SASSA will be able to pay social grants in-house, as directed by the SASSA Act, (Act no 9 of 2004) as from 2017, after expiry of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) contract with Cash Paymaster Services (CPS), which is currently responsible for disbursing social grants. To achieve that, the Minister of social Development,
The Western Union Company a leader in global payment services, today announced that users of Sprint prepaid brands Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USAnow have access to Western Union® mobile money transfer services. Sprint’s Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile customers can initiate a Western Union Money Transfer® transaction directly from the Money Center within the Boost Zone and Virgin Zone portals on
Wincor Nixdorf has won the “Innovation in Technology and Transaction Banking Award 2013” in the category “Best ATM Technology” presented by the prestigious English-language magazine The Banker. The jury has thus honored the innovative solution approach for improving cash processes, made possible by Wincor Nixdorf’s CINEO system generation, the new security concept and the multifunctionality
Chase Bank (K) Limited, Naivas Supermarket and Visa have announced a partnership to launch a secure prepaid card for shopping convenience in Kenya, featuring the latest chip-based technology to cut the risk of fraud. The prepaid card, which is based on EMV chip technology, allows users to better manage their finances by eliminating the need
Emerging markets research firm, Jana has released an infographic showing insights on the e-commerce preferences of African consumers in Nigeria, Kenya & South Africa. Surveying 600 consumers in each country, the company asked respondents questions ranging from their favourite online store to their favourite payment mechanism. Have a look at their insights below:
Smart Payment Association (SPA) considers that the new Payment Service Directive (PSD 2) draft represents a significant restructuring of financial regulation applicable to retail payments. Its chief goals are to increase competition in the retail payments market, and to give European citizens the confidence of a reinforced legal system that works for, and protects, them. It
Wargaming.net has announced that they will begin to accept Karma Koin, a prepaid card solution developed by Nexon America, for in-game purchases in their highly successful massively multiplayer online (MMO) war titles. Available in denominations ranging from $10 – $500, Karma Koin can be purchased at more than 75,000 stores in the United States, Canada,
Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, announced that it has been ranked number one in ABI Research’s competitive assessment of companies providing contactless solutions (NFC) to Mobile Network Operators, device manufacturers and service partners. ABI Research’s vendor matrix analysed competitors’ strengths
NCR Corporation the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, announced that Boston Market Corporation has started deployment of the NCR RealPOS™ 72XRT in all of its over 460 locations. The powerful, scalable and reliable high-performance point-of-sale (POS) technology allows Boston Market long-term reliability, due to its rugged construction and processing power. RealPOS 72XRT continues NCR’s leadership
As the public voting closes on this the eighth annual South African eCommerce Awards, uAfrica.com is pleased to announce the finalists (in alphabetical order) in the 2013 eCommerce Awards: • Style36.co.za • 5rooms.com • bidorbuy • Citymob • Groupon – South Africa • HomeChoice • Hot Online Fashion • kalahari.com • Loot.co.za • Mr Price
