In a recent post on the VeriFone Blog Raja Ray discussed some of the different types of mobile payments, This is what he had to say: “Ready to leave your wallet at home and use your mobile phone to pay for everything? Most of us still need the reassurance of cash and cards for now. However,
PayFast sellers can start accepting Bitcoin payments from local and international buyers. (Note that Bitcoin payments are currently in beta testing mode.) PayFast entered into an exciting partnership with South Africa’s biggest Bitcoin exchange, BitX, which will allow buyers to make Bitcoin payments to PayFast sellers. What makes this different from most Bitcoin platforms/transactions, is
Telecel has introduced a debit card for Telecash subscribers, the Telecash gold card, which they can use to pay for goods and services at any of the more than 5 000 ZimSwitch points of sale across the country. It is the first mobile phone network to have issued debit cards for its mobile electronic wallet
Kaymu Ghana has announced a partnership with Tigo Cash to help make payments seamless and stress-free. “Kaymu and Tigo Cash have partnered to make the process of buying and selling more seamless by providing a stress free payment method for buyers and sellers to conduct their business transaction,” said Tim Burkly, Kaymu Ghana managing director.
NCR Corporation has announced that UniPro Foodservice has selected NCR’s Transportation Management solution as the backbone of their “Peachtree Logistics” advanced logistics optimization and freight analysis offering. “UniPro has enjoyed a long and productive relationship with innovative companies that are now part of the NCR solutions portfolio,” says John Burke, executive vice president for Supply
Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility solutions, in collaboration with Ovum Consulting, has published a whitepaper tracing the growth and uptake of digital wallet services across developed and developing regions over the last 18 months. The whitepaper examines why these services are becoming increasingly important, along with the benefits offered to customers and
Visa has announced the launch of Visa Checkout, a quick and easy payment service that enables consumers throughout the United States, Canada and Australia to pay for goods online, on any device, in just a few clicks. “As people around the world spend more time and money online, particularly using mobile devices, they are demanding
3dcart has partnered up with international pay-processor Interswitch which leads in governmental, organizational & ecommerce transactions in Nigeria as a payment gateway. Nigerian retailers will now be able to utilize 3dcart software and features in conjunction with Interswitch financial operations. Interswitch Limited is an integrated payment and transaction processing company that provides technology integration, advisory
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has taken banking to a new level with the introduction of twitter based transaction alerts for customers. The bank has announced that customers will now have the option of receiving transaction alerts in their Twitter direct messages inbox. Before now customers can only receive transaction alerts as text messages
At the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, held at the Group headquarters in Lomé, all the ordinary resolutions were duly passed. This included the appointment of Mr. Emmanuel Ikazoboh as the Group’s new Chairman. An accountant by training, Mr. Emmanuel Ikazoboh has over 35 years’ experience of international business management and corporate
