The growth witnessed in Kenya is reflective of the payments landscape in the rest of Africa, reports Cellulant, with a noted shift in consumer behaviour Digital payments have shifted from being a nice-to-have for businesses to a necessity as more consumers prefer digital platforms as their primary payment method. This is according to Faith Nkatha,
Cassava Technologies, headquartered in London, is Africa’s first integrated tech player of continental scale at the forefront of technology innovation Unique, pan-African technology leader, well-positioned to propel Africa into its economic future; built from the strong performance and track record of Econet Group. Privately held African telecommunications group, Econet, has announced the launch of Cassava
Mastercard’s experiential customer engagement platform is introduced for the first time in the region with Dubai First The unique program draws from Mastercard’s contextual marketing global capability, adding a gamification component where Dubai First customers can set cashback savings goals towards a future purchase and monitor progress The solution delivers personalized recommendations and allows customers
Recognising the key role that digitisation is playing in the financial lives of more and more of its customers, South Africa’s leading fuel and convenience retailer Engen is prioritising electronic payment solutions at the core of its customer offering. With over 3.4 billion litres of fuel pumped from Engen forecourts in 2020, or approximately 25%
Cassava Smartech and Comviva won the silver for the Green financial inclusion initiative by mobile money platform EcoCash Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe, trading as EcoCash Holdings Zimbabwe Limited, together with its long-term technology partner Comviva, has won two silver awards at this year’s Emerging Payments Awards. Cassava Smartech and Comviva won the silver for the Green
KongaPay projected to hit 3m subscribers by 2022 KongaPay, a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)-licensed fintech platform, is on course to grow its active subscriber base to over three million by 2022, data released by the company has shown. The mobile money platform, the leading provider of digital services for e-commerce shoppers in Nigeria, is
Discover how Mojaloop can support hub operators to deliver instant interoperable payments for schemes in this recently published whitepaper. This whitepaper shares insights into: Interoperable instant payments and financial inclusion Defining good instant push payment interoperability Schemes and consortiums Things to consider when choosing technology The significance of Mojaloop approach Download the full executive briefing
iVeri has announced that it has completed integration with software and consulting company Synthesis Software Technologies to increase the opportunities available to businesses using software-based Point of Sale (SoftPOS) across Africa and the Middle East. Synthesis became the first Tap on Phone solution provider in Africa when it launched Halo Dot with Nedbank in June 2020. This launch was
By Paul Kent, CEO at Adumo The early stages of the pandemic were marked by a sudden shift away from cash purchases as consumers sought to limit their exposure to items that were seen as unclean. Industry figures indicate that 89% of South African consumers have used contactless payments to purchase groceries since the start
Download now for deals starting from R1 Vodacom Financial and Digital Services is pleased to announce that the much anticipated VodaPay super app is now live and can be accessed in the Google and Apple app stores. Available to customers on any mobile network, VodaPay launches with significant partners and discounts including exclusive R1 deals
