Nigerian card payment provider, Verve International, launched its in-app payments solution and made the software development kit available to app developers to support local developers eager to bring their apps to market and capitalise them, with the market currently hindered by lack of in-app payment options, according to Charles Ifedi, chief executive officer of Verve
Perago, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SIA, has signed an agreement with Swish Payments Ltd., a mobile commerce provider owned by leading South African payment service provider Setcom Payment Solutions, to support its new m-commerce initiative in Africa and Europe. Through SIA’s technology infrastructure, Perago will enable the Swish solution that utilises a mobile app and
Tranwall Limited, in partnership with Payment Express Mauritius, has successfully completed the implementation of Tranwall Transaction Control for the OMCARD Namibia project. Tranwall Transaction Control enables the OMCARD to empower their cardholders with the ability to secure their cards by using mobile telephony to switch their cards ON or OFF for specific transactions types, such
Rabobank Group recorded net profit of EUR 1,080 million in the first six months of 2014. The result was reduced by EUR 214 million by the resolution levy, a non-recurring levy by the Dutch government for the banking sector in connection with the nationalisation of SNS Reaal. Following a weak first quarter, the economic recovery
VeriFone Systems, Inc.,announced plans to expand its taxi and media services to Istanbul and throughout Mexico’s Mayan Riviera. Through this expansion, VeriFone stands to provide more than 20,000 additional taxis with secure, in-taxi and mobile payments, mobile hailing and booking, and interactive multimedia content during passenger rides. “This planned expansion can benefit taxi fleets and
2Checkout, a leading online payment provider to merchants worldwide, and WooThemes, maker of the WooCommerce plugin for WordPress, announced a partnership to offer 2Checkout’s online payment technology to WooCommerce users. The integration allows WooCommerce merchants in nearly 200 countries to accept payments in 26 currencies, as well as increases conversion rates over a standard hosted
Visa Inc., the global leader in payments, supported the launch of three locally-developed mobile apps to promote financial literacy in Nigeria. The apps were conceptualized and developed by winners of the Financial Literacy Challenge mobile development competition, sponsored by Visa, and delivered by the Co-Creation Hub Nigeria. They are designed to help Nigerians make better
Bharti Airtel has partnered VeriFone Mobile Money to offer Tap n Pay, VeriFone Mobile Money’s merchant enablement mobile apps, across the 17 countries in which Airtel operates in Africa. Tap n Pay apps allow customers to pay, buy, bank, bill and remit money with their mobile phone at point of sale. “Airtel is excited to
MasterCard announced that DHgate, a world-leading B2B e-commerce platform, has integrated and deployed MasterPass, its global digital service, to enable a simplified online payment experience for its customers in China. DHgate is the first merchant in China to go live with MasterPass. Working alongside MasterCard, DHGate will enable small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to strengthen
Vend, a cloud-based point of sale and inventory, customer management software company, is officially opening its first office in Toronto. Since its establishment in 2010, the New Zealand-based company has grown, and continues to expand in size with more than 10,000 customers worldwide and offices in Auckland, Melbourne, and San Francisco, CA. Vend will also
