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Optimising Point-of-Sale solutions through Smart Cellular Connectivity

Voice of the Industry | Mobile Payments | 11 May 2023

Curtis Govan, President, Americas at floLIVE, uncovers how businesses adopt cellular connectivity to boost security, stability, and reliability for their POS terminals.


POS, mPOS, mobile payments, mobile money, ecommerce, transaction monitoring, regulation, eftpos, data sharing, data, data privacy, data protection, financial data, online payments, payments infrastructure, instant payments, digital payments

The potential of instant lending: why traditional banks hold the key

Voice of the Industry | Online & Mobile Banking | 10 May 2023

Paul Weiss, Head of Growth at Simbuka, discusses the potential for traditional banks in East Africa to offer instant lending services to an underserved market. Banks can benefit from leveraging their customer base and data-driven decision-making processes to offer these instant lending services.

lending, SME lending, digitalisation, corporate card, online banking, credit scoring, Corporate Social Responsibility, digital banking, credit card, fintech, financial inclusion, financial institutions, financial services, mobile banking, mobile money, mobile payments

CBK launches QR Code Standard to boost digital payment usage

News | Online Payments | 04 May 2023

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced the launch and implementation of the Kenya QR Code Standard 2023 to increase the usage of digital payments.

product launch, payments , digital payments, digitalisation, QR code, QR payments, payment methods, PSP, banks, card scheme, fintech, financial services, banking, mobile money, POS, ecommerce, Issuer, financial inclusion

Kora launches USD card-acquiring

News | Payments General | 28 Mar 2023

Nigeria-based payments infrastructure Kora has announced the launch of USD card-acquiring in Africa, looking to enable merchants on its platform to accept payments in USD.

product launch, cross-border payments, payment methods, payments , online payments, merchants, ecommerce, payin, payout, settlement, API, B2B payments, expansion, marketplace, mobile money, bank transfer, financial services, fintech

PXP Financial partners with Mastercard and Payall

News | Payments General | 17 Mar 2023

Payment processing services provider PXP Financial has partnered with Mastercard and Payall to deliver cross-border payments and international money transfers.

partnership, payments , cross-border payments, cross-border logistics, online payments, payments infrastructure, money transfer, payout, financial inclusion, mobile money, fintech, payment methods, compliance, financial services

CBDC: threat or opportunity

Voice of the Industry | Cryptocurrencies | 13 Mar 2023

Dominika Duziak, Head of Product and Strategy at OneStep Financial, a member of The Payments Association, clarifies the most common misconceptions about CBDCs and advocates for enhanced digitalisation with their help.

CBDC, NFT, digitalisation, online payments, payments , mobile payments, mobile money, digital currency, digital wallet, digital euro, digital payments, e-wallet, cryptocurrency

Paysera, Ria Money Transfer enable payment collection in cash

News | Payments General | 10 Mar 2023

Fintech company Paysera has partnered with Ria Money Transfer, a Euronet Worldwide subsidiary, to enable payment collection in cash at Ria pickup locations in 152 countries.

partnership, payments , cross-border payments, remittances, money transfer, P2P payments, financial services, cash, unbanked, online payments, FX , mobile money, fintech

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

Uplift partners Margaritaville at Sea to offer BNPL on cruises

News | Payments General | 08 Feb 2023

BNPL solution for travelling and retailing brands, Uplift, has recently announced a new partnership with cruise planning company Margaritaville at Sea to offer customers instalment payments on bookings. 

BNPL, travel payments, online payments, instalment payments, credit scoring, partnership, COVID-19, pandemic, financial services, financial inclusion, mobile money

Cellulant partners Money Q

News | Payments General | 02 Feb 2023

Payment solutions provider Cellulant has announced a partnership with fintech Money Q to enable expats to pay for bills and recharge airtime for their Africa-based beneficiaries.

partnership, money transfer, money remittance, remittances, cross-border payments, mobile payments, mobile money, online payments, digital payments

Walmart launches Text to Shop feature

News | Ecommerce | 30 Jan 2023

International retail chain Walmart has recently introduced  Text to Shop feature, which allows clients to shop for their favourite in-store products via text. 

ecommerce, ecommerce platform, online shopping, mobile payments, mobile money, m-commerce, subscription commerce, retail, product upgrade

Discover Global Network launches international transit solution

News | Mobile Payments | 24 Jan 2023

Global provider of credit cards, online banking services, and personal loans, Discover, through its in-house payment brand Discover Global Network has launched Tap-to-Ppay solutions internationally.

Tap-to-Pay, loyalty programme, contactless payments, local payment method, online payments, payments , mobile payments, mobile money, product upgrade, ATM, digitalisation, card scheme, credit card, debit card, COVID-19

Marqeta to launch new Web Push Provisioning product

News | Mobile Payments | 19 Jan 2023

US-based modern card issuing platform, Marqeta, has announced the launch of a new web push provisioning product that sets to expand the company’s payment card tokenization capabilities.

tokenization, card-on-file, mobile payments, mobile money, digital wallet, e-wallet, online payments, payments , payment methods, digitalisation, on-demand apps, merchant, merchants, POS

Alipay+ pushes QR code payments for Asian customers

News | Mobile Payments | 09 Jan 2023

Alipay+, China’s tech giant Ant Group payment solution, has planned to enable greater QR code payments connectivity for Asian tourists in the Chinese mainland. 

cross-border payments, cross-border ecommerce, online payments, e-wallet, digital wallet, digitalisation, cashless, Alipay, QR code, QR payments, digital payments, mobile payments, mobile money

NALA launches pay bills feature for the Kenyan diaspora

News | Mobile Payments | 14 Oct 2022

Tanzania-based fintech NALA has launched a feature that allows Kenyans in the diaspora to pay local bills in their home country.

product launch, mobile money, mobile payments, payment methods, payments

Real-time payments platform BI-FAST from Indonesia and improving financial inclusion

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 30 Sep 2022

Zennon Kapron, Director at Kapronasia, talks about Indonesia’s latest real-time payments platform and how can it be used to drive financial inclusion for over 90 million underbanked people.

SMEs, online payments, QR code, QR payments, digital payments, digitalisation, financial inclusion, mobile payments, mobile money, cross-border ecommerce, cross-border payments, e-wallet, e-money

Ebanx expands to Africa

News | Mobile Payments | 15 Sep 2022

Ebanx, a Brazil-based fintech, has expanded into Africa, where it aims to place a greater emphasis on the digital payments side of its business.

expansion, mobile money, fintech, digital payments, startup

PayPal adds crypto features to app

News | Cryptocurrencies | 18 Aug 2022

US-based fintech PayPal has added cryptocurrency features to its mobile app. Starting from 15 August, the application users can buy, sell, and transfer several cryptocurrencies.

mobile banking, mobile money, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange

Paysafe's viafintech and Pecunpay to boost cash deposits and withdrawals in Spain

News | Mobile Payments | 16 Aug 2022

Germany-based viafintech, a brand pertaining to payments platform Paysafe, has teamed with Pecunpay to launch a new cash deposit and withdrawal network in Spain. 

cash management, ATM, mobile payments, mobile money, money transfer

Plum rolls out personal finance app in Belgium

News | Mobile Payments | 20 Jul 2022

Smart money app Plum has expanded to a new market in Europe, announcing its official launch in Belgium.

mobile money, e-money, investment, mobile payments, expansion, financial services, financing , financial inclusion