Invest Africa and Standard Chartered Private Bank Announce Strategic Partnership

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The new one-year partnership provides further opportunity for the bank to demonstrate its commitment to private clients in Africa Invest Africa (www.InvestAfrica.com), the leading business and investment platform for African markets, and Standard Chartered Private Bank, a leading international private bank for emerging market clients, are pleased to announce a strategic partnership, focused on driving

Ecobank Group and Microsoft upskill Africa’s Small and Medium Enterprises to Succeed in a Digital Economy

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The leading pan-African banking group, Ecobank Group, in partnership with Microsoft, LinkedIn, GitHub and Ecobank Academy is set to provide training to equip Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) across sub-Saharan Africa. This training will provide SMEs digital skills and knowledge to succeed in today’s digital world. SMEs have been significantly impacted by the COVID19 pandemic

RBR | COVID-19 Hits Global EPOS Market with Investment Diverted to Self-service

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Global EPOS shipments fell to 1.7 million, the lowest level since 2010, according to new research. However advanced point-of-sale technology continues to play a key role in retailers’ operations and a gradual recovery is expected Store closures during retail lockdowns cause activity drop 2020 saw global programmable EPOS shipments decline by 20%, according to Global

Transforming B2B Payments Could Help Africa’s Local Businesses Grow

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By Clara Wanjiku Odero The World Bank estimates remittances to the Middle East and North Africa region rose by 2.3 percent to about $56 billion in 2020. However, global businesses that want to pay their Africa-based vendors and patterns are often frustrated by their experience with B2B payments. Typically, international businesses must route funds through

Barclaycard Payments Signs up to Mastercard Track Business Payment Service to Modernise Business Payments

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The new service, to be offered through Barclaycard Payments, will enable the payments business to support its corporate customers even more effectively Barclaycard Payments today announces it has agreed to join Mastercard Track™ Business Payment Service, making new services available to Barclaycard Payments’ customers later this year. The innovative, open loop network delivers value to

Meet Visa: Reintroducing the Iconic Visa Brand to Everyone, Everywhere

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Multi-year brand evolution highlights the power of Visa’s trusted global network, enabling modern money movement and expanding economic access Inviting the world to ‘Meet Visa,‘ the global payments technology company today unveiled the initial phase of its brand evolution spotlighting the diverse capabilities of its network and commitment to enabling global economic inclusion. Aligned closely

Architecting Card Systems for a Digital-First World

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Written by N Sathish, Dy Chief Product Officer @ FSS Cards are the most frequent interactions that financial institutions have with their account holders. Each transaction presents an opportunity to create accountholder engagement and drive revenue. A combination of factors – fierce competition, regulatory interventions, rapidly evolving customers, and technology trends are, however, challenging card

SITEisfaction 2021 – Capitec Wins Best Digital Bank

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Launched in 2012, the SITEisfaction® report is our annual measure of customer satisfaction with digital banking services in South Africa. It rates each banking institution with a score from -100 (worst possible experience) to +100 (best possible experience), combining two scores from internet (via computer web browser) and mobile banking (via mobile apps). Customer data from this

Cellulant Gets Approval from Bank of Tanzania to Become a Payment Solution Service Provider (PSSP)

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In a bid to expand its Payments Platform, Cellulant Tanzania becomes one of the 5 Payments Solution Service Provider in the Country The Bank of Tanzania (BOT) has issued an approval in principle to Cellulant (www.Cellulant.io) Corporation to operate as a Payment Solution Service Provider in Tanzania having satisfied all the necessary requirements. Payment Solution

PayU Invests in Blockchain-based Payments with CELO and Launches New Stablecoin Option to 450,000 Merchants

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One of the largest online payment service providers for emerging markets, PayU, has purchased CELO, and will also offer Celo stablecoins as a payment option for merchants, powered by First DAG PayU, the payments and fintech business of Prosus, has announced its collaboration with Celo, the mobile-first, open-source blockchain ecosystem focused on making DeFi accessible