Vodafone Group is starting its mobile payment service Vodafone SmartPass in Spain, being supported by Wirecard Group for the entire payment process. The official launch is planned for the end of November. Germany, the UK and The Netherlands as well as other countries to follow step-by-step. Dr. Christian Wirtz, Vodafone Group Director mCommerce commented: “After
The UK’s ongoing love affair with online shopping will deepen on Monday 2 December 2013 when it is predicted that online transactions will top 7.7 million, up 16% on 2012, making it the busiest day of the year for ecommerce, according to Visa Europe. It is predicted that a whopping £450 million will be spent
Pay Television company StarTimes Media and Equity Bank have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see the Bank’s customers across the country access soft loans that will enable them acquire approved digital television set top boxes from StarTimes and repay through a flexible six month installment plan. Through this partnership, Equity Bank customers will
Towards achieving a more inclusive financial services industry, Guaranty Trust Bank plc has launched its “GTExpress” service; a comprehensive agent banking service that allows customers access financial services at convenient locations. The GTExpress service is banking via agent locations such as Supermarkets, Schools, Cinemas, Markets and Restaurants. It is an initiative to reach out to
Just a few days ago we came upon a Karbonn Smart booth at a CABS bank branch in Harare. On enquiring from the agent we learned that the distributor of the Karbonn devices locally, Solid Ground, have partnered CABS to go after the the civil servants market through providing mobile devices on friendly credit terms.
Vodacom Tanzania has entered into a partnership with Oilcom in a deal that will see vehicle owners and motorists fuel their vehicles and pay through M-Pesa. This is the first partnership of its kind in the Tanzanian market, and motorists will now make use of the companies’ widespread networks reliably. Speaking during the launch of
First Data Merchant Solutions, First Data’s direct-to-market merchant acquiring business, and Diners Club International, a business unit of Discover Financial Services, today announced the go-live of their merchant acquiring agreement in the UK. The deal will allow First Data Merchant Solutions clients to readily accept all cards on the Discover Global Network including Diners Club
Fiserv, Inc. a provider of financial services technology solutions, has published a new white paper that explains how an ongoing forward-looking mobile banking strategy can help financial institutions to win mobile banking customers and enhance profitability. Consumers are expecting increasingly sophisticated mobile banking capabilities, and delivering these capabilities requires financial institutions to move beyond short-term
V.me by Visa, the first pan-European digital wallet service to be offered by banks and financial institutions, is now live in the UK, France, Spain and Poland. The UK’s Nationwide Building Society is today joined by leading issuers BPCE and LCL in France, with ING Bank Slaski now in pilot in Poland and multiple pilots
MTN Uganda, has partnered with Interswitch Uganda to further increase their ATM Cash out footprint by allowing customers to cash out at all Interswitch’s ATMs across the country. Interswitch Uganda, is one of East Africa’s leading integrated payments companies. MTN Mobile Money customers can now generate a four digit TIN by dialling *165# from their
