Cellulant Introduces Tingg, a Digital Payments Platform for the Retail Sector in Zambia

In an effort to foster growth for both the formal and informal sector in Zambia, Pan-African Payments business Cellulant rolls out Tingg, a digital payments platform enabling businesses and their consumers to accept and make payments seamlessly Payment technology over the years has completely transformed how retailers operate. Thirty years ago, most retailers across Africa

Pipit Global Partners with Cellulant to Power Low-Cost Remittances in Africa

Irish FinTech, Pipit Global Partners with Pan-African Fintech Cellulant to power cheaper and safer means for Africans in the EU and UK to send cash to their families at home in Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Mali, Senegal, and Ghana According to reports by the BBC, about 8 million Africans live abroad. That number is projected

Tap or Scan to Pay with Mastercard and Help the Gift of the Givers Foundation

Consumers will support humanitarian relief efforts when they “Tap to Pay” with their Mastercard contactless card or “Scan to Pay” with their Masterpass app or any Masterpass-enabled Scan to Pay banking app at Shoprite, Checkers and Usave till points The Priceless Cause will see Mastercard donate R1million towards supporting communities in need of assistance With

Huawei Partners with Mondia Pay to Enable Digital Payment Options for Users in Algeria and Tunisia

Ooredoo Algeria and Orange Tunisia subscribers can now pay for services and applications on HUAWEI AppGallery safely and conveniently via Direct Carrier Billing Services Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) inked a partnership with Mondia Pay (www.Mondia.com) – a leading digital payment provider, that is set to provide Ooredoo Algeria and Orange Tunisia users with safe and

NFC Versus QR Code Payments – There’s Room for Both

The last year-and-a-half has seen a rapid rise in all forms of contactless payments. For merchants across the globe, enabling these payments as a means to reduce surface contact has been a pandemic trading necessity. However, as time moves on, choosing which payment options you offer should not be solely based on hygiene, but rather

Ecobank Group Reaches Another Milestone in Financial Inclusion in Africa

A new WhatsApp service in partnership with Semoa, a Togolese Fintech The Ecobank Group (www.Ecobank.com) and Semoa a Fintech based in Lomé, are enabling mobile money users in Togo to carry out banking faster and easier, across West African Economic and Monetary Union ( WAEMU) through a new digital banking service via Whatsapp called “

Consumers’ Use of Mobile Wallets Up Nearly 50 Percent Among Those Paying Bills Digitally More Often During Pandemic, New ACI Study Reveals

Security cited as top concern for those not willing to use mobile wallet payments Flexible payment options can help ease consumer debt caused by the pandemic According to new data from ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, the use of mobile wallets has increased nearly 50 percent (49%) from

Juniper Research | Virtual Card Transaction Values to Increase by 370% Globally in Five Years

B2B Payments Driving Value A new study by Juniper Research has found that the global value of virtual card transactions will reach $6.8 trillion in 2026, from $1.9 trillion in 2021. Virtual cards, secure digital cards with randomly generated details, will show strong growth as they are increasingly used for B2B payments. The research identified that businesses

Carbon Teams Up with Visa to Enable Payments Across Africa

The collaboration between both companies includes financial support from Visa and will be spread over the five-year partnership period Carbon (ng.getCarbon.co), a pan-African fintech company providing access to basic financial services for Africans, has announced a strategic five-year partnership with Visa, the world leader in digital payments, to offer both digital and physical issuance of