PayU sees 8.5x Increase in Black Friday Traffic Volume from Last Year

In a Black Friday that saw the spike in volumes challenge many eCommerce companies, payment services provider, PayU, facilitated an increase of around 8.5 times the transaction volumes from last year and experienced 0% downtime across all of their system components. “Despite the massive increase in transaction volumes for our South African merchants, our platform

Black Friday and Cyber Monday set to boost SA’s e-Commerce

As South African consumers and retailers prepare for the shopping spree associated with the international trend of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the real achievement for the country will be the expected improvement in the adoption of e-Commerce. Dr Christoph Nieuwoudt, CEO of FNB Consumer says, South Africa’s e-Commerce is likely to get a boost

Black Friday and Cyber Monday set to boost SA’s e-Commerce

As South African consumers and retailers prepare for the shopping spree associated with the international trend of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the real achievement for the country will be the expected improvement in the adoption of e-Commerce. Dr Christoph Nieuwoudt, CEO of FNB Consumer says, South Africa’s e-Commerce is likely to get a boost

PayPal Launches Seller Protection in Some Sub-Saharan Africa Countries

PayPal has announced the launch of its Seller Protection Programme in some Sub-Saharan Africa countries, in an effort to empower local businesses to trade online, both locally and globally with confidence and peace of mind. PayPal’s Seller Protection Programme is designed to help protect merchants from buyer’s claims, chargeback, and reversals, so that they are

New Mobile E-Commerce Platform Launched with Value-Added Services

Wirecard, the international payment and internet technology provider, is collaborating with Staxter who will launch an innovative e-commerce and value-added service platform, soon. In its role as an acquirer, Wirecard will enable the German-based company to accept credit cards and alternative payment methods within the app. This means that common payment types such as Visa,

New Mobile E-Commerce Platform Launched with Value-Added Services

Wirecard, the international payment and internet technology provider, is collaborating with Staxter who will launch an innovative e-commerce and value-added service platform, soon. In its role as an acquirer, Wirecard will enable the German-based company to accept credit cards and alternative payment methods within the app. This means that common payment types such as Visa,

Ecobank launches mVisa across 33 African Countries

Ecobank has partnered with Visa to launch Ecobank Scan+Pay with mVisa solutions to their consumers. The strategic tie-up signals interoperability on a cross border level – and potentially huge gains – as it affords consumers with the ability to use their mobile phone to directly access the funds in their bank accounts to pay person-to-merchant

Ecobank launches mVisa across 33 African Countries

Ecobank has partnered with Visa to launch Ecobank Scan+Pay with mVisa solutions to their consumers. The strategic tie-up signals interoperability on a cross border level – and potentially huge gains – as it affords consumers with the ability to use their mobile phone to directly access the funds in their bank accounts to pay person-to-merchant

Wirecard and Gambio launch new payment system GambioPay

Wirecard is expanding its collaboration with the shop system developer Gambio. Together, the two companies have launched the GambioPay payment solution on the market. Gambio GmbH offers more than 20,000 SMEs end-to-end e-commerce solutions for online shops. For this product, Wirecard will take over all payment processing as well as risk management on behalf of

Wirecard and Gambio launch new payment system GambioPay

Wirecard is expanding its collaboration with the shop system developer Gambio. Together, the two companies have launched the GambioPay payment solution on the market. Gambio GmbH offers more than 20,000 SMEs end-to-end e-commerce solutions for online shops. For this product, Wirecard will take over all payment processing as well as risk management on behalf of