Helios Investment Partners is in talks with Africa’s largest wireless carriers, including MTN Group and Airtel Africa about ways the private-equity firm can help them cash in on their mobile-money and digital-payments platforms.
Africa’s largest wireless carriers, including MTN Group Ltd. and Airtel Africa Plc, are among companies exploring how to unlock value from their multi-billion dollar fintech operations. Johannesburg-based MTN is looking to finalize plans to spin off the lucrative unit by the end of March, while Airtel brought in Mastercard Inc. has a minority investor in its mobile-finance division last year.