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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

Source

Biography extracted from vodafone-cash.md. See matrix.md for standards-support matrix if present.

source · docs/wallets/vodafone-cash/index.md