Ericsson and MTN Complete MoMo Cloud Migration Across Four African Markets

Ericsson  and MTN Group Fintech  have completed the Mobile Money (MoMo) Evolved Migration across key African markets, including Eswatini, Ghana, Rwanda and Uganda, as the companies move MTN’s mobile money platform toward a standardized cloud-native architecture.

The migration, built on the Ericsson Fintech Platform, transitions MTN MoMo from a legacy virtualized environment to a cloud-native architecture designed to improve platform performance and operational efficiency. The companies said the upgraded infrastructure will provide a scalable foundation supporting MTN Group’s Ambition 2030 strategy and the expansion of digital financial services across Africa.

Ericsson and MTN Group Fintech are also advancing similar transformation initiatives in other markets. An ongoing project is underway in Cameroon, while discussions are active on extending the transformation to Benin, the Republic of the Congo and Zambia. Selected MTN operating companies are also exploring migration to public cloud infrastructure.

Following the migration, MTN recorded reductions of up to 86% in CPU processing overhead and database load. The deployment also establishes a high-availability platform designed to support increasing transaction volumes and future growth while maintaining consistent services for consumers, merchants and ecosystem partners.

The upgraded platform is expected to simplify operations, reduce infrastructure overhead and improve API responsiveness, enabling faster integration for developers, merchants and ecosystem partners. Across the migrated markets, the deployment has delivered measurable improvements, including reduced application and database resource utilisation and API response times that are up to 80% faster.

“The MoMo Evolved Migration advances our vision of building Africa’s leading digital financial platform. Through a cloud-native foundation, we are enhancing performance, strengthening resilience, and accelerating the delivery of innovative digital financial services for consumers, merchants, and partners across our markets.”

– Artemij Demidczyk, Acting Chief Technology and Information Officer, MTN Group Fintech

“Modernizing mobile financial services infrastructure is essential to supporting the continued growth of digital financial ecosystems. Through the Ericsson Fintech Platform, we have helped MTN Group Fintech establish a cloud native foundation that improves operational efficiency, strengthens platform performance and enables the scalability needed to support future innovation and financial inclusion.”

– Hossam Kandeel Head of Mobile Money and Business Development, Ericsson West and Southern Africa

Ericsson and MTN Group Fintech have worked together for more than a decade to advance mobile financial services across Africa. The companies said the Ericsson Fintech Platform will provide a foundation for further expansion of digital financial services, deeper collaboration with developers and ecosystem partners, and continued growth of MTN’s fintech business.