Absa processed over R60 billion worth of transactions last Black Friday, a trend which is expected to continue this year. As the first Black Friday falling outside of lockdown restrictions in two years, Absa anticipates further growth in debit and credit card spend as one of South Africa’s busiest shopping periods approaches. “Following a record
Kshs.34.4 billion, PAT and Kshs.1.264 trillion assets 28% Profit After tax growth 31% growth in Non-funded income 27% growth in Earnings per Share 15% growth in customer deposits 21% growth in net loans Equity Group Holdings Plc today reported Kshs.34.4 billion shillings profit after tax for the nine months to 30th September 2022. The Group recorded
The PCI Mobile Payments on COTS (MPoC) Standard Provides Flexibility in Mobile Payments Acceptance and Mobile Payment Acceptance Solutions Development Today the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) published a new standard designed to support the evolution of mobile payment acceptance solutions. PCI Mobile Payments on COTS (MPoC) builds on the existing PCI Software-based PIN
Mastercard payment cards now accepted at Oromia Bank’s ATMs across the country EthSwitch, Ethiopia’s national payment switch, Oromia Bank and Mastercard today announced a landmark partnership that sees all the bank’s Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in the country accept Mastercard debit, credit, and prepaid cards. From today, tourists, and local citizens carrying Mastercard payment cards
With the imminent arrival of the Black Friday promotion frenzy, NielsenIQ has analysed the dominance of this shopping phenomenon and found that Black Friday was bigger than the traditional festive season purchase week in December 2021. In fact, during Black Friday, more than half the volume of all FMCG products was sold on promotion, equating
Adumo, the leading independent payments processor operating across Sub-Saharan Africa, has successfully raised R190 million to increase its shareholding and control in some of its recent acquisitions. CEO of Adumo, Paul Kent commented, “Local consumers are following a global trend of demanding digital and flexible methods of making cashless payments, through alternative methods. Likewise, merchants
Powered by Mastercard Payment Gateway Services (MPGS), Hibir e-commerce will enable businesses in Ethiopia to sell their products and reach new international customers online Hibret Bank pioneered in launching Hibir e-commerce, a digital payments platform that allows Ethiopian businesses and retailers to accept international card payments for online purchases. Hibir e-commerce is first-of- its kind
Bank One announced today its partnership with Mastercard to roll out its whole new range of world-class debit and credit cards. The bank officially unveiled the new cards menu during a cocktail organized at Domaine de Labourdonnais in Mapou, on Friday 4 November 2022, in the presence of its customers, collaborators and the Mastercard team.
White paper finds that fintech companies have tied up with banks, mobile network operators (MNOs), and other stakeholders to develop wide-ranging solutions for consumers, micro and small merchants Study further found that regulators across multiple African countries have adopted a collaborative approach to enable the introduction of new solutions by fintech companies Fintech startups in
South Africa’s leading payment processor utilizes ACI Omni-Commerce to offer new, innovative, one-stop payment options for merchants ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments software, today announced that Ecentric Payment Systems, South Africa’s leading payments processor, is expanding its partnership with ACI. Ecentric will utilize ACI Omni-Commerce to enable its merchant customers to offer new and
