With the delivery of its 5 millionth contactless payment terminal, Ingenico ,a provider of payment solutions, confirms its leading position in the deployment of contactless technology. The Ingenico group has been a pioneer in the development of this technology since the first certification of one of its terminals with Mastercard in 2004. Since then, Ingenico
PayPal and Samsung have announced a collaboration that will make Samsung Galaxy S5 users the first to be able to login and shop at any merchant that accepts PayPal on mobile and in-stores with only their fingerprint. The new secure, biometric feature means Galaxy S5 users will no longer need to remember passwords or login
ROAM, an Ingenico company and mobile commerce platform provider, has expanded its mPOS solutions to include chip & PIN acceptance with the RP750x mobile card reader. This new cloud-based solution is fully compatible with ROAM’s mobile commerce platform, making ROAM the leading mPOS solution provider supporting new mPOS players with all mobile card acceptance types:
Kenya’s PesaPal will be expanding to Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia over the next few months, while looking at possible expansion into Francophone and South Africa. The company has recently launched in Malawi and is currently activating in Zimbabwe. “Over the last three years, we have developed a product that was well received in our initial
Orange and Visa Europe have announced the commercial launch of Orange Cash in Caen and Strasbourg, two of the cities with the highest use of contactless payments in France. With the launch Orange becomes the first mobile network operator in France to offer mobile contactless payments to its customers. The Orange Cash application acts as
Due to the increase in Card not Present (CNP) fraud in South Africa, the Payment Association of South Africa (PASA) has made a decision to mandate the implementation of 3D Secure for all e-commerce merchants. The deadline for this implementation has been set at 28 February 2014. 3D Secure is the collective term used for
Furthering its mission to expand Internet commerce, Stripe has announced the ability for users to accept more than 130 currencies. Businesses running on Stripe can now instantly begin selling in nearly any currency, from Euros to U.S. Dollars, Algerian Dinar to Chinese Renmibi. Online businesses benefit from an increasingly global audience for goods and services.
FloCash, a Pan African provider of electronic payment services, has started offering its online merchant processing service in Zimbabwe, commencing 1st February 2014. With Africa’s economy beginning to thrive and catch-up with the rest of the world in terms of innovation, connectivity and technology, FloCash is leading the way in driving Pan African commerce by
Kenyan internet payments startup PesaPal is expanding into Zimbabwe. Agosta Liko, the founder of the company told TechZim recently that their focus for the Zimbabwe entry is eCommerce, Tourism, Hotels, School fees and bill payments. Pesapal already provides similar payment services in Kenya where it’s biggest, but it also has operations in Tanzania and Uganda.
Weve, the joint venture between the UK’s three largest mobile operators, is partnering with MasterCard to accelerate the development of the UK’s most comprehensive contactless mobile payments system. The partnership announced today will provide consumers with a fast, safe and convenient way to pay via their mobile phones at point of purchase and receive the
