Pipit Global Partners with Cellulant to Power Low-Cost Remittances in Africa

Irish FinTech, Pipit Global Partners with Pan-African Fintech Cellulant to power cheaper and safer means for Africans in the EU and UK to send cash to their families at home in Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Mali, Senegal, and Ghana According to reports by the BBC, about 8 million Africans live abroad. That number is projected

Tap or Scan to Pay with Mastercard and Help the Gift of the Givers Foundation

Consumers will support humanitarian relief efforts when they “Tap to Pay” with their Mastercard contactless card or “Scan to Pay” with their Masterpass app or any Masterpass-enabled Scan to Pay banking app at Shoprite, Checkers and Usave till points The Priceless Cause will see Mastercard donate R1million towards supporting communities in need of assistance With

Netcash and Solumed Integration Eases Payment Pain for Medical Practices

Leading payment solutions provider, Netcash, and Avantedge Group member, Solumed, have announced the integration of the Netcash payments solution with Solumed’s medical practice management software. The functionality simplifies the collection and processing of payments for users of the Solumed software, which include more than 1,000 medical, dental, radiology and allied healthcare practices around South Africa.

Huawei Partners with Mondia Pay to Enable Digital Payment Options for Users in Algeria and Tunisia

Ooredoo Algeria and Orange Tunisia subscribers can now pay for services and applications on HUAWEI AppGallery safely and conveniently via Direct Carrier Billing Services Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) inked a partnership with Mondia Pay (www.Mondia.com) – a leading digital payment provider, that is set to provide Ooredoo Algeria and Orange Tunisia users with safe and

Ecobank Group Reaches Another Milestone in Financial Inclusion in Africa

A new WhatsApp service in partnership with Semoa, a Togolese Fintech The Ecobank Group (www.Ecobank.com) and Semoa a Fintech based in Lomé, are enabling mobile money users in Togo to carry out banking faster and easier, across West African Economic and Monetary Union ( WAEMU) through a new digital banking service via Whatsapp called “

SWIFT to Eliminate Frictions in International Payments By Upfront Verification of Account Details in Real Time

New service enables real-time payment validation to reduce errors, exceptions and costs caused by wrong or missing beneficiary information Removes a key area of friction in cross-border payments, supporting SWIFT’s strategy for seamless, instant account-to-account transactions SWIFT has announced the go-live of a service that will enable banks to verify payee account details before an

Ukheshe Takes Another Step Closer to Unicorn Status as it Comes Second in Prestigious KPMG Global Tech Innovator Launch

The KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator Africa competition came to an exciting close this week and saw Africa’s future unicorn, Ukheshe, take second place among 75 other worthy entrants across Africa. The maiden KPMG Global Tech Innovator launch showcased Africa’s place as the next global the next growth and investment frontier. Aimed at recognising

Over 9,000 Customers Benefit From GCB Loans

GCB, Ghana’s largest bank, as part of measures to ameliorate the sufferings of its customers from the ravaging effects of the COVID-19, has advanced in excess of GHS 156.1 million in personal loans to over 9,000 customers. The enhanced loan product which was aggressively offered during the peak of the pandemic to provide financial support

Razorpay & Mastercard Launch Mandate HQ, a Safe & Secure Recurring Payment Interface

To further the adoption of digital payments in a safe and secure manner, the RBI has issued a framework for processing of e-mandates on recurring online transactions. It has made AFA (Additional Factor of Authentication) mandatory for all recurring transactions below INR 5000 on debit cards, credit cards, even UPI and other Prepaid Payment Instruments