Bharti Airtel has partnered VeriFone Mobile Money to offer Tap n Pay, VeriFone Mobile Money’s merchant enablement mobile apps, across the 17 countries in which Airtel operates in Africa. Tap n Pay apps allow customers to pay, buy, bank, bill and remit money with their mobile phone at point of sale. “Airtel is excited to
In line with its strategic objective of transforming lives through financial inclusion, leading integrated communications service provider Safaricom has announced a targeted reduction of transaction fees levied by the operator on its most popular person to person M-PESA transaction bands. The new tariffs, which are set to take effect from Thursday 21st August, 2014, will
Nomanini announced that informal vendors and micro-entrepreneurs across Africa have made a million cash transactions using its tough terminal. The South African-based mobile Point of Sale platform was created to enable cash transactions in emerging markets. It has proven popular for the distribution of mobile prepaid airtime and electricity with plans to enable other transactions,
Zain Group, a pioneer of mobile telecommunications in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, announces that its mobile operation in Sudan has launched the country’s first ever mobile Mobile Financial Service called ‘Hassa’, in partnership with the Bank of Khartoum. The easy, instant and secure service allows all Zain customers in Sudan to
Online hotel booking platform Jovago has partnered with web and mobile financial services company SimplePay, to allow Jovago customers to pay for their hotel booking through the SimplePay mobile application. Jovago said users on Jovago.com can now enter their booking reference into SimplePay’s new Jovago button in their mobile app or at www.simplepay4u.com and pay
Onebip by Neomobile, the global mobile payments service, has published a detailed global analysis of its partners’ customers’ buying behaviour in the online gaming sector. Based on the analysis of millions of transactions across 65 countries over the course of a full year, Onebip has uncovered the spending habits of the world’s online gamers. Gamers
Safaricom Business has partnered with innovative mobility solutions developer- Virtual City, to launch an application that will enhance service efficiency for the Fast Moving Consumer Goods sector. M-Distributr is a mobile app that is available on android devices, enabling sales teams and businesses keep real-time track of sales transactions and deliveries, place orders, and collect
Half of consumers would never use mobile banking apps due to fears about the level of security on their devices, according to wide-reaching consumer survey Leading digital identity expert Intercede today revealed the results of its new research The Rise of the Identity Centric Economy which found that 53% of UK consumers would never use
Airtel Africa has entered into a partnership with BGFIBank, a financial services institution present in 10 countries, to expand mobile money access to the bank’s customers. The partnership will see Airtel Money become accessible to BGFIBank customers in Gabon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar. Through the agreement, Airtel Money customers that
SimplePay, Ltd. Partners With Pliris Mobile to Put SimplePay Mobile Application on all Pliris Phones in Nigeria. From the convenience of your desktop to the palm of your hand, SimplePay has simplified the lives of thousands of connected Nigerians by eliminating physical cash from financial transactions. To help grow their user base, SimplePay has signed
