Mastercard Signs Partnership with Carticard to Spur Digital Economy and Drive Financial Inclusion in Egypt

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New partnership will allow Carticard to distribute loans through prepaid cards Carticard offers services to small merchants, skilled laborers and small farmers, in an effort to incorporate more people in the digital economy The new partnership reinforces Mastercard’s commitment to support local fintechs and drive financial inclusion Mastercard has announced a partnership with Carticard, egabi FSI’s

Comviva and SBI Card Win Payments & Cards, PayTech and InnTech Awards for SBI Card Pay Service

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Comviva, the global leader in digital solutions and SBI Card, the leading credit card issuer in India have recently won three prestigious awards – Payments & Cards Award 2020, PayTech Award 2020 and InnTech Award 2020 for the ‘SBI Card Pay’ service. SBI Card and Comviva were recognized as the winners in the ‘Best Payments

Standard Bank Launches the First SHYFT UnionPay Card to South African and Chinese Clients

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While thousands of South Africans travel to China each year for leisure and business purposes, transacting in the country can be a frustrating experience. The limited acceptance of other international bank cards forces travelers to first convert Rands to Renminbi and then carry that foreign currency in cash. While some credit card facilities are available,

Crossfin Ventures Backs Mobile Wallet Platform My-iMali

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Integration of mobile wallet with debit card a ‘holy grail’ for displacing cash, creating financial products for informal market. African fintech holding company Crossfin has made a strategic investment into mobile wallet platform My-iMali through its Crossfin Ventures angel investment arm. My-iMali, which was founded in 2018, provides lower-income consumers with the ability to transact

Travelex Expands ATM Acceptance to Major Global Payment Schemes with TNS

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Travelex, a Finablr company and a market leading foreign exchange specialist, has announced a new agreement with Transaction Network Services (TNS), a leading global provider of data communications and interoperability solutions. Through the partnership, Travelex will expand the card schemes available across its 1,050-strong ATM network. The company will use TNS’ managed hosting service to

FNB Launches Easy Zero, a No Monthly Fee Digital Account With a Card

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FNB has launched Easy Zero, a fully-fledged digital bank account with a card to allow customers to transact easily, conveniently and safely without paying a monthly fee. The mobile account was formerly known as eWallet eXtra. The revamped digital account will now have a branded FNB bank card, providing customers with free card swipes, cost-effective

Nedbank and Fexco Partnership Enables Global Visitors in SA to Pay in Their Home Currencies

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In a move that is sure to have positive growth benefits for South Africa’s tourism industry, Nedbank and Fexco, a leading independent global provider of DCC and multi-currency (MCP) technologies, have announced an extension to their partnership that will see Fexco’s world class Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) solution provided to Nedbank merchants and their international

ACI Worldwide’s Retail Payments Solution Helps Cardtronics Drive More ATM Transactions

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ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced an extension of its long-term relationship with Cardtronics, the world’s largest ATM operator. Cardtronics, a long-time ACI customer, is modernizing its offerings for merchants and financial service providers through ACI’s UP Retail Payments solution – an integrated platform for all

Adyen Launches Card Issuing Offering

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Adyen offers the first global, end-to-end card issuing solution completely built in-house. Adyen, the global payments platform of choice for many of the world’s leading companies, has announced the addition of card issuing to its offering. Adyen Issuing will enable clients to provide virtual and/or physical cards to their customers. Cards issued by Adyen can

Bank Zero Begins Final Countdown

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Having completed its core value proposition, preparations are underway to open its digital doors Bank Zero has now fully completed its core value proposition by going live with its debit card. Following this card go-live, rigorous health-checks such as simulated card attacks, card fraud detection and retailer readiness are currently underway. Thereafter the final countdown