Paygage, a new payment gateway platform has announced the launch of Paygage Africa which will transform payments for all professional communities in the Africa region. Paygage allows users to accept payments or bill clients on a recurring basis with ease and allows online and in-person payments. Paygage was built with professional communities in mind. It is the
Be Mobile, a challenger bank for the unbanked and underbanked in Africa, announced that it has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program.The program allows FinTechs to leverage the speed, security, reliability and scale of Visa’s global VisaNet network and its enablement partners to introduce new payment experiences. Through this collaboration with Visa, Be Mobile is
Standard Bank and Pick n Pay customers’ shopping experience has just become even more convenient, easy, and safe, with the launch of Standard Bank’s EasyScan – a new service that enables customers to pay for their shopping using the Standard Bank Mobile Banking app. Standard Bank customers registered on the Banking App can scan the
FI Customers Can Now Conveniently Send and Receive Global Money Transfers 24/7, With a Few Clicks Western Union, a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, is collaborating with major financial institutions in Africa, to enable millions of consumers to send and receive cross-border payments, quickly and reliably, 24/7. Customers of KCB Bank Kenya, the Diamond
South African FinTech start-up Peach Payments has recently set up an office in Mauritius, following a foray into Kenya in 2018 The online payment services provider is poised to serve as a key event sponsor at the Africa FinTech Festival being hosted in Mauritius in a virtual format by the Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub from
Klasha, a San Francisco and Lagos-based cross-border company building technology infrastructure for cross-border commerce in Africa, has announced its launch in Ghana. Launched in Nigeria in May 2021, Klasha’s solution helps merchants worldwide sell online to Africa and receive payments in local African currencies while enjoying superfast last-mile delivery to consumers across the continent. This
Africa’s first Enterprise Blockchain Infrastructure Services organization signs a long-term strategic partnership agreement with Africa’s first Fintech Unicorn to develop Blockchain-powered Infrastructure Services and Solutions. Interstellar and Interswitch have been working together over the last two years, carrying out blockchain technology research. As part of the partnership, Interstellar’s Blockchain technology stack called STARGATE will be integrated with
Allowing more entrepreneurs to transact via in-person card payments, simply and securely Payments and software company, Yoco, has partnered with over 700 retail stores nationwide, to allow more merchants access to affordable and efficient electronic card machines and financial tools to start and run their businesses. Entrepreneurs are seeing a growing tapes surrounding product structures
Buy Now, Pay Later (BPNL) services are making headlines this year. Fintechs, big tech and merchants are forming new alliances to produce attractive financing options that are surging in popularity. How is this diffferent from instalment plans? How will this affect credit card companies and international payment schemes? Can you be sure that this is
As testament to its drive to modernise and digitalise the insurance industry, SilverBridge was one of three finalists in the Industry Solution FSI Partner of the Year category at the recent 2021 Microsoft South Africa Partner Awards. “In recent years, SilverBridge has made tremendous progress working with Microsoft on our solutions for modernisation, digitalisation, and
