Carrefour Partners With Visa to Provide Customers With Online Discounts

KES 400 discount for goods worth KES 3,000 and above when customers shop on the MAF Carrefour Mobile app and pay with locally issued Visa cards The campaign will run every Tuesday for three months starting June 2023 Carrefour, owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim in Kenya, has announced its partnership with Visa, the

Standard Bank Names New Chief Executive in DRC

Standard Bank has appointed Marie-Gabrielle Opese as its Chief Executive and Head of Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Ms Opese joined Standard Bank in the DRC in 2009 as Head of Risk & Company Secretary. In that capacity, she was also in charge of the bank’s credit portfolio

Mastercard Partners With NAPS to Drive Innovation Across Morocco’s Digital Payments Landscape

As Mastercard’s partner, NAPS benefits from access to its extensive network, expertise and wide-ranging portfolio of products and services Mastercard and NAPS, a leading Moroccan fintech company, have initiated a collaboration to develop innovative payment solutions for individuals and businesses. The partnership consolidates the strong historical relationship between the two entities. NAPS is on a

Standard Bank Crowned Africa’s Most Admired Financial Services Brand

Standard Bank has been named as most admired financial services brand, as announced by Brand Africa in the release of its latest research and rankings. Standard Bank was crowned ahead of its competitors in a specific category ranking of the Top 25 financial services brands on the continent jumping from its 6th ranking position in

The Shoprite Group’s CredX Offers Businesses Better Rates and Fees in the Face of Rising Interest Rates

With the ongoing rise in interest rates in South Africa, businesses are increasingly faced with the daunting task of obtaining affordable financing. And with higher interest rates comes the burden of higher borrowing costs. CredX, launched by the Shoprite Group in 2022, enables its suppliers to obtain critical working capital funding at the lowest industry

Ecobank Unveils its Single Market Trade Hub, Once Again Promoting Intra-African Trade

Ecobank Group, the leading Pan-African banking Group, has unveiled its ‘Ecobank Single Market Trade Hub’ today as part of its commitment to promoting intra-African trade. The Ecobank Single Market Trade Hub (the “Trade Hub”) is live, with over 300 businesses from 22 countries having signed onto the digital platform so far. The Trade Hub connects

ACI Worldwide Collaborates With Red Hat To Expand Payments Cloud Offering

Collaboration will enable financial institutions and payment providers to utilize ACI solutions on Red Hat OpenShift ACI Worldwide, a global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments software, today announced a collaboration with Red Hat OpenShift, the industry’s leading enterprise Kubernetes platform, to enable financial institutions and payment providers to utilize ACI solutions on the platform. The

New Era for Absa Customers as Bank Activates Card Tap-and-Go at ATMs

Harnessing the power of world-class technologies to facilitate a seamless banking experience for its customers, Absa has launched card tap-and-go capabilities at its ATMs in South Africa. The capability is expected to reduce transaction time at the ATM by up to 12 seconds on average and potentially deter incidents of card theft at ATMs, which

6 Top Payment Device Management Features

It’s fundamental for merchants accepting card-present payments to have a payment device – but more precisely, a payment device that works. Like all IT hardware, payment terminals occasionally need maintenance, updates, or other service. A payment device management solution makes it possible to keep terminals functioning in optimal condition and to troubleshoot them for quick

ACI Worldwide to Offer Banks New Cross-Border, Real-Time Payment Services

ACI enables financial institutions to utilize Swift Go via the ACI Enterprise Payments Platform ACI Worldwide, a global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments software, today announced the addition of Swift Go to its cross-border payments offering. In response to the growing demand for new cross-border, real-time payment services, ACI will enable banks to utilize Swift