Apple Pay Users Can Access Cachet-Support Prepaid Cards and Mobile Apps to Complete Point-of-Sale Transactions

Cachet Financial Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based SaaS mobile money management technology to banks, credit unions and alternative financial services (AFS) providers, has expanded the feature set of its award-winning Select Mobile Money platform to include integration with Apple Pay for point-of-sale transactions. iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus users simply click the

Stratus Technologies Partners with Omlis for “Always On, Always Secure” Mobile Payments

Secure mobile payments solutions provider Omlis announce their global partnership with leading provider of availability solutions, Stratus Technologies. This partnership enables Omlis to provide their high integrity mobile payment solutions through Stratus’ infrastructure solutions. Through this partnership Omlis and Stratus will jointly deliver infrastructure and mobile payments security solutions that are “Always On and Always

Swish Payments Secures MasterCard Membership

mPOS provider Swish is proud to announce that it is now a full member of MasterCard. This has been achieved through sister company Swish Payments Ltd which is a fully regulated financial institution licensed by the Financial Services Authority of Malta (MFSA). Visa membership will be concluded by early 2015. With enthusiasm for mPOS solutions

MasterCard Masters of Code Global Developer Competition Series Kicks Off in Sydney

MasterCard announced that the MasterCard Masters of Code competition will begin its search for the best coders in the world in Sydney, Australia on February 7th and 8th. The first of ten hackathons in the year-long series, the Sydney installment will focus on innovating for mobile commerce. The event will challenge the best and brightest

UBA leads e-Banking Innovation with Mobile POS (mPOS)

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has again proven its leadership position in e-Banking with the introduction of mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) terminals. UBA has gone live with this initiative in partnership mPOS partners across Africa. A mobile POS terminal is about the size of Blackberry Curve phone, but works just like the traditional

Ecobank to Appeal Ruling by Commercial Court of Abidjan

The Commercial Court of Abidjan ruled that Dr Daniel Matjila a director of Ecobank Transnational Corporation (ETI) and Chief Executive Officer of Public Investment Corporation of South Africa (PIC)), along with PIC and ETI are jointly liable for defamation against Mr Thierry Tanoh, a former Group CEO of ETI. The court ordered that the three

MasterCard Engages Payment Industry Partners on Safety and Security Solutions

While consumers are very concerned about safety and security around electronic payments they also have a strong expectation that it should be convenient and fast to pay for what they want. This was a key point of discussion at a fraud and processing workshop hosted by MasterCard in Johannesburg. Addressing this, Johan Gerber, Group Head,

Stanbic Bank Uganda Names Patrick Mweheire as Chief Executive

Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited Board of Directors announced Patrick Mweheire as the bank’s new Chief Executive & Managing Director. Mweheire previously held the position of Executive Director and Head of the Bank’s Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) Division. “During this time of innovation and transformation, the Board is confident that Patrick Mweheire is the best

Chinese E-commerce Companies Benefit from New Digital Service from MasterCard

The growth of Chinese e-commerce companies’ cross-border business will be supported by safer, smarter and more convenient checkout services as MasterCard and BOC Services, the acquiring subsidiary of Bank of China, come together to enable payment via MasterPass, MasterCard’s global digital payment solution. With the agreement signed, BOC Services will become the first bank acquirer

Bank of Greene County to Improve its Digital Banking Experience with Digital Insight

NCR Corporation, the global leader in consumer transaction technologies,announced that the Bank of Greene County, a 125-year-old community bank serving the Hudson Valley region in New York, will upgrade its digital banking experience with services and solutions from Digital Insight, an NCR company. The new online and mobile banking experience will go live later this