
| License | Mobile Money Operator (Vodafone Egypt-licensed; CBE-regulated) |
| Sub-products | Money transfers + bill payments + online shopping + international remittances (+ TapTap Send cross-border Mar 2026+) |
| Market dominance | 55% EG mobile-wallet count + 78% transactions + 81% transaction value (Q2 2025) |
Users & growth
FY2025 baseline (Vodafone Annual Report) [2]:
- Active users: 11.4 million
- Users added FY2025: 3.2 million
- Q2 2025 EG mobile-wallet market share: 55% wallets / 78% transactions / 81% transaction value
- Revenue FY2025: €113.7M (+18.8%)
- 8% of Vodafone Egypt service revenue
- Vodafone Egypt FY2025 revenue (overall): EGP 55 billion
Use cases
Egyptian mobile-money transfers + bill payments + online shopping + international remittances; agent-network cash-in/cash-out; cross-border via TapTap Send (Mar 2026+); Vodafone Egypt customer + non-customer accessibility.
Implementations & partners
Operator: Vodafone Egypt (Vodafone Group + Telecom Egypt JV).
2026 cross-border partner: TapTap Send (cross-border remittance integration March 2026+).
Major Egyptian competitors:
- [[fawry]] (Egypt's #1 payment platform by users; 54.8M monthly users; EGX-listed; first fintech unicorn)
- InstaPay (CBE-led national instant-payment app)
- Etisalat Cash + Orange Cash (telco-rival mobile-money operators)
- PayTabs Egypt (PayTabs MENA expansion)
- Network International Egypt (Network International MENA reach)
Regulators: CBE + Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority + NTRA.
Fun facts
- Egypt's #1 mobile-money wallet by transactions + value — 55% of wallets / 78% of transactions / 81% of transaction value (Q2 2025).
- FY2025: 11.4M active users + 3.2M added in single year + €113.7M revenue (+18.8%).
- 2013 launch — Egypt's first mobile-money operator.
- 8% of Vodafone Egypt service revenue — distinctive telco-fintech revenue share.
- March 2026 TapTap Send cross-border integration — remittance-corridor expansion.
- Vodafone Group (LSE: VOD) parent + Telecom Egypt JV.
- Distinctive vs Fawry: Fawry serves more users (54.8M) but Vodafone Cash leads on transaction-share metrics in mobile-wallet category.
Comparison
| Feature | Vodafone Cash | [[fawry]] (EG #1 payment platform by users) | InstaPay (EG CBE-led instant) | [[m-pesa]] (KE analogous telco-led mobile-money pioneer) | mtn-momo (multi-African telco-led analogue) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Vodafone Egypt (Vodafone Group LSE: VOD + Telecom Egypt JV) | Fawry (EGX: FWRY; Ashraf Sabry founder; Helios + EFG-EV + Ahly backed) | Central Bank of Egypt | Safaricom + Vodacom | MTN Group (JSE: MTN) |
| Type | Egypt #1 mobile-money wallet by transactions + value (telco-led) | Egypt #1 payment platform by users + agent network + multi-segment financial services | EG national instant-payments | KE mobile-money pioneer | Multi-African telco-led mobile money |
| Country | Egypt | Egypt | Egypt | Kenya + East Africa | 17 African |
| Users | 11.4M active + 55%/78%/81% EG mobile-wallet shares (Q2 2025) | 54.8M monthly users + 377K agents + 6M+ daily tx | Mass EG | 51M+ | 60M+ MoMo |
| Distinctive | 2013 launch; FY2025 €113.7M revenue (+18.8%) = 8% of Vodafone Egypt service revenue; Mar 2026 TapTap Send cross-border | EGX-listed; FY2025 record EBITDA 4.97B (+80.8%, 57.4% margin highest in history); Financial Services +135% growth | CBE national instant rail | 2007 mobile-money pioneer | MTN telco-led African expansion |
Status
Active, Egypt's #1 mobile-money wallet by transactions + value [2, 4]:
- Vodafone Egypt (Vodafone Group + Telecom Egypt JV) since 2013.
- FY2025: 11.4M active users + 3.2M added + 55%/78%/81% EG mobile-wallet shares + €113.7M revenue (+18.8%).
- March 2026 TapTap Send cross-border integration.
- Vodafone Egypt FY2025 overall revenue EGP 55 billion.
- CBE + Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority + NTRA regulated.
Sources
- 1 Vodafone Cash — official
- 2 Vodafone 2025 Annual Report Vodafone Cash
- 3 Vodafone Egypt record EGP 55B FY2025 — Telecom Review Africa
- 4 Vodafone Egypt + TapTap Send Mar 2026 — TechAfrica
- eg-cro In-corpus:
reports/countries/EG-egypt.md
Source
Biography extracted from vodafone-cash.md. See matrix.md for standards-support matrix if present.