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TymeBank integrates PayShap

News | Payments General | 31 Aug 2023

South Africa-based TymeBank has integrated PayShap, the country’s new payment system that aims to reduce dependency on cash and increase safety.

real-time payments, online payments, payments , Request to Pay, cashless

Absa CIB joins Contour's digital trade finance network

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 14 Aug 2023

South Africa-based Absa Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB) has joined Contour’s digital trade finance network.

partnership, banking, digitalisation, trade finance, data, financial inclusion

Biometric payment cards: The next evolution in secure contactless transactions

Voice of the Industry | Online Payments | 05 Dec 2022

Andreas Strobel, President of Smart Payment Association, explores how the biometric payment card is transforming how cardholders authenticate when paying.

payment methods, ecommerce, biometric authentication, POS

PayGate partners with Samsung

News | Mobile Payments | 28 Jul 2022

South Africa-based payment gateway PayGate, part of DPO Group, has enabled Samsung Pay as an extra payment method for its merchants.

mobile payments, partnership, Token, digital wallet, merchant

Absa rolls out Mobile Pay, a SoftPOS solution

News | Mobile Payments | 11 Mar 2022

South Africa-based bank Absa has launched its Mobile Pay app, which allows users to turn their Android smartphones into POS devices.

SoftPOS, mobile payments, product launch, merchants, NFC

Apple Pay now available at Standard Bank

News | Mobile Payments | 13 Dec 2021

Standard Bank, one of the largest bank groups in Africa, has introduced Apple Pay as an alternative payment method for its clients in South Africa.

online bank, Apple, Apple Pay, mobile payments, contactless payments, digitalisation, digital wallet

The underdogs of Open Banking

Voice of the Industry | Online & Mobile Banking | 03 Dec 2021

Vlad Macovei, content editor at The Paypers, shares key insights on the state of Open Banking across the globe 

Open Banking, Open Finance, data sharing, banks, fintech

IFC partners with Absa Bank to boost trade finance in Sub-Saharan Africa

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 17 Nov 2021

IFC has welcomed Absa Bank to its Global Trade Liquidity Program (GTLP). 

trade finance, financial inclusion

Nigerian businesses can accept Apple Pay on Paystack

News | Mobile Payments | 23 Sep 2021

Paystack, a US-based fintech company, has announced it is launching Pay with Apple Pay on its platform.

payment gateway, Apple Pay, payment methods, mobile payments

Ghana's Zeepay raises close to USD 8 mln in funding

News | Online Payments | 02 Jul 2021

Ghana-based fintech Zeepay, has announced completion of a USD7.9 million Series A.0 funding.

fintech, funding, digital payments, mobile payments

UnionPay cards now accepted at all Game and Builders Warehouse stores across South Africa

News | Cards | 31 May 2021

UnionPay has announced significant progress in the South African retail payment market through a tripartite partnership with Absa Bank and Massmart.

UnionPay, partnership, contactless payments, debit card, POS

IFC, Absa Bank partner for Africa certified green loan

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 06 May 2021

South Africa-based Absa Bank and US-based IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, have announced Africa’s first certified green loan.

partnership, funding, green finance, banks

South-African bank Absa introduces QR payments

News | Mobile Payments | 03 May 2021

South-Africa-based banking group Absa has introduced QR payments.

product launch, mobile payments, mobile banking, QR payments

Apple Pay launches in South Africa

News | Mobile Payments | 31 Mar 2021

Apple has launched its contactless payment service, Apple Pay, in South Africa.

Apple Pay, online payments, mobile payments

South Africa rolls out second CBDC trial

News | Cryptocurrencies | 17 Feb 2021

South Africa has announced Project Khokha 2 to explore the use of both a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) and a wholesale settlement token, for interbank use.

Project Khokha, CBDC, blockchain, Corda, R3, stablecoin, Token

Mobile money overpowers card payments in Kenya

News | Mobile Payments | 20 Jan 2021

Top banks in Kenya have raised a red flag over an expected significant drop in net earnings of USD 11 mln for the year 2020, due to the rise of mobile money.

mobile money, card payments, COVID-19, telcos, banks, Kenya, mobile payments

Surecomp, Absa Group to roll out pan-African trade finance digitisation across 10 countries

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 12 Jan 2021

Canada-based trade finance solutions provider Surecomp has announced that South Africa-based bank Absa Group has implemented its back-office trade finance solution IMEX in 10 countries.

Surecomp, Absa Group, Africa, trade finance, digitisation, IMEX, South Africa, bank

South African Revenue Service to discontinue use of cheques from 2021

News | Online Payments | 13 Nov 2020

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced it will discontinue the use of cheques from 2021.

SARS, The South African Revenue Service, cheque, contactless payments, South Africa, payments , EFT, Absa, Capitec, FNB, Nedbank, Standard Bank

CDC adds 75 mln to its trade finance deal with Absa

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 31 Jul 2020

CDC, a UK-based development finance institution, has announced an additional USD 75 million commitment to its existing trade finance facility with Absa Bank.

CDC, Absa, UK, banks, Africa, trade finance, supply chains, SCF, COVID-19, coronavirus, pandemic, partnership, International Chamber of Commerce

dLocal expands emerging markets payments platform in Africa

News | Online Payments | 21 Jan 2020

dLocal, a fintech company that specialises in cross-border payments for emerging markets, has expanded its payments network to include Nigeria and South Africa.

dLocal, Nigeria, South Africa, merchants, cross-border payments, Africa, emerging markets