Nigerian online merchants have welcomed the launch of PayPal in the West African country, saying it will lead to a growth in internet transactions, though warning it needs to integrate with local platforms. HumanIPO reported earlier this week PayPal had become available in ten new markets, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Zimbabwe. Adeoye Ojo,
PayPal, a leading global payments provider, announced plans to introduce services into 10 new markets, starting from today. As services go live, the people of Belarus, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Nigeria, Paraguay, and Zimbabwe will be able to register for a PayPal account and start making payments on millions of websites around
Consumers first and foremost do their research online, choose retailers primarily because of attractive prices and free delivery, place their order via computer, pay with their credit card, and want their purchases delivered fast. Those are the key global findings of ‘Shop the World’, a consumer survey on international distance selling across 20 countries carried
Groupon has announced the launch of Freebies on iOS devices, creating the most widely distributed mobile coupon destination in the United States. With the addition of Freebies, iPhone and iPad users now have even more ways to save money while shopping through Groupon––whether it’s online, in a mobile app or inside their favorite stores. Launched
Newly launched e-commerce platform Raru is providing South Africans with an additional outlet for consumer electronics, music, films and books. The website, with is currently in beta, was started by the founders of Take2, which after being sold to Tiger Global in 2010 rebranded as Takealot. “We are almost all part of the team who
Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA (CO) has announced it is partnering with Bollore SA to extend its Cdiscount e-commerce platform to Africa starting with Ivory Coast this summer. “The partnership draws on the expertise of the leaders of e-commerce in France and the skills of the logistics leader in Africa,” they said in a statement. In e-commerce,
Leading South African Payment Gateway, Setcom Payment Solutions, has announced their partnership with innovative e-commerce solution provider, Digital Planet. This partnership will enable Setcom to introduce a wider range of e-commerce services to their existing portfolio of online credit card processing, SID Instant EFT and mobile payment solutions. “We feel that Digital Planet’s services would
BillMobile, a new mobile payments service for online and digital retailers is launching. BillMobile doesn’t require consumers to download an app, meaning any UK mobile phone owner can pay for goods and services with a phone number. While for merchants integration is quick and easy and the transaction fees are surprisingly affordable. The transaction fees
Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has launched SME MarketHub, an e-commerce portal for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria, which seeks to enable entrepreneurs to bring their businesses online and take advantage of the vast sales opportunities within the space. The bank said the portal allows it to contribute to the growth and development
Online shopping in Singapore is now even simpler with the launch of MasterPass. MasterPass eliminates the need for consumers to enter detailed shipping and card information to complete their online shopping at MasterPass merchant sites. Consumers can securely store MasterCard and other branded credit, debit and prepaid card information address books and more. This simplifies
