Ecobank Group to Accelerate Electronic Payments Adoption in 32 Sub-Saharan African Countries

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Leading pan-African banking group Ecobank Transnational Inc. (“Ecobank”) signed a landmark multi-country agreement with global payments technology company MasterCard to bring MasterCard’s payment solutions to more than 32 sub-Saharan African markets. It is a move that is expected to increase the acceptance and adoption of electronic payments in Africa. A culmination of the multi-country licensing

Tanzanian Courts to Offer New Electronic Payment System

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Electronic payment will soon extend to the courts of law in the country in a bid to solve the problems court users face when using the newly introduced bank payments system, the government has said. The Deputy Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Mr Adam Malima, told the National Assembly here yesterday that the government

Synchrony Financial Integrates Private Label Credit Cards and Patented Dual Cards with Apple Pay

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Synchrony Financial is pleased to be among the first issuers to offer private label credit cardholders the ability to add their cards to Apple Pay, preserving the value and benefits those cards deliver for an easy, secure and private way to pay. As announced at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Synchrony Financial retail partner, JCPenney,

Powa Technologies, S-Cubism Technologies and Billing System Corporation Partner to Bring PowaPOS to Japan

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As the demand for tablet and mobile-based point of sale solutions accelerates across the Asia Pacific region, Powa Technologies announced that S-Cubism Technologies has become the first Japanese-based POS software provider to complete integration with its PowaPOS tablet-based hardware. The full-featured solution will use its EC-Orange POS for iPad and Windows, and is available from

M.Fredric Transforms Retail POS and Inventory Management Software with Latest Version of NCR Counterpoint

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NCR, the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, announced that California-based clothing retailer M.Fredric is enhancing its retail point-of-sale (POS) and inventory management systems with NCR Counterpoint. The solution provides M.Fredric with a single retail management software platform to closely track purchases and inventory levels in real-time across its nine brick-and-mortar locations and e-commerce store.

UBA Launches Innovative Payment Solution “PAYATTITUDE”

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The Nigerian payment industry is witnessing a significant transformation as pan-African financial services group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc in conjunction with Unified Payment Systems Limited introduces “PayAttitude” a faster and seamless, contactless payment solution that never fails. PayAttitude is a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag, with an internal chip which works on NFC-enabled POS

OT Selected by QUI! Group to Dematerialize Luncheon Vouchers in Smart Payment Cards in Italy

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Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space announced its selection by QUI! Group in Italy to provide MasterCard smart payment cards to dematerialize luncheon vouchers. QUI! Group decided to innovate by providing consumers with smart payment cards in order to dematerialize traditional paper vouchers and optimize invoicing and

Transfast Launches Instant Bank Deposits to Pakistan

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Transfast, a leading provider of cross-border payments solutions, launched mobile and online money transfer to nine banks in Pakistan. From the convenience of a mobile device or desktop, customers can easily send transfers to recipients’ accounts at all major banks in Pakistan, delivered within minutes. The launch will be celebrated at a luncheon, with representatives

Transfast Expands its Global Online Money Transfer Service to China

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Transfast, a leading provider of cross-border p2p payments solutions, today announced the expansion of its mobile and online funds transfer service into China. From the convenience of a mobile device or desktop, customers can easily transfer to recipients’ accounts at all major Chinese banks, delivered within 24 hours. “There’s a huge need for transfers to

ACI Worldwide Commits to the Expansion of UK Faster Payments

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ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of electronic payment and banking solutions, announced that it has signed a Letter of Commitment in support of the UK Faster Payments Scheme’s New Access Model, to operate as both ‘single tenant’ and ‘multi-tenanted’ aggregator. Launched in December 2014, the New Access Model is designed to broaden access to