Millions of M-Pesa and Tigo Pesa customers in Tanzania will soon be able to send and receive money directly into each other’s wallets. This follows the recent signing of a mobile money interoperability agreement between Tigo and Vodacom. The agreement announced, will for the first time see four million Tigo Pesa users exchanging money directly
Parche, a Chicago-based startup that provides a cashless, on-demand valet parking experience on mobile devices,officially launched – ending the days of waiting in valet lines in the freezing Chicago winter and dashing to the ATM for cash to pay attendants. Parche’s free mobile app allows consumers to seamlessly pay and tip for valet parking, and
NCR, the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, announced it will provide European discount retailer TEDi with innovative point-of-sale (POS) solutions to improve customer service and drive sales. Up to 1,000 NCR RealPOS 50 systems will be deployed at TEDi’s approximately 1,400 stores across Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia and The Netherlands in the next two
Digital River, Inc., a leading global provider of Commerce-as-a-Service (CaaS) solutions, announced that it has won the 2015 Merchant Payment Ecosystem Award in the Payment Service Provider (PSP) category. Award judges weighed entrants’ strengths in several areas, including product innovation and geographic reach, and selected Digital River World Payments from a strong field of nominees.
Consumers around the globe continue to use mobile devices rather than dip or swipe payments cards for more of their MasterCard purchases. In less than a year since announcing support for Host Card Emulation (HCE) and cloud-based software for both secure contactless and remote payment transactions, MasterCard announced projects are currently underway in more than
MasterCard Worldwide announced that it will work with customer financial institutions and the government to bring more innovation to commercial transactions and payment solutions to Nigerian consumers. Vicky Bindra, president, Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa, MasterCard Worldwide, who was recently in Nigeria on a two day visit, shared this at a dinner in Lagos. At
Diamond Bank Plc, has announced the launch of a fingerprint recognition feature on its Diamond Mobile App. The service, an iOS Touch ID, is a fingerprint reader that allows users of the Mobile App an easy and seamless login to their accounts by simply recognizing and identifying their individual fingerprints. Speaking on the new feature,
Loyalty marketing service MyPoints.com, Inc., a subsidiary of United Online, Inc., announced the launch of Swappable, a mobile app available on both the App Store and Google Play, which allows users to purchase, share, personalize and swap gift cards from a variety of merchants. Gift cards can be purchased through the Swappable mobile app using
MasterCard and the Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC) part of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, announced a collaboration to drive entrepreneurship among women in the Emirate. The collaboration builds on the efforts of both organizations to mobilize and encourage women to participate in the economic sector by realizing their entrepreneurial ventures. The long
ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of electronic payment and banking solutions, announced that Apple Bank has expanded its relationship with the company. Apple Bank will utilize ACI’s market-leading Self Service Business Banking, Mobile and Bill Pay offerings, enabling the bank to respond quickly to the specific needs of its business clients with new online,
