Cross River state, Halogen Security Limited, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Igabi Local Government Area in Kaduna state have emerged winners at the maiden edition of the International Conference on Payment Systems. In a statement, Interswitch said the recipients bagged the awards for their adoption of e-payment. “All four have been recognized by the
The Western Union Company a leader in global payment services, announced that it has expanded Western Union NGO GlobalPay, a dedicated financial platform designed to meet the international payment needs of non-profit, non-governmental organisations and the people they serve. The first phase of Western Union NGO GlobalPay was launched in December 2012. The platform is
A start-up mobile money transfer service is saying it will revolutionise how the African Diaspora sends money to family and loved ones back in Africa. Afrocoin Mobile Money is developing an e-money payment system that will be deployed in Zimbabwe in partnership with Allied Bank Zimbabwe. In South Africa, Afrocoin is working in partnership with
eGlobal, one of North America’ providers of ATM services for the hospitality industry, announced a renewed four-year partnership with Avendra to be a preferred supplier of ATM services to Avendra’s customers. “We are grateful for our ongoing relationship with Avendra. Both companies have collaborated very closely over the last several years to develop and deliver
Netsize, a Gemalto company, has achieved PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry & Data Security Scheme) certification, extending the capabilities of its payment platform beyond operator billing to allow end user credit card details to be securely stored and thereby facilitate convenient, immediate transactions. Mobile and digital content providers will now be able to offer consumers
In order to improve and track the quality of service offered to customers, KCB are rolling out a queue management system in some of their branches. The bank has already launched the queue management system in sixteen branches across the country. Each transaction is tracked from the point of entry in the waiting area up
Acculynk, a global PIN-debit authentication gateway, now actively brings global customers to US merchants by enabling authentication of debit cards issued by the world’s largest local-country debit card schemes. US online merchants, both large and small, seeking to grow sales by courting consumers outside the US must be able to accept debit cards cross-border. Up
FireHost, the secure cloud hosting company, is further protecting payments processing cloud applications with its Payment Island solution. By decoupling credit card databases and transactional applications from monolithic IT environments, institutions responsible for storing, processing or transmitting credit card data can reduce their scope of compliance, provide better security, and achieve audits faster by reducing
South Africa and Kenya are leading the continent in embracing and adopting cashless payments, according to the results of a new global survey. Dubbed The Cashless Journey, the report shows that 43 per cent of South Africans, 27 per cent of Kenyans and 7 per cent of Egyptians, which came third in the continent, had
iVeri Payment Technologies has announced their successful completion and renewal for the fourth year in a row of PCI-DSS compliance certification. The iVeri services covered by this certification are: * Payment Processing-POS * Payment Processing-Internet * Payment Gateway/Switch * Payment Processing-MOTO This compliance renewal assures customers of iVeri’s ongoing commitment to international and regulatory standards.
