Emerging Markets Payments (EMP), an electronic payments card processing company in the Middle East and Africa, announced today that it has been appointed to provide electronic payments processing for taxes and customs fees at the Port of Douala in Cameroon. EMP has committed to pilot the service from next month, with the full launch scheduled
ElectraCard Services (ECS), a provider of software and processing solutions for electronic payment systems, powers e-Revenue Gateway (e-RG), a payment processing and electronic transaction switching company, to launch contactless electronic payments in Nigeria. ECS’ PA-DSS compliant platform will help e-RG to launch programs with multiple financial institutions and channels like ATM/ POS/ Internet/ Mobile on
MasterCard announced that Alfredo Gangotena will retire as the company’s chief marketing officer, effective September 1. Gangotena, 60, has been with MasterCard for nine years and has held the top marketing role since April 2010. Tim Murphy, MasterCard’s chief product officer, will add oversight of marketing to his current responsibilities on an interim basis as
Identive Group, Inc. a provider of products, services and solutions for the identification, security and RFID industries, announced preliminary results of its second quarter (Q2) ended June 30, 2013. These results are subject to further review and completion by the Company and its auditors. Identive intends to hold a conference call and webcast to discuss
Earthport, a provider of cross-border payment services, today announced an agreement with hyperWALLET Systems Inc., a provider of global payment solutions, to enhance cross-border payments for corporate customers. Under the new agreement, hyperWALLET will leverage Earthport’s global network to deliver more competitive payments services to a greater number of countries. Adopting Earthport enables hyperWALLET to
MasterCard today announced the appointment of Mohammed Qadadeh as Vice President, Head of Government Services and Solutions (GS&S) in Middle East and North Africa. The announcement is an integral aspect of MasterCard’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its investments in the government sector across Middle East and Africa. As a key member of the MasterCard Middle
Datacard Group, a leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, announced the opening of its new office in São Paulo, Brazil. With the dedicated local office, Datacard Group shows continued commitment to better serve customers and channel partners in the region. The office, which includes a large customer and demo area and houses a
Interswitch Transnational, a leading pan-African integrated payments company with operations in Nigeria and a growing presence in West and East Africa, announces that its Switching and Processing division (“Interswitch S & P”) has completed an acceptance and acquiring third party payment processing integration with UnionPay International. As a result of this integration, UnionPay cardholders from
Fiserv, Inc. a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced that the company was recognized as the top online and mobile bill payment processor in a recent report by Aite Group, a financial services research firm. Fiserv provides comprehensive electronic billing and payment solutions that enable thousands of financial institutions and hundreds of businesses to provide
Western Union and Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) today announced they will work together to introduce a co-branded prepaid payroll card in the United Arab Emirates. The CBD Western Union® Payroll Card, which is expected to be available this summer, follows the introduction of the UAE government-mandated Wages Protection System (WPS), which requires that all
