Absa is celebrating successful businesswomen during the month of October. Hosted by Absa Business Banking, the Women in Business Series recognises the achievements of some of South Africa’s top women entrepreneurs at events across all nine provinces. Prominent businesswomen will address and facilitate each session including Margaret Hirsch (co-founder and Chief Operations Executive at Hirsch’s
South African Company Wallettec is excited to announce a new partnership with BitPay, one of the largest Bitcoin payment processing companies and Bitcoin Payments, a South African BitPay Affiliate. This now enables Bitcoin transactions in the Wallettec system, making it instantly available to any payment system that is integrated with Wallettec. A first in South
The Bitcoin Foundation’s Financial Standards Working Group is underway with chairperson Beth Moses, an aerospace engineer, formerly with NASA and now with Virgin Galactic, at the helm. The group’s priorities for 2014 Q4 and 2015 Q1 will focus on applying for ISO 4217 approval for a Bitcoin currency code as well as drawing up recommendations
VeriFone Systems, Inc., announced RubyCi, an integrated site controller and point-of-sale (POS) solution that combines features of its Ruby2 POS system and Commander Site Controller. The solution will enable average-sized convenience stores and petroleum retailers to more efficiently manage their POS, payment and fueling systems and prepare their payments infrastructure for EMV. Larger convenience stores
FIS, the world’s largest provider of banking and payments technology solutions and a global leader in consulting and outsourcing solutions, announced it has been selected as the strategic technology partner for India’s largest microfinance institution, Bandhan, which is one of only two entities granted “in-principle” approval by India’s banking regulator to set up a universal
Cardtronics Inc. has been named the exclusive ATM services provider for Fresh & Easy, bringing customers a convenient new option to access their cash and bank accounts. The newly formed retailer relationship adds more than 165 cash machines to Cardtronics’ fleet of brand-able ATMs. Fresh & Easy is a modern market dedicated to making fresh
Kalahari.com and takealot.com, two of the leading general etailers in South Africa, have announced that they are merging their operations. The move was driven by the fact that, without scale, SA etailers simply can’t compete successfully against the local brick and mortar retailers and foreign companies such as Amazon and Alibaba. “After many years of
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, announces that Nedbank Ltd, a leading commercial bank in South Africa, is deploying its Ezio eBanking solution to provide their wholesale customers with unmatched online transaction security and superior convenience. Gemalto also provides Nedbank with consulting services, device fulfillment to the end users, and operates remote management of
Cardtronics, Inc., the world’s largest retail ATM owner/operator, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Welch ATM, a retail ATM services company. The combined company supports a global portfolio of 111,150 ATMs, including 93,350 conveniently located retail ATMs in the United States. The acquisition brings together complementary customer bases and sales teams, positioning Cardtronics to
First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO), part of the largest privately owned banking company in the United States, and First Bankcard, a division of First National Bank of Omaha and a leading issuer of credit cards, announce the launch of the First National Bank of Omaha TravEliteSM American Express Card designed specifically for frequent travelers.
