Global Banks Preparing to Leverage SWIFT’s New Platform for International Payments Flows

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Banks endorse new SWIFT platform set for launch in November 2022 New platform capabilities are part of SWIFT strategy to enable instant and frictionless end-to-end transaction management globally Six leading global banks have announced their endorsement for SWIFT’s new transaction management platform and are preparing to use its expanded capabilities to enable new services, improve

Visa Highlights Key Innovation Capabilities that will Drive Financial Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Collaboration and co-creation accelerating digital payments uptake and financial inclusion in Africa Visa, the world leader in digital payments, showcased key innovation capabilities that will accelerate financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa. Hosting industry stakeholders at an event focused on innovation, the company highlighted co-creation as an essential component in developing market-ready payment solutions to accelerate

Supporting South African Fintechs to Accelerate Their Scale-Up

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IDEMIA launches Global Fintech Accelerator Card programme dedicated to support fintechs in South Africa in expediting the process of cardholder onboarding and card issuance According to data, fintechs continue to attract the lion’s share of venture capitalist funding. In South Africa, reports put the figure anywhere between 25-30%, meaning fintechs in the country absorbed almost

NCBA Bank: Investing in Technology to Offer Inclusive Financial Services

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NCBA Bank took on an ambitious project with Huawei through its partner, MuRong Technology, which would see it build a next generation core banking system “We have a view or a mission to be Africa’s most valued digital platform for financial services which then means we are seeking to move to not just identify ourselves

Worldline Launches Full Service Omnichannel Payments Offering for Hospitality Industry

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WL Hospitality Suite will increase convenience and enhance the hotel experience for guests whilst improving user experience and efficiency for staff Worldline, the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, announces the launch of WL Hospitality Suite. A full service offering for the hotel industry, supporting and enabling hotels to deliver a seamless

The epay-Bluecode-partnership is Opening Up New Possibilities for Retailers by Expanding the Scope of HUAWEI Pay

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Enormous potential: 15 million HUAWEI customers can now pay everywhere that accepts Bluecode Easily activated via the checkout interface of full-service payment provider epay Geolocation function in the app makes local retailers more visible and easier to find Full-service payment provider epay and mobile payment solution Bluecode are taking their strategic partnership to the next

The Tech Behind Making Mobile Financial Access Available for All

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Gamechanger for the unbanked eliminates multiple participants in the flow of funds. As the only known alternative payment system in Africa that has its own payment gateway and can generate its own QR code, newly launched SendSpend is taking fintech where it hasn’t gone before. Launched into the South African market in April, SendSpend is

CR2 Market Insight: African Banking and Payments Trends

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CR2: Across Africa, all banking and payment channels are showing positive growth – from ATM usage through to mobile wallets. The key challenge for banks is to equip themselves so that they can provide a range of channel options and meet consumer demand. A quick snapshot of banking and payment trends in Africa offers encouraging

NCR Corporation, the Industry Leader in Multi-Vendor Software, is First to Achieve ATMIA Next Gen Level 2 API Certification

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NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global enterprise technology provider for the financial industry, and the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA), today announced certification of NCR’s Activate Enterprise NextGen ATM application to the new ATMIA Next Gen standardized API ecosystem. NCR is the first technology provider to achieve this milestone. This new certification standard is instrumental for

FIS Launches First in a New Series of AI-Enabled Risk Solutions with C3 AI for Financial Services Industry

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FIS AML Compliance Hub is the first in a new line of AI-based solutions from FIS for capital markets firms. New solution uses artificial intelligence technology to aggregate and analyze client data across financial crime detection systems such as know your customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) to improve outcomes. The FIS AML Compliance Hub