Mastercard and Kasha Strengthen Commitment to Empower Women and Support Micro-Entrepreneurs in Africa

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Mastercard has expanded its relationship with Kasha Global Incorporated through an investment in the purpose driven ecommerce platform. The companies will continue their shared efforts to ensure women across emerging markets have essential access to health and personal care products along with the information required to support everyday hygiene needs. Combining online and offline capabilities,

African Countries Reach E-commerce Tipping Point – PayU Report

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South Africa’s m-commerce up 35%, Nigeria is Africa’s biggest e-commerce market, and Kenya primed for massive growth Multiple factors have combined to bring African countries to an e-commerce adoption tipping point, creating more opportunities than ever for online and omnichannel merchants. This is particularly true for merchants in fashion, beauty, education, and digital goods. This

FIS Opens New Growth Opportunities for Global Brands with Worldpay Domestic Acquiring Expansion into South Africa, Nigeria and Malaysia

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FIS continues to drive global eCommerce with domestic acquiring capabilities in high-growth regions of Southeast Asia and Africa. Through its Worldpay product portfolio, FIS will bring new payment options to merchants and eCommerce providers across these new regions. Expansion is part of company’s plans to enhance its merchant acquiring presence in additional markets. Continuing to

SA Fintech Startup Funded by Major International Buy Now Pay Later Player

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With international investment in South Africa having drastically reduced, homegrown fintech startup Payflex has scored a significant vote of confidence from an Australian-listed multinational. Payflex is backed by Zip Co Limited (ASX: Z1P), a buy now pay later player with a market cap of over R55 billion. Paul Behrmann, Payflex CEO and founder, says the

Mastercard Recovery Insights: E-commerce a COVID Lifeline for Retailers with Additional $900 Billion Spent Online Globally

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As COVID-19 kept consumers around the world at home, nearly everything from groceries to gardening supplies was purchased online. According to Mastercard’s latest Recovery Insights report, this amounted to an additional $900 billion being spent in retail online around the world in 2020. Put another way: in 2020, e-commerce made up roughly $1 out of

Mastercard Recovery Insights: E-commerce a COVID Lifeline for Merchants with Additional $900 Billion Spent Online Globally

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New Report Spotlights Retail’s Digital Acceleration As COVID-19 kept consumers around the world at home, nearly everything from groceries to gardening supplies was purchased online. According to Mastercard’s latest Recovery Insights report, this amounted to an additional $900 billion being spent in retail online around the world in 2020. Put another way: in 2020, e-commerce

81% of Nigeria Consumers are Shopping More Online Since the Start of Pandemic, Reveals Mastercard Study

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Data top-up (94%), clothing (64%) and beauty products (56%) top the virtual shopping list in Nigeria Top learning experiences include online banking, learning to manage health & get medicines online, cooking & learning a new language Social media has become an integral platform for connecting consumers to online businesses Secure checkout experience recognized as fundamental

68% of Ivorian Consumers are Shopping More Online Since the Start of Pandemic, Reveals Mastercard Study

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Clothing (61%), Data top-up (55%) and computer equipment (48%) top the virtual shopping list in Ivory Coast. Top learning experiences include cooking, dancing, learning a language, and mastering DIY projects. Social media has become an integral platform for connecting consumers to online businesses Secure checkout experience recognized as fundamental for online shopping A Mastercard study

Netcash Partners With Ecwid E-Commerce to Make it Easier for SMEs to Launch Online Shops

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Leading payment solutions provider, Netcash, has partnered with e-commerce platform, Ecwid E-Commerce, to launch Netcash Shop. Powered by Ecwid E-Commerce, Netcash Shop allows merchants to create an e-commerce shop and start selling their products online within a matter of minutes. Tight integration with Netcash Payment Gateway makes it simple for merchants to accept a wide

South Africans Can Now Buy Now and Pay Later (Zero Interest) at Africa’s Largest Digital Mall

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South Africans can now shop online and pay later, interest-free over six weeks. Payflex has brought the buy now pay later shopping phenomenon to South Africa following its extraordinary popularity in Australia, the USA and Europe. Payflex customers can shop at Africa’s largest digital mall which includes over 500 well-known stores like Cotton-on, Superbalist and