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South African mobile operators combat fraud with GSMA initiative

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 23 Feb 2024

Telecommunications operators Cell C, MTN, and Telkom have welcomed the launch of two universal APIs available in South Arica that combat fraud and digital identity theft.

API, fraud prevention, digital identity, cybercrime, cybersecurity

Yabx partners with Clickatell to launch WhatsApp lending in Africa

News | Online Payments | 18 Dec 2023

Netherlands-based fintech company Yabx has partnered with Clickatell to launch WhatsApp lending services in Africa.


partnership, financial services, lending, financial inclusion, payments

WhatsApp and Stripe enable chat payments in Singapore

News | Online Payments | 09 May 2023

Financial infrastructure platform Stripe has announced a partnership with WhatsApp that enables Singapore-based businesses to accept payments in WhatsApp chats.

partnership, payments , payment methods, ecommerce, merchants, fintech, real-time payments, mobile payments, digital payments, online shopping, WhatsApp, financial services, chat commerce

Clickatell, Telkom enable WhatsApp payments in South Africa

News | Mobile Payments | 10 Mar 2023

US-based chat commerce company Clickatell has partnered with South Africa-based integrated communication company Telkom to enable mobile messaging payments via WhatsApp.

partnership, payments , mobile payments, WhatsApp, ecommerce, digital payments, mobile money, MasterCard, Visa, Chat 2 Pay, fintech, financial services, digitalisation, customer experience, chat commerce

Binance to create crypto exchange in Indonesia

News | Cryptocurrencies | 15 Dec 2021

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has partnered with MDI Ventures, PT Telkom Indonesia’s venture capital arm, to establish a crypto exchange platform.

partnership, product launch, Binance, blockchain, crypto

The evolution of the alternative payments landscape in 2021 and beyond

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 30 Sep 2021

Jonathan Bennett, CCO of DOCOMO Digital, explains how adoption of digital and mobile payments surged during the coronavirus pandemic leading to a wider payments landscape

DOCOMO Digital, digital payments, online payments, mobile payments, e-wallet

Telkom launches virtual card for transacting on WhatsApp

News | Mobile Payments | 08 Jun 2021

Telkom has launched a Mastercard virtual card for use on WhatsApp, enabling Telkom Pay customers to make ecommerce payments in Africa. 

virtual card, Mastercard, product launch, WhatsApp, mobile payments

Telkom Kenya to develop youth-focused digital wallet

News | Mobile Payments | 15 Apr 2021

Telkom Kenya has announced that it will develop a youth-focused digital wallet in a bid to boost financial inclusion during the pandemic.

e-wallet, financial inclusion, mobile payments

Telkom launches carrier billing option for Apple purchases

News | Mobile Payments | 04 Dec 2020

Telkom has revealed that its customers will now be able to pay for Apple content and services via carrier billing, directly from their mobile phone account.

Telkom, Apple, South Africa, Africa, carrier billing, mobile payments, postpaid, prepaid

Telkom launches the WhatsApp-based digital wallet Telkom Pay

News | Mobile Payments | 02 Dec 2020

South Africa-based telco Telkom has launched a digital wallet that allows users to make peer-to-peer payments using their mobile phone and WhatsApp.

Telkom, WhatsApp, South Africa, Africa, product launch, e-wallet, digital wallet, mobile wallet, mobile payments

Grab to lead USD 100 mln investment in Indonesian e-wallet LinkAja

News | Mobile Payments | 11 Nov 2020

Grab has secured a USD 100 million fundraising round for the Indonesian government-backed e-wallet provider LinkAja.

Grab, LinkAja, funding, funding round, domestic wireless carrier, Telkomsel, BRI Ventures, BRI, Mandiri Capital Indonesia, ecommerce, marketplace, mobility, e-wallet, mobile payments, Asia, APAC

Mobile payments startup QFPay raises USD 20 mln for global expansion

News | Payments General | 13 Aug 2019

QFPay, a China-based QR code-based payment company, has received USD 20 million in fresh funding from existing investors Sequoia Capital China and Matrix Partners.

QFPay, China, mobile payments, startup, QR-code payments

Indonesian state-owned companies merge mobile payment services

News | Payments General | 15 Feb 2019

Indonesian state-owned companies have decided to merge their mobile payment services to challenge dominant players in the country’s growing digital payments market.

Indonesia, mobile payment, digital payments, LinkAja, Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Bank Mandiri, Bank Rakyat Indonesia, Bank Negara Indonesia, Bank Tabungan Negara, Go-Jek, Ovo, QR codes

InstaReM secures USD 20 mln in first Series C round

News | Online Payments | 23 Nov 2018

Southeast Asia’s digital cross-border payments company InstaReM has announced the first close of its USD 45 million Series C round, at over USD 20 million.

InstaRem, Asia, cross-border payments, series C, local payments, online payments

Absa teams up with fintech startup walletdoc

News | Mobile Payments | 10 Oct 2016

Absa has partnered with fintech startup walletdoc to make bill payments a more convenient process.

Absa, fintech, startup, walletdoc, bill payments, electronic bill storage, mobile payments

eBay to open stores in Indonesia

News | Ecommerce | 25 Jan 2016

US retailer eBay has confirmed that it is setting up a “representative office” in Indonesia.

eBay, online sales, marketplace, retailer, stores, Indonesia, ecommerce, internet, expansion, business agenda

Telkom Indonesia, Sony to deploy NFC payments via FeliCa

News | Mobile Payments | 19 Oct 2015

Telkom Indonesia has partnered electronic services provider Sony to develop an NFC common platform based on Sony’s FeliCa technology.

Telkom Indonesia, Sony, payments , NFC, FeliCa, Trans Metro Bandung, Japan, Octupus, contactless chips, mobile wallet, Hong Kong

Telkom, Google and Bango roll out direct carrier billing

News | Mobile Payments | 01 Sep 2015

South African operator Telkom has rolled out direct carrier billing, an integrated carrier billing service, for Google Play for smartphones and tablets on Telkom’s mobile network.

Telkom, Google, Bango, direct carrier billing, Google Play, smartphones, tablets, mobile network, mobile phone bill, airtime, in-app purchases

Telkom, Bango team to launch direct carrier billing for Samsung app store

News | Mobile Payments | 15 Dec 2014

Mobile payments provider Bango, Telkom and Samsung have unveiled the launch of direct carrier billing, an integrated carrier billing service for Samsung smartphone and tablet customers in South Africa.

Telkom, Bango, Samsung, direct, carrier, billing, Samsung, app, store, smartphone, tablet, South Africa, Galaxy, Event Billing