Klasha Expands to Ghana to Facilitate Frictionless Online Commerce and Cross-border Payments

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

Yoco Partners with Retail Stores Across South Africa to Increase Financial Inclusion

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

ACI Worldwide Wins Juniper Future Digital Awards for Merchant Payments and Retail Innovation

Juniper Research recognizes ACI as a winner in three categories, including “Payments Innovation of the Year” ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, has been recognized by Juniper Research, winning three awards for innovation in payments and retail at its Future Digital Awards 2021 Fintech & Payments. ACI Secure eCommerce received the highest accolade—a

FG Signs Pact with Konga to Aid Nigerians in Diaspora

Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has signed a partnership with the Federal Government through the Diaspora Commission to further strengthen the relationship between Nigerians abroad, their relatives and the nation. To this effect, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Konga and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 in

Vopy Payments Selects FSS Technologies to Support Global Digital Payments Growth

FSS (Financial Software and Systems), a leading global provider of integrated payment products and a payment processor, has been selected to work with Vopy Payments in a partnership designed to support European digital commerce growth through a premium embedded finance approach. Embedded finance – which supports the integration of financial services into products and business

2021 B2B Digital Commerce Survey Finds Online Channel to Be Major Growth Driver

Despite the pandemic, B2B companies around the world reported increasingly positive trends for the year 2Checkout (now Verifone), the leading all-in-one monetization platform for global businesses, has released The State of B2B Digital Commerce survey findings. 2Checkout conducted a global study with over 1,000 companies to understand the main priorities and challenges related to B2B digital

ACI Worldwide Announces 2021 Innovation Award Winners, Recognizing Global Digital Payments Innovation

National ITMX, Oklahoma Wesleyan University, Plexus Worldwide and Volkswagen Payments Receive Top Honors ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time payments and digital payment software solutions, today announced the winners of the 2021 ACI Innovation Awards. The awards recognize leading banks, financial intermediaries, merchants and billers around the world for their innovative use of ACI’s digital payments

EMVCo Publishes EMV® 3-D Secure UI/UX Guidelines

New interactive online resource to help card issuers, merchants and solution providers optimise the EMV® 3DS payment authentication experience for e-commerce consumers. Global technical body EMVCo has published EMV® 3-D Secure (EMV 3DS) UI/UX Design Guidelines to help card issuers, banks, merchants and solution providers optimise the EMV 3DS payment authentication experience for e-commerce consumers. The guidelines are publicly

TNM Mpamba and Mastercard Partner to Transform Malawi’s Payment Landscape

TNM Mpamba is the first mobile money provider in Malawi to launch a Mastercard virtual payment solution powered by National Bank, enabling its mobile money customers to make safe and seamless international e-commerce payments on the Mastercard network. In a country-first for Malawi, mobile money service provider TNM Mpamba has launched a Mastercard virtual payment

Mastercard Partners with Zamtel to Transform Payments in Zambia

Partnership with Mastercard will connect millions of Zamtel Mobile Money customers to a global online 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 experience and drive greater adoption and usage of digital payments for Zamtel Mobile Money customers