Zain Group, that operates in mobile telecommunications in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, announced the signing of an agreement with renowned mobile solutions provider, SLA Mobile, to provide customers with Direct Operator Billing capabilities. Through this agreement Zain Group becomes one of the first operators in the region that will launch the
Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobile financial and VAS solutions, announced that it has been nominated for the prestigious AfricaCom Awards. Mahindra Comviva has been shortlisted in the “Best digital music initiative” category for its Digital Music Library services and “Best mobile money service” for EcoCash, a mobile payment service offered by Econet
Mobile billing and messaging company, txtNation has worked with BuyGameCredit.com, enabling them to sell Xbox points and Gold Membership, using mobile payments. The points can be used to purchase Microsoft Xbox games, meaning this is a quasi-physical product, previously typically sold ‘physically’ in a retail environment. Working with the mobile network operators, txtNation were able
It is 11 years since the first mobile payment service was launched in Africa, and it is now transforming economies across the continent. However, in the first five years or so, it was a solution in search of problems, with a scattering of case studies showing how it could make a difference. Most people associate
With the launch of the Pick n Pay smart shopper mobile app, customers can now access all the benefits of South Africa’s favourite rewards programme anytime. With about 12 million smart phones in circulation in the country, they¹re the one thing that many South Africans just can’t do without. With this in mind, Pick n
VeriFone Systems, Inc., and National Payment Card Association (NPCA) debuted a mobile payment and rewards solution that enables convenience store and petroleum retailers to provide customers with smartphone-based payment options at the pump. Utilizing VeriFone’s Smart Fuel Controller and NPCA’s mobile payment solution, c-store and gas station operators with VeriFone payment acceptance systems can quickly
The mobile payments company Fortumo is announcing partnership with Kyivstar, the second largest mobile operator in Central and Eastern Europe and one of the innovation leaders in the region. This partnership allows 25 million Kyivstar customers to make payments in games and applications in Kyivstar’s App Club app store without using a credit card. The
Ingenico a provider of payment solutions, announced it has signed a partnership agreement with Ingogo, the innovative Australian taxi services platform, to provide taxi drivers with a fully integrated and secure mobility payment solution. The wireless Ingenico device will allow taxi drivers in Australia using Ingogo App to turn their Android smartphones into a PIN@POS
Bango and MMIT have released M-Iflọ, a payment solution that enables online transactions for digital content. M-Iflọ navigates the mobile payment environment in Sub-Saharan Africa and is tailored to the needs of the industry leaders in mobile content. Africa’s growing population of smartphone users are young, tech savvy and early adopters by instinct. But when
Three million Zimbabweans who use the EcoCash Wallet can now also operate a savings account. Econet Wireless has launched a new service called EcoCashSave, which allows an EcoCash customer to move money from their eWallet to an interest bearing account in a matter of seconds. Whilst banks generally do not give interest on deposits of
