Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, a provider of point of sale technology, will showcase its portfolio of Point of Sale solutions at Retail’s Big Show. The Toshiba booth and showcase will feature its diverse solutions, with a focus on mobility and the meaning of mobile commerce for the future of retail. A major mobile point of
December’s mPOS tracker, an industry report produced by PYMNTS.com and sponsored by ROAM, a leader in the mobile commerce industry sees a strong end of mPOS in 2013. The December 2013 report features four new players, including 1010, a Hong Kong-based mobile operator, and Tantrum Street, developer of Cartwheel Register, Kazcommercbank and Vivo. In addition
OKI has announced that the company has completed share purchase of the ATM business including banking, retail automation and services from Itautec S.A.- Grupo Itautec (Itautec). OKI has acquired 70% stake of the new company which has been established through Itautec’s company split. The new company, OKI Brasil S.A, has started operations effective January 10,
BankservAfrica, Africa’s largest automated clearing house and ebpSource, a leading global electronic bill presentment and payment solution provider are rolling out South Africa’s first bank-based electronic billing and payment service. The new service is being introduced to consumers through connected online banks. BankservAfrica manages the electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP) service on behalf of
INETCO Systems Limited, a provider of transaction monitoring and analytics software, announced that Nedbank, one of South Africa’s largest banks, has licensed the INETCO Insight business transaction management (BTM) solution. Having grown by over two million individual and small business clients over the last two years, Nedbank chose INETCO Insight to improve the bank’s operational
Since TCI organised the first ever conference in South Africa that highlighted the payments industry in 2012, the payments landscape has changed considerably. With an increase in competition in the payment industry, financial institutions, retailers and service providers are under constant pressure to be on the forefront of new developments. With the role of technology
Allied Wallet, a global provider of online credit card processing, multi-currency merchant services, and a PCI Level 1 secured payment gateway, has reported over 100 million users worldwide for their online payment solutions after a spike in holiday sales. After a busy holiday season, Allied Wallet’s merchants saw an average increase of nearly 30% in
At the Wincor World 2014 trade show, Wincor Nixdorf is showcasing a trendsetting kiosk application in a replica of a McDonald’s restaurant: guests at McDonald’s can use an “Easy Order” terminal to place their menu orders themselves and pay for them by card. This simplifies ordering, food preparation and payment processes, especially at peak times.
Over 8 million people in Tanzania who fall in the informal sector now have the opportunity to access banking services, thanks to the launching of a new banking service which utilises mobile phones. Speaking at a brief ceremony, Covenant Bank Executive Director, Ms Sabetha Mwambenja said that the launching comes at a time the government
NCR Corporation, a provider of consumer transaction technologies, has announced that it has completed its previously-announced acquisition of Digital Insight Corporation, a provider of online and mobile banking solutions, from Thoma Bravo, LLC for $1.65 billion in cash. “Our acquisition of Digital Insight comes at a time when financial institutions around the world are looking
