Established by Mastercard in 2020, the Coalition unites the efforts of companies, merchants, banks, cities, and consumers to restore 100 million trees worldwide by 2025. Premier Bank has signed on as the latest contributor to the Coalition’s efforts to make the planet a more sustainable place to live. Africa, like many other parts of the
The Shoprite Group’s Money Market Account, which previously only enabled customers to deposit funds to pay for utilities and buy groceries, now provides customers with new transactional banking options including sending money and making withdrawals. Money Market Accounts offer banked and unbanked consumers, many of whom are regular customers at the Group’s stores, access to basic transactional banking activities that are specifically aimed at their needs.
Kuda’s proposition of zero fees on cards, account maintenance and transfers as well as its low-interest credit offering delivered conveniently through smartphones and the web have made it particularly attractive to millennials In a move aimed at driving its independent payment cards offering, Kuda Technologies, the challenger bank for Africans, has partnered with Network International,
The credit card sector was hit hard by COVID-19 lockdowns and the economic downturn, but increased spending on debit cards as consumers shunned cash drove overall growth in card expenditure Concerns about COVID-19 saw consumers turn to contactless New research shows that, despite a decline in the amount spent on credit card purchases last year
The partnership will see the introduction of Malawi’s first Mastercard debit card linked to a mobile money wallet The physical debit card will connect TNM Mpamba customers to a global marketplace, enabling them to use mobile money to make safe online and in-person payments on the Mastercard network Mastercard’s’ technology will deliver a seamless digital
By Mark Dankworth, President International at Ukheshe Technologies Mobile transacting is fast becoming the golden egg of financial services – and nowhere more so than in Africa. According to the Global System for Mobile Communications’ (GSMA) 2021 State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money, the number of registered mobile money accounts grew by 12.7%
Luno, the crypto company founded by two South Africans, now has 9 million customers in over 40 countries. The remarkable growth of the company is illustrated by the addition of one million new customers in just over four months. South Africa is one of Luno’s strongest markets – over 30% of the one million new
Mondia is proud to bring its digital technology, infrastructure and payment services to the VodaPay Super App Mondia Digital, a consolidation of the Mondia Group’s digital content distribution business, an end-to-end, product-centric and data-driven company with a focus on opportunities in the B2B segment, and its digital payments company, Mondia Pay, are proud to have
Brands can now deliver immediate value to consumers through chat Clickatell, a leader in mobile communications and chat commerce, has announced it will unveil new payment capabilities via its Chat Commerce Platform at Money 20/20 Las Vegas, Oct. 24-27. Clickatell helps businesses easily deploy payments in chat channels with low to no execution risk associated
Akshay has more than 20 years of work experience in the Technology, Media and Communication Sector across emerging markets Cellulant’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Akshay Grover, has been appointed as Group CEO and Director of Cellulant with effect from 1 October 2021. The appointment follows an
