Ingenico a worldwide provider of payment solutions has entered into an agreement with Europe-based Nets to launch new payment solutions for small merchants. The new mobile Point Of Sale (mPOS) solution from Nets turns smartphones and tablets into secure payment terminals. Nets, in partnership with Ingenico, will provide a fully operated solution from the secured
Contactless payments technology continues to expand globally, and the number of NFC-enabled devices in use is expected to top 500 million next year according to ABI Research. Visa expects NFC and other chip-based technologies will help drive future payment innovations. Visa payWave, the secure contactless payment technology, helps cardholders speed through checkout without having to
TNM has sealed a deal with the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) which will see TNM customers paying their Escom bills or buying electricity units through TNM Mobile Money or mobile payment service also known as ‘Mpamba’. The signing ceremony took place at Protea RyaIls Hotel in Blantyre. Speaking during the ceremony, TNM Chief
M-PESA, the flagship brand of the leading integrated communications service provider Safaricom Limited, has now set its sights on the medium and small entreprises with the launch of Lipa Na M-PESA- a campaign aimed at entrenching the use of its payment services as primary tool of transactions. Lipa na M-PESA is an umbrella service for
MasterCard, National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and Etisalat announced the launch of the mobile payment wallet in Egypt, which will bring Etisalat Egypt’s subscriber base safe and convenient payment services through the power of their mobile phones. The newly introduced program is an early implementation of the Mobile Payment Solution that MasterCard and Egyptian Banks
Professor Dan Horne, Chief Knowledge Officer at Gx, in conjunction with Dionne Nickerson of Providence College, has recently published a white paper called ‘Understanding the Drivers of Mobile Payment Adoption: Comparing Kenya and Tanzania’. The study looks at the perceived impact on business development and wealth creation that pervasive mobile payments usage generates and compares
Opera Commerce, a fully-owned subsidiary of Opera Software, and Nazara Technologies, a leading mobile games developer and publisher, have come together to provide a secure and easy mobile payment solution for Opera Mini users. As a result of this partnership, Nazara will deploy the Opera Payment Exchange (OPX) to enable Opera Mini users in India,
Uncertainty in regulatory guidelines for mobile money, coupled with limited cooperation among m-commerce providers, is hampering the industry from unlocking its full potential, said Rajiv Bhatia, Head of EMEA Sales for Ericsson M-Commerce. Bhatia was speaking at the Mobile Money Africa conference held in Johannesburg today. Bhatia said the industry needs to get the basics
MoneyGram announced an agreement with Lebara Mobile, one of Europe’s leading mobile telecoms operators, to offer MoneyGram transfer services over the Lebara Money mobile and web solutions. MoneyGram’s money transfer platform is now integrated within the Lebara Money iPhone and Android mobile payment platform solutions and the Lebara Money website, enabling customers in the United
Nigerian banking behemoth Diamond Bank has intensified its focus on delivering financial services to the under-banked in the informal sector by launching its “branchless banking” service on BankOne, a mobile banking application which allows instant account opening and registration. The application is designed and developed by AppZone, a fast-growing technology company. The integration of the
