Kofax Limited, a leading provider of software to simplify and transform the First Mile of customer engagement, announced that a top five U.S. property and casualty insurance company has invested more than $500,000 in Kofax Mobile Capture Platform, Kofax Mobile Capture SDK and Kofax Mobile ID to provide its customers with a superior mobile customer
United Bank for Africa (UBA) has launched its U-Mobile service in Tanzania, which will enable customers to acquire banking services on their mobile phones or electronic devices. In a ceremony held at the bank’s headquarters in Dar es Salaam on Friday, UBA became the first bank in Tanzania to have its mobile services accessible in
D3 Banking, a leading innovator in omnichannel, data driven digital banking, introduced its new mobile app at Net Finance 2015. The app supports mobile-specific functionality such as integrating with cameras for Remote Deposit Capture (RDC), push text alerts and geolocation features. In addition, the interface also allows users to access a quick view of account
Customers of M-Pesa and MTN Mobile Money in East Africa will be able to transfer money to each other following an agreement between Vodafone Group and MTN Group to interconnect their mobile money services. This interconnect collaboration between the region’s two biggest mobile money operators will enable convenient and affordable international remittances between M-Pesa customers
The Fuel Rewards program has launched a new mobile application that extends the reach of its national coalition loyalty program for its five million members. By embedding loyalty throughout the mobile experience, Fuel Rewards members can link their loyalty, credit, debit and prepaid cards to their smartphones to make it easy to earn rewards on
GlobeOne, a new fintech company, announced a Letter of Intent to enter into an agreement with MetaBank to bring GlobeOne’s global mobile banking solution to the United States later this year. As a recognized leader in the banking industry, MetaBank has been named among the top community banks and in the top-performing mid-sized banks in
MasterCard has partnered with acclaimed restaurateur and chef Marcus Samuelsson to bring Qkr! with MasterPass to the first restaurant location in the United States. The Qkr! with MasterPass app will be available to patrons of Samuelsson’s newest spot, Streetbird Rotisserie – a casual kitchenette featuring its namesake ‘bird’ with complementary dishes reflecting Marcus’ multicultural upbringing from
Brazil, which has been lagging behind smartphone adoption for a long time, is now catching up at an incredible pace. It’s been four years since Nielsen reported that smartphone sales overtook feature phone sales in the US, however Brazil only followed in 2013. With about 55 million smartphones sold in 2014, up 54% over 2013,
Safaricom has announced that it has started final preparations for the launch of the second generation of its M-PESA platform as it prepares to perform a full scale system upgrade aimed at improving efficiencies and speed over the next week. Safaricom had first announced plans to replace its M-PESA platform last year, seeking to migrate
Tanzania have been urged to capitalise on the fast changing technological innovations in the mobile money industry as a way to lift them from poverty. “We should no run away from challenges emerging from the technology revolution in the mobile money industry rather use them as an opportunity for improved livelihoods,” said Mr Mwigulu Nchemba,
