Telecel Zimbabwe has introduced Telecash bundles that allow subscribers to send money, cash out and pay bills at no charge once they have paid a once-off monthly fee of either $2.50 or $5. The newly introduced Telecash bundles will allow subscribers to send money, cash out and pay bills at no charge for 25 days
Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility and financial solutions, announced that it has received the top honors at the prestigious Aegis Graham Bell Awards 2015 for bringing in innovations in both mCommerce and mMoney categories for its mobiquity Money Merchant Payments and mobiquity Money interoperability solutions. The awards were presented to Mahindra Comviva by Dr. Jitendra
FIME and Amadis announce a technical partnership focused on maintaining and strengthening FIME’s position at the forefront of the EMV payment terminal testing solutions and services market. Amadis, a provider of software development and consulting for secure electronic payments, has already supported FIME in the development and validation of its cloud-based kernel testing service. FIME
UnionPay International, the world’s largest card payment company with 5 billion cards in issue, has announced an agreement with French banking and financial services group Société Générale which gives it immediate entry to eight Francophone countries: Madagascar, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Guinea, Senegal and Chad. UnionPay cards, already accepted at Société Générale ATM
Verifone and Swipp, a leading Danish mobile payment app, announced an agreement to integrate Swipp as an accepted payment method for more than 30,000 Danish merchants using Verifone devices. The development of the app has been supported by more than 70 banks in Denmark. Based on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology, the service will allow
Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment, in partnership with Think&Go, leader in connected screens, is deploying the first connected screen integrating contactless multi-payment features. This innovation, transforming a screen into a true multi-merchant point-of-sale, is a further step in the innovation strategy led by Ingenico Labs, aiming to integrate payment into connected objects.
Qatar Airways, the national airline of the State of Qatar, has entered into a strategic partnership with one of the world’s leading mobile money service providers, Vodacom, to launch a service that now enables customers to pay for Qatar Airways tickets using the M-Pesa service. The new service offers greater flexibility for Qatar Airways’ passengers
Barclays Bank Tanzania handed over prizes to winners of the second draw of ‘Salary Switch’ and ‘Win back your loan’ campaigns which offers customers to win 100 per cent of their salaries and amount of loans acquired. The Liabilities and Product Development Manager for consumer banking, Mr Valence Luteganya, said Mr Julius Odinga of Mikocheni in
The world of retail came alive at the Cape Town based wiGroup offices with over 65 hospitality and retail organisations attending an interactive event that unpacked the future of the South African mobile transaction landscape. wiGroup, together with Barrows, hosted an interactive event that “turned on” retail through mobile transacting combined with digital media. Ten
PayU Wallet redefines online and mobile shopping for consumers and retailers PayU has launched PayU Wallet, a product that enables secure, quick and easy ways to pay online across a variety of devices. It delivers improved mobile security, convenience and capability for online shopping whether on a smartphone, tablet, phablet or PC. Providing both consumers
