Ingenico’s innovation department, Ingenico Labs, embraces voice technology to open up a promising new market to its retail clients. Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment, has announced exploring voice commerce and the integration of secure payment acceptance into vocal bots. Two prototypes will be presented at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona
The Bank has launched its digital services in Tanzania and Ghana following successful roll-outs in Côte d’Ivoire and Uganda. Standard Chartered has announced it has completed a simultaneous multi-market launch of its digitally-led retail banks in Tanzania and Ghana, with Kenya’s roll out scheduled to occur shortly. This follows the launches of the Bank’s digital offering
TransferTo, a cross-border mobile top-ups and payment solutions network provider has announced a full rebrand, effective immediately, with two separate company brands, logos and identities. TransferTo’s mobile top-up and rewards business, founded in 2005, has now changed its name to DT Oneandremains a leading global network for mobile top-up solutions and innovative mobile rewards. The
SBM launched the World Elite Mastercard credit card, providing its high net worth cardholders with a range of priceless benefits and privileges that can be accessed at home and abroad. This is the first launch of World Elite Mastercard in Mauritius. During the launch ceremony held at Le Chateau de Labourdonnais in Mapou on Friday
Ecocash, the mobile payments giant and subsidiary of Cassava FinTech, has announced its partnership with cashbackAPP, the international loyalty and advertising business. This deal is set to disrupt the market in Zimbabwe and significantly enhance the value proposition to Ecocash merchants and customers in the form of Ecocash Rewards, a highly innovative programme which will
Samsung Pay users can now wire money internationally through their mobile phones and save in fees compared to sending money overseas via conventional remittance route. Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday that it has begun the beta version overseas remittance service on its mobile payment system Samsung Pay in partnership with local foreign money transfer operators
Fuel brand Conoco launched Mobile Pay, a new payment feature in its My Conoco app, a convenient app that allows consumers to find the nearest Conoco gas stations, track KickBack Points and stay up to date on promotions. With the My Conoco app, people can now pay at the pump and in-store on their mobile
Kenya’s Safaricom, the telecommunication company that is driving the country’s financial inclusion through mobile money is bigger than most of the country’s banks. Investigation by Businessday revealed that some Nigerian banks worry that Africa’s largest economy may take after Kenya if Telcos are given the same opportunity but Access and Diamond bank, due to be
Capability is powered by Masterpass, Mastercard’s digital payment service FNB, South Africa’s best digital bank, is expanding its digital payments ecosystem by enabling consumers and sole proprietor businesses to perform and accept QR code payments using the FNB Banking App. This makes FNB the first bank in South Africa to integrate QR code payments for
Folarin is a smart entrepreneur who is in touch with technological advancement and the digital age. He has different apps on his mobile phone which he uses to organise both his business and private lives. He has a food app which he uses to order for his breakfast and lunch, he has another one that
