FirstBank Now Offering Apple Pay Payment Services for Customers

FirstBank Holding Company, the Lakewood-based holding company for the second largest bank by deposits in Colorado and the largest locally owned bank, announced that it will begin offering Apple Pay mobile payment services for customers. Apple Pay is currently accepted at more than 700,000 businesses and retailers nationwide. Through fingerprint sensor technology available on iPhone

Retailers Can Accept MTN Mobile Money With New Verifone POS Device

Verifone Mobile Money and MTN Group, announced an agreement to deliver retail payment devices to merchants across 16 of MTN’s operating countries. The solution will enable customers to pay for goods and services using their mobile phone and MTN Mobile Money wallet, while merchants will be provided with payment terminal solutions from Verifone. “We are

Facebook Launches Mobile Payments on Messenger App

Facebook has added a new feature in its Facebook Messenger application that allows for peer-to-peer payments.This gives people a more convenient and secure way to send or receive money between friends. This feature will be rolling out over the coming months in the US.It’s easy and free. To send money: Start a message with a

Openbay, Online Marketplace for Auto Repair, Now Supports Apple Pay

Openbay, the online marketplace for auto repair, announces Apple Pay’s availability on its mobile app. Consumers now enjoy the easy and secure option of paying for automotive repair and maintenance services with just a tap using Apple’s payment service. Additionally, by using Apple Pay, Openbay’s automotive service providers – car dealerships, independent shops, and mobile

Tanzanian Government Praises Vodacom’s Kilimo Klub Innovation

The government has commended Vodacom Tanzania for coming up with mobile innovative solution that will see smallholder farmers receiving support to improve their lives through Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The initiative dubbed Kilimo Klub, is an exclusive service targeting smallholder farmers and will enable farmers to access M-Pesa and get empowered financially through the

Orange and Airtel Join Forces to Enable International Money Transfers

Customers of Orange Money in Côte d’Ivoire can use their mobile phones to send money to customers of Airtel Money in Burkina Faso, and vice versa. This partnership between Orange and Airtel enables Orange customers, for the first time, to send and receive money to or from people based in a country outside the Group’s

Investec Enhances Mobile Banking Security in South Africa

Specialist bank, Investec, has implemented Entersekt’s multi-factor authentication product, Transakt, to boost the security of its private client mobile application. Entersekt, an innovative pioneer in transaction authentication, helped Investec reinforce the bond of trust it shares with its clients through use of the Transakt Software Development Kit (SDK). In early 2014, Investec deployed Entersekt technology

Financial Institutions Can Meet Growing Demand for Mobile Banking

Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions,announced the availability of Mobiliti Business, a comprehensive, secure and easy-to-use mobile banking solution designed to meet the unique needs of business banking users. Mobiliti Business delivers mobile banking and payment services to small and mid-sized businesses via downloadable apps for iPhone or AndroidTM devices.

GameStop Now Accepting Apple Pay in Stores

GameStop, a family of specialty retail brands that makes the most popular technologies affordable and simple, announced that customers can start using Apple Pay to make payments with a single touch. GameStop is launching a nationwide rollout of Apple Pay, which transforms mobile payments with an easy, secure and private way to pay to its