There’s not much of a limit on what you can buy online these days. Thing is, in South Africa at least, almost all of those ways involve having a bank account and, if you want things to be really simple, a credit card. But what if you could finance your online purchases with a single
WorldPay, a leader in payment processing, risk and alternative payments, and PayWizard, a platform that provides subscriber management and billing for multi-screen media, have announced an agreement to integrate WorldPay’s payment processing capabilities with PayWizard’s leading subscriber management functionality. The integration will provide merchants with improved customer services, enhanced payment flexibility and quicker time-to-market. PayWizard
“Regional Integration in Africa”, is the theme of the African Economic Conference (AEC) 2013 which will be jointly organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Economic Commission for Africa and the United Nations Development Program in Johannesburg, South Africa, from October 28 to 30, 2013. The annual AEC series are designed to promote knowledge
United Bank for Africa (UBA), a Nigerian commercial bank, has launched an e-commerce platform aimed at supporting the growth of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the West African country. U-Mall is a partnership with Netplus Advisory Limited, which UBA said will allow SMEs to set up online stores and extend their reach. U-Mall
ARM Insight, Inc., a provider of transactional analytics and business intelligence for the prepaid debit card industry, announced that it has signed a reseller agreement with FIS Global. The reseller agreement allows FIS Global to market ARM’s Prepaid Management Platform (PMP), to bring advanced analytics capabilities to banks and other financial institutions on its FIS
Gemalto a leader in digital security, announces it has worked with PCCW-HKT, one of Hong Kong’s major mobile network operators, and Octopus Cards (OCL), a leading contactless smart card payment service provider in the world, to bring the security and convenience of mobile NFC ticketing to its subscribers, as well as a number of additional
App-based digital wallets have thus far met with limited consumer adoption due to several issues: consumers must typically download a dedicated app (often times an app for each merchant), how and where to use the wallet is complex and confusing, the functionality offered – payments only – is not broad enough for what consumers really need in a wallet.
Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) plans to introduce four new products on the gh-link platform next year, officials have said. The products are intended to maximise the payment platform and provide better and convenient banking to customers. The proposed products are Instant Bank Transfer, Instant Bill Payment, Multiple Account Enquiry and Identity and
At the ATMIA “Emerging New Africa” show, NCR Corporation in collaboration with Bytes Managed Solutions, launched NCR APTRA Interactive Teller, a new ATM-based technology that makes everyday banking transactions easier for customers by allowing them to complete more than 95% of typical branch transactions at the ATM assisted by a live remote teller, well beyond
Digital River, Inc. expanded its relationship with PayPal, a company that provides a faster, safer way to pay and get paid online. In addition to being certified as a PayPal provider, Digital River has added PayPal Express Checkout and Bill Me Later to its existing PayPal portfolio. The new payments represent the first in a
