Online Recharge Platform Launched in Nigeria

Coremobile has launched Quick Airtime, an online platform for secure airtime recharge, mobile top-up and prepaid re-up in Nigeria, which it said is the fastest and simplest online recharge platform in the world. “Users can choose between Interswitch, PayPal, Google-Wallet, Verified by Visa and Etranzact. It is important for users to have options, but most

Nigerians Are Selling Unused Items Worth USD 526 million on MoboFree.com

MoboFree.com, the leading African social marketplace, announced that the total volume of items currently for sale in its marketplace is worth USD 526 million and is expected to reach USD 1.5 billion by 2015. With 3.3 million registered users, including 2 million in Nigeria and a strong footprint in Zimbabwe, Uganda and Ghana, MoboFree.com is

ING-DiBa to Use NCR Software Solution For ATM Security

NCR, the global leader in consumer transactions technologies, announced that ING-DiBa, Germany’s third largest private consumer bank with over eight million customers, has installed NCR Solidcore Suite for APTRA security software. Each of ING’s 1,300 ATMs has been equipped with this comprehensive protection that prohibits the introduction of unauthorized code on ATMs and protects them

Navicure Launches New Patient Payment Platform

Navicure, a leading healthcare billing and payment solutions provider for hospitals, physician practices and billing companies, announced the availability of Navicure Payments, a software platform facilitating the patient payments process. The software is designed to allow healthcare organizations to estimate patient payment amounts and to enable efficient and effective collection of those payments. By using

Sterling Bank Encourages ATM Use Across Nigeria

To further deepen the use of ATM as alternative channel for banking transactions in Nigeria and in line with its Corporate Social Responsibility leaning towards enriching lives, Sterling Bank has commenced a four-week pan Nigeria ATM Activation at selected ATM locations. The locations for the four-week programme will include Lagos which is currently running, South-West

Co-operative Bank Launches Mobile Banking Service

Kenya’s Co-operative Bank has launched a mobile banking service, allowing customers to conduct all their banking via their phones. The service – named M-Co-op Cash – will enable customers to open bank accounts, apply for loans, transfer funds, make utility payments, top-up airtime, as well as make mobile cash withdrawals, reports Business Daily. The bank

mPOS Tracker: August 2014 Report Asks If SMBs Will Turn Back to Banks for mPOS

PYMNTS.com has released the August 2014 issue of the mPOS Tracker, a PYMNTS Special Report sponsored by ROAM. In the report, PYMNTS ranks the players it tracks, scoring them based on numbers and types of devices used, geographies where solutions are implemented, the number of payment types accepted, and more. This month’s report begins by

First Data Launches Bin, the New Electronic Payment Solution for Brazil

First Data, the global leader in payment processing solutions and e-commerce, has dramatically expanded its presence in Brazil with the launch of Bin, the company’s acquiring solution developed specifically for the local market. Leveraging over 40 years of experience in the payments industry and international markets, First Data will differentiate itself in the Brazilian market

Zain launches ‘Hassa’, Sudan’s first Mobile Financial Service with Bank of Khartoum

Zain Group, a pioneer of mobile telecommunications in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, announces that its mobile operation in Sudan has launched the country’s first ever mobile Mobile Financial Service called ‘Hassa’, in partnership with the Bank of Khartoum. The easy, instant and secure service allows all Zain customers in Sudan to

DataCash and Cloud 9 Team Up To Boost Invoice Payments

Global, multi-channel payment service provider DataCash, a MasterCard Company, has today announced a new partnership with one of the leading automatic invoice specialists Cloud 9 Group In today’s economy organisations of all sizes strive to eliminate inefficiencies in their accounting systems and look for alternatives to traditional paper invoicing, which can sometimes be both cost-