WorldRemit commends Restoration of Money Transfers to Nigeria

WorldRemit , the leading digital remittance service, commends the restoration of money transfers to Nigeria, following the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to approve WorldRemit and ten other international money transfer operators (IMTOs). At the beginning of August 2016, hundreds of IMTOs suspended their operations, leaving the Nigerian diaspora to rely on just

Uber and Visa Introduce ‘Local Offers’ Program to Help Merchants Tap Into Local Spend Opportunities

How Uber Local Offers Works: Uber riders earn one point for every dollar spent at enrolled merchants. Points are tallied in the Uber app, and for every 100 accumulated points, riders will receive $10 off a future Uber ride. The program can be accessed through the latest version of the Uber app and once signed-up,

Mobile Phones Replace Checkbooks, Fingerprints Trump Passwords, Says Fiserv Research

Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, has released the results of Expectations & Experiences, its quarterly consumer trends survey. The study identified notable shifts in the way people pay, driven in large part by mobile technology, and highlighted consumer expectations for secure, real-time transactions. The survey of more than 3,000

Five Tips for Designing African Digital Banking Experiences that Score with Young and Old

Mobile Economy Report 2015), mobile internet penetration in Sub-Saharan Africa was expected to reach 38% by 2020. This has largely been driven by lower costs of smartphones, which the GSMA says have decreased by 20% since 2008. A rapidly growing local app market and easy access to games and social media have captivated the youth