Virtual awards ceremony names entrepreneurs and women-led businesses across 22 diverse categories and industry sectors Awards are aligned with Mastercard’s global commitment to connect 25 million women entrepreneurs to the digital economy by 2025, as part of its goal to build a more inclusive world Winners includes women entrepreneurs from across the region including the
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) welcomes the launch, of mobile money merchant interoperability by three mobile money providers (networks); Airtel Networks Kenya Limited, Safaricom PLC, and Telkom Kenya Limited. This is an important step in the evolution of Kenya’s payment services, as it allows customers of these mobile money providers to make payments to
FNB banking customers can now access instant emergency response services, anywhere, anytime via the FNB banking app. Powered by South Africa’s leading security and medical response marketplace, AURA, the convenient in-app panic button, GuardMe, is available to all FNB customers who register for the service. The cutting-edge solution allows FNB customers to immediately request rapid
Paysend, the UK-based fintech with over 6.5 million customers, announces a technology partnership with Afrimoney, the mobile money service provided by Africell, to enable money transfers to West Africa, specifically The Gambia and Sierra Leone. Through the partnership, which is powered by MFS Africa, Paysend will enable users to send money across borders via Africell
New Innovation Studio in Nairobi is the first in Sub-Saharan Africa and will provide Visa partners with cutting-edge capabilities to co-create future commerce solutions Visa (Visa Inc), the world leader in digital payments, has opened a new Innovation Studio in Nairobi, its first dedicated innovation site in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This facility will serve the
Ethiopian government has integrated Mastercard Payment Gateway Services into its e-services portal which will enable the digital payments of government services The Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MINT), Mastercard, and Commercial Bank of Ethiopia have partnered to enable payments through the government e-services portal, which will allow Ethiopians to access and pay for government services
Businesses of all sizes will be able to use Android smartphones and tablets as contactless payment terminals Magnati, a regional leader in the payment solutions industry, is enabling businesses of all sizes to accept contactless transactions of any value using their own Android smartphones and tablets as a payments terminal. This new capability will be
Partnership is the first time Mastercard Tap on Phone solution and Simplify Commerce platform will be available in Pakistan The agreement provides Pakistani businesses with robust, quick and easy digital payment acceptance solutions Mastercard and Bank Alfalah have entered into a strategic partnership to empower businesses in Pakistan through the launch of two of Mastercard’s
Technology expense management and cloud financial operations (FinOps) specialist, 1Nebula, is introducing a portfolio of FinOps consulting and optimisation services to help organisations maximise their return on investment (ROI) from their cloud environments. These capabilities complement the 1Nebula OneView Cloud Expense Management (CEM) platform, which launched in 2020. 1Nebula’s FinOps service offering is built on
The numbers speak for themselves. Prioritising customer experience and delivering a good end-to-end customer journey can and will positively impact your business and make it a key differentiator from your competitors. It is no surprise that customer experience (CX) is becoming a priority for businesses that realise that retaining and growing their customer base goes
