ISON Xperiences Supports AI Partner, LivePerson, to Transform Capitec’s Banking Experiences Using Next-Generation Digital Innovation

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The strategic partnership is to provide a more personalized, seamless banking journey for Capitec clients Customer experience management and business process outsourcing company, iSON Xperiences, is empowering the banking industry to adopt tailor-made solutions to advance the sector’s digital offering. The company uses the powerful capabilities of technology, including AI, to create valuable customer experiences

NCR to Separate into Two Independent, Industry-leading Companies

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NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a leading enterprise technology provider to banks, retailers and restaurants, today announced its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a plan to separate NCR into two independent, publicly traded companies – one focused on digital commerce, the other on ATMs. The separation is intended to be structured in a tax-free manner and

Global Card Spending Reaches $42 trillion as COVID-19 Restrictions are Eased

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Debit cards drive growth as contactless usage continues to rise and consumer spending recovers after the height of the pandemic. Card usage will keep growing as new spending habits developed during the pandemic will persist Spending with payment cards rebounds quickly New research by RBR shows that worldwide expenditure on payment cards reached over $42

ProvidusBank, Mastercard, Interswitch and Thales launch contactless Tap-to-Pay transactions via smart devices in Nigeria

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In a move to further reduce dependency on cash transactions, stimulate innovation and drive the growth of digital payments in Nigeria, ProvidusBank together with Mastercard, Interswitch and Thales Group, today announced the introduction of a new Tap-to-Pay service. The service allows cardholders to make fast, secure, and convenient in-store payments by tapping their NFC enabled

DPO Group Partners with Mastercard to Help Businesses Accept Digital Payments

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 DPO Group has partnered with Mastercard to enable thousands of businesses in Ghana to offer their customers greater choice and convenience by pivoting online and accepting digital payments. Through the collaboration, DPO will leverage Mastercard’s digital payments technology to enable merchants to safely, seamlessly and securely accept a wide range of digital payment methods including

Mastercard and Ecobank Group Partner to Digitize Agricultural Value Chains in Africa and Empower Millions of Smallholder Farmers Through Digital and Financial Inclusion

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Mastercard and Ecobank Group will deploy Mastercard Farm Pass, an award-winning, innovative solution that helps connect smallholder farmers to financial and agricultural ecosystems Mastercard Farm Pass will be rolled out leveraging the 33 countries where Ecobank has banking operations, helping millions of smallholder farmers gain digital access to markets, quality inputs, financial services, and real-time

Equity Group Holdings Support Teachers’ Bank in Recovery and Resilience in a Post COVID World

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Equity Group Holdings Plc through Equity Bank (Kenya) Ltd. has entered into an Assets and Liabilities Purchase Agreement with Spire Bank for purchase of certain assets and liabilities Equity Bank will take on Spire Bank’s 20,000 existing depositors with a deposit of approximately Kshs 1,322Million and approximately 3,700 loan customers with a loan book of

Pay@ Partners with Stitch to make EFT Payments Faster and Improve Customer Service

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Instant EFT payments just got better and faster. Southern Africa’s leading payments aggregator Pay@ has partnered with Stitch, a payments and data Application Programming Interface (API) fintech, allowing billers and merchants to easily accept secure payments from customers via Instant EFT. Pay@ has partnered with Stitch to bring a much-improved customer experience – allowing a

Network International Appoints Dr. Reda Helal as Group Managing Director, Processing Business – Africa

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Reda will be responsible for leading and growing a client-focused business unit serving financial institutions, fintechs and payment partners across all African geographies Network International (www.Network.ae), the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), has announced the internal appointment of Dr. Reda Helal as Group Managing Director, Processing Business –

Cellulant Partners with Orange Money to Power Card to Wallet Transfers for 8 Banks in Botswana

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This partnership enables customers to move funds from their bank accounts through their cards straight into their Orange Money wallets  Orange Money, the mobile money service of Orange and leading Pan-African payments company, Cellulant (www.Cellulant.io), have launched a partnership to enable card-to-wallet transfers for 8 banks in Botswana. The Orange Money Card-To-Wallet service (https://bit.ly/3ex927w) in