South Africa’s long awaited and highly anticipated rapid payment programme (RPP), PayShap, offers huge potential to boost digital payments and, when used in conjunction with technologies such as Chat Commerce, could serve as a real game changer for businesses. But the disparity in launch pricing from local banks could hinder uptake, blunting the effects of
By Rashi Gupta, Group Chief Operating Officer at MFS Africa The success of mobile money in Africa is well known. If you’ve paid any attention to the continent’s financial and technology spaces over the past decade or so, you probably won’t be surprised to learn that it accounts for around 70% of the world’s US$1
Financial gateway service provider, PAYM8, in partnership with WIZZIT, has introduced its Tap-on-Phone SoftPOS solution. The solution offers an innovative alternative to traditional point-of-sale devices and will give PAYM8 customers a safe, easy way to pay that can be used anywhere. The solution meets PCI (Payment Card Industry) and EMV (Europay, MasterCard, and Visa) requirements.
Following the region wide partnership between e& group and Mastercard, Etisalat by e& Egypt and Mastercard partner to enable Etisalat Cash customers to pay online anywhere in the world Mastercard’s technology will create new digital commerce opportunities and drive deeper engagement through its loyalty platforms for millions in Egypt The partnership will further drive financial
Millions of Telkom customers can now easily and safely pay their phone bills, recharge and buy new service bundles in WhatsApp Clickatell (www.Clickatell.com), the Chat Commerce and business messaging leader, has launched their Chat 2 Pay feature for South Africa’s largest integrated communications company, Telkom (www.Telkom.co.za). Telkom’s millions of customers can now make payments in
By Pieter Schulze, Head of Product at Standard Bank Mobile money transactions represent a substantial portion of domestic economic activity in many countries across sub Saharan Africa. In countries such as Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia, mobile money transactions volumes and values even exceed domestic electronic funds transfers (EFTs) (Central Bank of Kenya, 2023) (Bank of Tanzania,
MEF honored Clickatell and its Chat 2 Pay features as one of the most innovative mobile payment services showcasing usability and security Clickatell (https://www.Clickatell.com), the Chat Commerce and mobile messaging leader, was named a top payments innovator by MEF at the MEFFYS Awards ceremony, an honorary event at this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Managed connectivity and mobile device management are being transformed by intelligent technologies to deliver payment solutions at the edge The global fintech market is currently expected to grow at a CAGR of 20% over the next few years, achieving an impressive $305 billion by 2025. The Global Fintech Market Report also pointed out that low-cost,
Backed up by Mastercard technologies, Copal brings all family members on a unified payment platform that is fully managed by parents The partnership brings Egypt one step closer towards financial inclusion through the integration of a younger underbanked consumer segment Copal, Egypt’s first digital payment solutions application specifically designed for families, enters a strategic partnership
Award-winning, intra-African, cross-border remittances and digital wallet company EziPay, has partnered with MFS Africa, the continent’s leading digital payments gateway, to bring last mile connectivity for remittances and collections to and from mobile money wallets and bank accounts in Africa. The partnership comes at a time when mobile money is burgeoning at increasing rates on
