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Ukheshe improves its fintech presence with EFTCorp acquisition

News | Payments General | 18 Jan 2024

Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) and Embedded Finance enabler Ukheshe has acquired EFTCorp to expand its fintech presence in Africa.

acquisition, fintech, merger, BaaS, embedded finance

Will the digital wallet replace the physical payment card?

Voice of the Industry | Online Payments | 23 Oct 2023

Mark Beresford and Elisabetta Nadal from Edgar, Dunn & Company discuss the future of digital wallets as consumers’ preferences shift from physical cards to digital wallets stored in their smart devices.

payments , payment methods, digital wallet, e-wallet, contactless payments, ecommerce, commercial card, merchants, fintech

PayU expands to Ghana and adds new BNPL, QR-based offerings

News | Online Payments | 08 Jun 2022

Popular online payments provider PayU has announced it expanded to Ghana and has introduced several strategic offerings to its portfolio, including PayFlex in South Africa and Scan to Pay and Pay by USSD capabilities in Nigeria.

digital payments, BNPL, expansion, QR code, QR payments, mobile payments, financial inclusion

Mastercard enters alliance with Future Fintech Group subsidiary

News | Payments General | 02 Mar 2022

Mastercard has entered an alliance with the blockchain-based ecommerce business, Future FinTech Group’s unit FTFT UK, to introduce the FTFT Orbit e-money platform and Orbit Debit Mastercard.

MasterCard, partnership, fintech, blockchain, ecommerce

Cardstream partners with BigCommerce

News | Mobile Payments | 20 Jan 2022

UK-based Cardstream has offered its PCI-compliant payment gateway to BigCommerce, an Open SaaS ecommerce platform.

ecommerce, partnership, payment gateway, PCI compliance, merchants, digital wallet, mobile payments, SaaS, PCI DSS

Spot Money launches Open Banking offering

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 28 Jan 2021

Spot Money has launched South Africa’s first Open Banking offering.

Spot Money, Open Banking, payments

Ukheshe, Mastercard's Accelerate programme participant in South Africa, set to acquire Oltio

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 20 Nov 2020

South Africa-based Ukheshe, a digital fintech platform provider, has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Oltio.

Ukheshe, Oltio, MasterPass, MasterCard, QR, South Africa, cards, mobile payments, partnership

South African mobile payments provider Zapper ends collaboration with Masterpass

News | Mobile Payments | 08 Oct 2020

South Africa-based Zapper, a mobile payments, loyalty, and rewards platform, has stopped their interoperability agreement with Masterpass.

Zapper, MasterPass, South Africa, mobile payments, interoperability agreement, MasterCard, FNB, QR code

Developments in biometric authentication and biometric cards

Voice of the Industry | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 23 Sep 2020

Úna Dillon, Managing Director at MRC Europe, elaborates on the key developments in biometric authentication and biometric cards

Úna Dillon, MRC, Europe, biometric authentication, biometric cards, biometrics, retailers, UX, fraud, chargebacks, ecommerce, checkout, electronic payments, cardholder, CDCVM, mobile payments, ApplePay, Samsung Pay, Visa Checkout, mobile commerce, contactless card payments, onboarding process

Mastercard, Netcash roll out QR billing service for SMEs

News | Payments General | 11 Jun 2020

South Africa based PSP Netcash has partnered with Mastercard to introduce QR payments across its multi-channel billing platform.

NetCash, MasterCard, ATM PIN, merchants, partnership, card payments, digital wallet, South Africa, Zapper, QR payments, billing platform, PSP

Shoprite to offer contactless QR payments in South Africa

News | Mobile Payments | 15 Apr 2020

South-Africa-based Shoprite Group has become the first food  retailer in the country to offer QR payments.

Shoprite, South Africa, QR payments, mobile payments, Africa, MasterPass, SnapScan, Zapper, FNB Pay, Nedbank Pay

Pick n Pay introduces 'Scan & Pay' technology at all till points in South Africa

News | Ecommerce | 10 Apr 2020

Pick n Pay has introduced ‘Scan & Pay’ technology at all till points nationwide to allow customers to go completely contactless when paying for their shop.

Pick n Pay, retail, contactless payments, grocery, QR payments

Connected cars and in-car payments: the road so far and the road ahead

Voice of the Industry | Online Payments | 09 Dec 2019

Payment Methods Report 2019

Today, people are looking to take advantage of new technologies that help them make purchases from the convenience of their car’s dashboard. In-car payment technology is an exciting area of innovation and an amazing opportunity for vehicles to be part of the everyday commerce experiences.

in-car payments, financial institutions, retail, travel, payments , parking, mobile payments, AI, cards, pay at the pump, card payments, merchants, gift cards, e-wallet, biometric authentication

Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Discover implement Click to Pay

News | Online Payments | 23 Oct 2019

American Express, Discover, Mastercard, and Visa have announced the arrival of an online checkout option based on the new EMV Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) industry standard.

MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover, Click to Pay, online checkout, EMV

GOL adds payment option via SafetyPay

News | Online Payments | 21 Oct 2019

GOL has just made a new payment option available for customers through SafetyPay Brazil digital alternative payment method platform, in partnership with CAIXA.

payment method, Caixa, GOL, SafetyPay, ticketing

Standard Bank launches digital trade solution for South-African SMEs

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 06 Jun 2019

South Africa-based Standard Bank has launched SimplyBlu, a digital solution powered by Mastercard that provides e-trade solutions to SMEs.

Standard Bank, SimplyBlu, product launch, South Africa, Africa, emerging markets, digital trade, E-Trade, e-invoicing, e-receipt, electronic invoice

Standard Bank launches ecommerce service for small businesses

News | Ecommerce | 29 May 2019

Standard Bank has announced the launch of a new ecommerce service for small businesses, offering a package to get them online and start accepting payments.

Standard Bank, ecommerce, payments , card, SimplyBlu, South Africa, JCB, Visa

An overview of payment methods in Poland

Voice of the Industry | Expert Opinion | 02 May 2019

Janusz Diemko discusses the payment methods that are popular at physical POS and in ecommerce across Poland and the key payment trends in this space

Janusz Diemko, Poland, payment methods, POS, ecommerce, payment trends, overview

Ecommerce payments in UAE to reach AED 46.3 bln by 2022, report shows

News | Ecommerce | 23 Apr 2019

Ecommerce payments are set to grow at a CAGR of 19.1% from AED 31.5 bln (USD 8.6 bln) in 2018 to AED 46.3 bln (USD 12.6 bln) in 2022, according to GlobalData.

UAE, ecommerce, payments , GlobalData, Visa, PayPal

CellPoint Mobile enables Viva Air to offer Apple Pay, Google Pay

News | Payments General | 23 Apr 2019

CellPoint Mobile has announced that it will integrate Apple Pay, Google Pay, MasterPass, and Visa Checkout for Viva Air.

CellPoint Mobile, Viva Air, Apple Pay, Google Pay, mobile payments, LATAM, MasterPass, Visa Checkout