Merchant Customer Exchange, a company formed by the nation’s leading merchants to develop a customer-centric and secure mobile payment solution, today unveiled the brand of its new mobile payment network. The CurrentC Network was built by leading merchants to simplify, enhance and secure their customers’ shopping experience. This powerful platform will be available across a
From September onwards, customers can pay their purchases on the online stores of Collishop, Dreamland and Dreambaby using their smart phone, regardless of their bank. Quick, easy and safe mobile payment will also be possible in Colruyt Group’s physical stores in 2015. The group opted for the SEQR application by the Swedish company Seamless. They
Mobetize Corp has been selected by DCR Strategies Inc – TruCash., to be the core mobile wallet and mobile financial services provider which will be fully integrated to the TruCash prepaid card mobile application. DCR and Mobetize have extended their existing partnership to offer Mobetize mobile financial services and products to the many millions of
The Central Bank of Kenya conducts a survey on remittance inflows every month through the formal channels that include commercial banks and other authorised international remittances service providers in Kenya. Commentary on Remittances for July 2014 Remittances to Kenya increased by 3.8 per cent to USD 117.1 million in July 2014 compared with USD 112.8
Kalahari.com has been named South Africa’s favourite ecommerce website by uAfrica at the eCommerce Awards held at the eCommerce Conference 2014. Yuppiechef.com won the award for Best eCommerce Store and Zando won in the best shopping process and customer service categories. Bidorbuy emerged winner in the eCommerce Services Platform category, and Poetry won the award
Fiserv has announced that Corillian Online ASP, an online banking solution ideal for small to mid-sized institutions, has been redesigned with a simplified, tablet-inspired user interface. In recognition of the growing number of consumers who are banking from smartphones and tablets, the new user interface is designed to resonate across multiple digital channels. Simple navigation
ACI Worldwide has announced that Auchan Group, one of the world’s largest food retailers, has selected the company to deliver its new SEPA-compliant European card payments platform, the first of its kind in Europe. Auchan Group is the world’s eleventh largest food retailer, spanning 15 countries. Auchan Group selected ACI’s market-leading, hosted retailer solution, Postilion,
Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space, has announced the extension and the strengthening of the partnership started in 2010 with SIX Payment Services, Switzerland’s leading card processor. OT will develop and supply next generation chips for debit and bank cards, to Swiss banks, from 2016 to 2020.
Heartland Payment Systems, one of the nation’s largest payment processors and leading provider of merchant business solutions, has announced that the Company has completed the acquisition of TouchNet Information Systems, Inc., an integrated commerce solutions provider to higher-education institutions. TouchNet adds over 600 higher education clients serving over six million students – nearly one-third of
Nigeria’s web and mobile financial services startup SimplePay has announced a partnership with Consumer Bureau de Change to allow for incoming and outgoing remittances through the SimplePay platform. With this partnership, the company said Nigerians in the diaspora can fund the SimplePay accounts of their friends and families from anywhere in the world. Commenting on
