Intex Technologies Partners with JUMIA in Côte d’Ivoire

A strategic alliance has been concluded between JUMIA Côte d’Ivoire and Intex Technologies. The Indian company chose the e-commerce leader to sell its products in Côte d’Ivoire. This alliance provides the brand with access to the growing Ivorian telephony market and reinforces JUMIA’s supply in a very competitive segment. The two companies have worked quietly

Data is the New Oil

What motivates the bad guys? Hackers are driven to our data for two, simultaneous reasons: they are after the “easy money”. “Easy”, in that right now there may be a hundred thousand potential ways of getting access to data, so why make it too hard? And “money”, in that some data is worth far more

Moneris Launches PAYD Product Family Empowering Businesses to Accept Payments Anywhere in the U.S.

Moneris Solutions Corporation (“Moneris”), one of North America’s leading credit and debit card processors, announced the availability of the PAYD product family for the U.S. market. PAYD Pro and PAYD are two innovative smartphone-based mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solutions that empower merchants to process secure payments from anywhere and everywhere they do business. “Moneris is pleased

Bluefin Partners with EchoSat to Provide PCI-Validated Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE)

Bluefin Payment Systems announced a new partnership with EchoSat, Inc., a leading provider of payments security and redundancy for retail outlets in many vertical markets, and managed network and firewall services to protect point-of-sale systems from security breaches. The partnership will further enhance data security for EchoSat clients through the implementation of Bluefin’s Decryptx PCI-validated

MOBOfree, Launches First-of-a-Kind ID Verification Program in Nigeria and Uganda

MOBOfree, the leading African social marketplace, announced the launch of the first-of-a-kind ID verification program in Nigeria and Uganda, further strengthening its position as Africa’s safest social marketplace for both buyers and sellers alike. MOBOfree’s ID verification process is seamless and can be performed from any device. It does not require a scanner or computer.

PayPal Makes NFC-enabled mPOS Reader Available in the UK

The news keeps coming thick and fast here at PayPal. This time it’s a welcome boost for the nation’s small businesses, as our NFC-enabled PayPal Here card reader goes on sale today. It accepts contactless transactions payments from Visa, Maestro and MasterCard debit / credit cards, along with Apple Pay. The new reader is set

American Express Adds Apple Pay for U.S. Corporate Cards

American Express announced that it is the first major Corporate Card portfolio activated for Apple Pay, allowing Card Members to pay on the go with compatible Apple devices. The mobile payment option is available today for eligible U.S. Corporate Cards. “Businesses today are going digital, and American Express is at the forefront of digital innovation,

ZAZOO Expands Virtual Card Reach in Partnership with UK’s Funifi

ZAZOO, a business unit of Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc., has partnered with Funifi, a startup based in the UK and Cyprus, to enhance their service by adding a secure payment mechanism to the Funifi DO (chore) app using Mobile Virtual Card (“MVC”) technology. This partnership adds momentum to ZAZOO’s growth, as the unit is

Planet Payment Appoints Robert J. Cox as President and Chief Operating Officer, Raymond D’Aponte as Chief Financial Officer

Planet Payment, Inc. a leading provider of international payment and transaction processing and multi-currency processing services, is pleased to announce that the Company has appointed Robert J. Cox as President of the Company with immediate effect. Mr. Cox will also continue in his role as Chief Operating Officer. The Company has promoted Raymond D’Aponte to

RedCloud Technologies and Insiyabi Partners to Bring Secure Mobile Financial Solutions

RedCloud Technologies and Insiyabi sign a Partnership to bring secure Mobile Financial Solutions to the Banked and Bankable across Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Faisal Gill, Executive Director, MEA & Asia at RedCloud had this to say about the partnership; “RedCloud support those organisations who launch highly disruptive digital financial services whether they are;