Citi announced the appointment of Anil Wadhwani as Head of Consumer Banking in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Citi has a Consumer and Commercial Banking presence in 10 markets in EMEA, serving 2.5 million unique customers and 17,000 commercial clients with a network of 202 branches and a credit card market share exceeding
Green Dot Corporation and Walmart announced they have expanded the line of Walmart MoneyCard® reloadable prepaid debit cards to include six new card types designed to meet the needs of their growing customer base. Issued by Green Dot, the Walmart prepaid debit card portfolio now includes nine cards, and is available in more than 4,100 Walmart
Air Uganda in conjunction with the leading Mobile Money service provider MTN has introduced a new, fast and convenient mobile money payment option on its billing platform. The new payment option enables customers to pay for their air tickets using their MTN mobile phones. The move comes as part of Air Uganda’s desire to empower
Sprint and Vantiv, Inc. announced the launch of an innovative tablet-based, cloud-connected point-of-sale (POS) system. Vantiv Mobile Checkout, powered by NCR Silver, helps make it easier and more affordable for businesses to transition away from traditional cash registers and manual processes to the latest integrated technology. Vantiv Mobile Checkout, available through the Sprint business sales
Ingenico, a leading provider of payment solutions, announced an agreement between its local Value Added Reseller – African Resonance – and Standard Bank, a major Pan-African banking group and one of the four major acquiring banks in South Africa, to implement an innovative outsourcing business model. Within the framework of this agreement, African Resonance will
FNB reports that monthly non-cash purchases by customers in its Consumer Segment have surpassed cash withdrawals at its ATMs by R800m. The dominance of card over cash is very new in the financial services sector. Two years ago, FNB Consumer Segment customers withdrew R1.3bn more in cash than the value of card purchases. Across the
InventCommerce announced the move to larger offices in Cape Town to accommodate their continuing growth in the region. InventCommerce founders Kevin Ludford and Jason Bramsden started the company with the aim of building an innovative eCommerce platform and solutions integrator business to support retailers and merchants, dedicated to helping their clients leverage the best from
NTT DOCOMO, INC., a personalized mobile solutions provider for smarter living, and MasterCard, a technology company in the global payments industry, announced the upcoming commercial launch of iD/PayPass-branded payments via DOCOMO’s iD™ mobile credit payment system. The launch opens up some 1.2 million MasterCard PayPass acceptance locations in over 50 countries to iD users beginning
CDNetworks has extended its global network to both Kuwait and Cairo, Egypt for greater coverage in fast growing Middle East and North Africa (MENA) markets, joining points of presence in Israel, Iraq, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Oman. “With the growth in online shopping in the Middle East, competition is increasing,” said Jeff
Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobile VAS and financial solutions, announced the appointment of Patrick Allainguillaume as the new Global Market Unit Head and part of the management team. The appointment is announced at a strategic time when Mahindra Comviva is aggressively focusing on extending its footprint in Europe and Americas. Patrick will
