ROAM, an Ingenico company and mobile commerce platform provider, has expanded its mPOS solutions to include chip & PIN acceptance with the RP750x mobile card reader. This new cloud-based solution is fully compatible with ROAM’s mobile commerce platform, making ROAM the leading mPOS solution provider supporting new mPOS players with all mobile card acceptance types:
Groupon, Inc. has announced financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. “Our record performance in the quarter was led by strength in Goods, as shoppers increasingly looked to Groupon to fill their holiday needs,” said Eric Lefkofsky, CEO of Groupon. “Our mobile business continued to gain momentum as our worldwide
Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest lender by assets, has been named the winner of Best Foreign Exchange Provider in Africa 2014 for a second successive year. Standard Bank also received the award for the best foreign exchange provider in Botswana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia. Mr Zainul Chandoo, Head of Global Markets at Stanbic
The National Microfinance Bank (NMB) in Tanzania said its recently introduced internet banking system is showing positive results in reducing queuing at bank branches. NMB Head of Transactional Banking Mr Gerald Kamugisha, told reporters in Dar es Salaam that the internet system had become a significant in efficient provision of service to the customers. “The
American Express Company has announced two key appointments in its global Technology organization: Brian Saluzzo, as Senior Vice President, Global Infrastructure; and Nik Sathe, as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), both reporting to Marc D. Gordon, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer. The appointments were effective in late 2013. “I am
Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, has announced it will be providing financial institutions, retailers and service bureaus with guidance and best practices to help simplify the transition to the industry-wide EMV smart card standards, including the 2015 liability shift in the U.S. The new EMV Professional Service offerings
ICS Financial Systems Ltd. – a software and services provider for banks and financial institutions, has announced that it has won “Best Core Banking Systems Technology Provider” in Africa for its ICS BANKS solution at the prestigious World Finance Technology Awards that was organized by World Finance magazine. The World Finance Awards identify industry leaders,
Banking on customer loyalty is a losing proposition today. More than 50 percent of retail banking customers are considering or already planning on switching banks because of lousy service, according to a recent study. That’s just one of the reasons why so many banks are turning to TimeTrade, the company changing the way companies engage
The team at Vouchercloud have put together the following infographic on Consumer Psychology and the Ecommerce Checkout Process. It gives unique insight into customers’ motivations and behaviour on e-commerce sites, and offers tips on how to improve your site to increase conversions. Consumer Psychology and the E-Commerce Checkout – An infographic by the team at
Concert- and theatre-goers, tourists and music fans in South Africa can now purchase their tickets to various festivals, events and tourist sites online or via their mobile and simply load their tickets onto their Webtickets card. ‘The Card’, as it is formally known, means you no longer need a printer to print off tickets. And
