Qatar Airways, the national airline of the State of Qatar, has entered into a strategic partnership with Safaricom, to launch a service that now enables customers to pay for Qatar Airways tickets using M-PESA. The new service offers greater flexibility for Qatar Airways’ passengers who can now book tickets online on www.qatarairways.com/ke or through the
The quality of the relationship between a web developer and a payment services provider is one of the key ingredients of a successful e-commerce website, says Michael Richards of SiteMeUp Online Marketing. “Our job is to help our clients grow their business online,” says Richards. “One part of that is building sites that are easy
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated and ProCredit Holding (‘PCH’) have announced that they have concluded negotiations for the acquisition of the 96% stake in Banco ProCredit Mozambique previously held by ProCredit Holding and the DOEN Foundation. The transaction has received the approval of the regulatory authorities in Mozambique and the Bank has started trading as Ecobank Mozambique,
American Express has announces a new partnership with Uber and a first-of-its-kind technology integration into the Uber iOS app that allows U.S. Card Members enrolled in the Membership Rewards program to choose to earn 2x points or use points for Uber rides. This is the first time that consumers can use loyalty reward points seamlessly
Sequent Software, the world’s leading provider of digital issuance and open wallet platform-as-a-service, has announced that it has received a United States patent for its technology that turns apps into wallets. Patent number 8,745,716 recognizes Sequent’s ability to manage security and control usage of credit, debit and other secure credentials stored on mobile devices and
The Bank of Mauritius has announced that it proposed to investigate into the terms and conditions of banking contracts, including fees and charges. The objective of this exercise was to gain an in-depth understanding of the terms and conditions governing contracts between a consumer and a financial institution and to help achieve better outcomes. A
mHITs, a pioneering developer and operator of mobile payment services, has announced that it’s Australian SMS mobile wallet service has launched an international mobile remittance corridor between Australia and leading mobile money service M-PESA in Kenya. For the first time, this new corridor will provide for instantaneous direct mobile-to-mobile funds transfers between Australia and Kenya.
It is now possible to pay telephone bills with Telecash, following an agreement between Telecel Zimbabwe and TelOne, making it possible to avoid queuing to pay phone bills. Telecash subscribers can now pay their phone bills from the comfort of their home or office or even while travelling to work on a commuter omnibus, using
Newly launched e-commerce platform Raru is providing South Africans with an additional outlet for consumer electronics, music, films and books. The website, with is currently in beta, was started by the founders of Take2, which after being sold to Tiger Global in 2010 rebranded as Takealot. “We are almost all part of the team who
NCR Corporation, is the world’s largest supplier of self-checkout (SCO) technology, according to new research published by strategic research and consulting firm RBR. RBR’s “Global EPOS and Self-Checkout 2014” indicates 2013 was another record year for SCO with shipments growing 24 percent to 33,000 units. According to RBR, NCR is the leader in SCO shipments
