Ukheshe and Paycorp Boost Cardless Cash Withdrawals at Cash Express Branded ATMs

More cardless ATMs with greater functionality are now available to more people thanks to the ongoing partnership between leading fintech enablement partner, Ukheshe, and leading global payments provider, Paycorp. The partnership sees ATM Solutions, a division of Paycorp, which owns and operates over 4000 Cash Express branded ATMs, add rich embedded functionality to its fleet

Absa Expands Digital Payment Options With Google Wallet™

Absa has expanded its digital payments universe with Google Wallet™, amid rapidly growing customer demand for convenient, innovative and secure digital payment options. “Following record increases in contactless card volumes last year, with debit and credit card usage surging by 231% and transaction volumes rising by 180%, customer demand for reliable contactless wallet payment and

Equity Bank Inks Deal with NALA to Enable Kenyans in UK and USA Send Money Back Home

The partnership will allow Kenyans living in the UK and US to send money directly from their banks, through the NALA app, instantly and at the most competitive rates to Equity Bank Kenya accounts and other mobile wallets Equity Bank Kenya has signed a partnership with NALA Payments Limited, a remittance payment processing platform licensed

Global Retail Brand LC (Les Copains) Waikiki Joins the Tingg by Cellulant Digital Payment Ecosystem in Zambia

LC Waikiki customers will now be able to make payments seamlessly via mobile money in all their branches in Zambia  Cellulant (www.Cellulant.io) Zambia has signed a partnership agreement with leading fashion retailer LC Waikiki, which will enable customers to make payments from all LC Waikiki stores across Zambia through the Tingg digital payment platform. As

PalmPay Launches Wallet Safe Workshop to Improve Payment Security Awareness

According to the NIBSS (Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System), the total number of fraud attempts in Nigeria has grown by 186% from 2019 to 2020 PalmPay, a fintech innovator aims to make digital payment more accessible and flexible, announces the launch of Wallet Safe Workshop, a monthly campaign for payment security awareness training to help customers

How Embedded Finance is Eclipsing the Fintech Competition

Embedded finance solutions are a game-changer for how financial services are delivered in emerging markets across the globe and beyond, says Anton Coertzen, Chief Commercial Officer of fintech enabler, Ukheshe The embedded finance market is expected to grow to tenfold its 2020-value by 2025 – just three years from now. The term has been generating buzz

GCB Bank and G-Money Win at the 6th Global Business Quality Awards

GCB Bank was adjudged the Premium Ghanaian-owned Bank of the year 2021 at the 6th Global Business Quality Awards ceremony held at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra. G-Money, the Bank’s subsidiary with over 2.4 million subscribers was also awarded the Most Promising Mobile Money Brand of the Year Award 2021. The awards, organized by

Mastercard New Payments Index 2022: Consumers in Morocco Embrace Digital Payments

75% of consumers in Morocco have used at least one emerging payment method in the last year, with usage expected to increase further Adoption of biometrics, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), open banking and account-to-account payments are anticipated to continue accelerating Gen Z and Millennials are leveraging more digital payment methods and are more open

Colombia Real-Time Payment Platform Replicates Latin America Success in Africa

Established Colombian fintech firm Minka has announced that it plans to repeat the success of its Latin America-based real-time payments system across Africa, accelerating and easing the movement of money across the continent and improving financial inclusion. Minka is a seamless payment network that enables organisations to move money in real-time. It simplifies the movement

Mobile is Transforming Bill Payment Habits of All Age Groups – Bi-Annual ACI Speedpay Pulse Survey

Mobile bill pay brings daily lifestyle convenience for younger generations and is prompting older generations to change lifelong habits Mobile has emerged as the catalyst for continual change, with consumers across generations rapidly switching and using this channel to pay bills, according to the bi-annual (1H) 2022 ACI Speedpay Pulse consumer survey. ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: