Mastercard Collaborates to Bring Google Pay to South Africa

Quick and convenient addition to the payment ecosystem allows users to securely pay with Android phones or supported Wear OS device Mastercard, a leading technology company in the global payments industry, has collaborated to launch Google Pay in South Africa. Cardholders can conveniently and securely tap to pay with their Android phones or supported Wear

Eyowo Launches Digital First Mastercard Amid Growing Demand for Digitally Driven Money Management Solutions

As one of the first partner in Nigeria to join Mastercard’s Digital First Card Program, Eyowo delivers best-in-class digital banking experience to customers The Better Card is a numberless Mastercard debit card, which gives cardholders access to safer and more secure payments Today’s generation do everything from ordering meals to scheduling doctor’s appointments on their

Absa Expands Digital Payment Options With Google Wallet™

Absa has expanded its digital payments universe with Google Wallet™, amid rapidly growing customer demand for convenient, innovative and secure digital payment options. “Following record increases in contactless card volumes last year, with debit and credit card usage surging by 231% and transaction volumes rising by 180%, customer demand for reliable contactless wallet payment and

Yellow Pay – Yellow Card’s New Payment Feature Simplifying Money Transfers Through it’s Crypto Rails

The launch of Yellow Pay not only makes it easier for money transfer but also opens up the continent to more investment, access to credit, business grants Yellow Card Financial is proud to announce its new payment feature – Yellow Pay. This innovative solution will make it easier for customers to send and receive money

Unlocking the Power of Hyper-Personalisation to Build More Relevant Banks

Real-time data and AI have made it possible to deliver curated content, services and products designed for individual customers, but many banks are unable or unwilling to embrace the opportunity offered by hyper-personalisation. There is no doubt that hyper-personalisation is effective. A Deloitte report on the topic points out that Amazon and Netflix have respectively

Mastercard New Payment Index 2022: Consumers in Egypt Embrace Digital Payments

88% of consumers in Egypt have used at least one emerging payment method in the last year, with usage expected to further increase Adoption of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), open banking and account-to-account payments are anticipated to continue accelerating Gen Z and Millennials are leveraging more digital payment methods and are more open to

National Bank of Bahrain Signs an Extended Partnership with Mastercard to Enhance Portfolio Through New Premium Offerings

Seven-year partnership will see NBB issue a range of debit, credit, prepaid cards and unique loyalty solutions to complement existing comprehensive offerings with Mastercard. Collaboration includes launch of highest tier cards targeted at UHNWI offering Priceless experiences The National Bank of Bahrain (NBB), and global technology company Mastercard have announced a strategic seven-year partnership to

COVID-19 Boosts E-commerce Card Spending Worldwide by $2 trillion

Online spending will continue to show strong growth over the coming years as pandemic restrictions have accelerated a shift in consumer habit Lockdowns and temporary store closures led to e-commerce boom RBR’s Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2026 study shows that a record $7.7 trillion was spent online using payment cards in 2020.

Pass to Greater Prosperity: Advancing Financial Security and Well-Being Across Africa Through Digital Inclusion

The COVID-19 pandemic threw the world into disarray, but in Africa, life continues: Farmers farm, merchants sell, people apply for capital to create jobs and improve livelihoods, and a heightened need for access to healthcare underpins it all. But on a continent with widespread inequality, where over half of the population is still excluded from

Absa Bank Kenya, Visa partner to launch Domestic and Cross-Border Remittance Service

Absa Bank Kenya has partnered with global payments technology platform Visa to launch a domestic and cross-border remittance service that will allow seamless person-to-person money transfers and persons-to-businesses payments via the Visa Global network. The Absa Visa Send Money, a first-of-its-kind market solution, will allow Absa debit and credit cardholders to transfer funds from their