Cynergy Data Chooses ROAM to Power Its Custom-Branded Mobile POS Solution

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ROAM an Ingenico company and the leading mobile commerce platform provider, announced that Cynergy Data, a leading US payment services provider (with over 100,000 merchants), has chosen ROAM’s white-label solution to power its new Vwalaa! Mobile Pay offering. Now, merchants, Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs) and Financial Institutions (FIs) can take advantage of the massive mobile payment

Identive Promotes Jason Hart to CEO

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Identive Group, Inc. a provider of solutions and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, announced that its board of directors has appointed Jason Hart as chief executive officer and director, effective immediately. Hart replaces Ayman S. Ashour, who has resigned his executive role but will remain on the board of directors as non-executive

Infographic: 23 Million Kenyan Mobile Money Users

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The GSMA recently released data showing that there are over 23 million mobile money subscribers in Kenya which is about 74% of the country’s adult population. Mobile money has rapidly  grown from a money transfer system to a payment platform supporting many financial products.   The launch of M-PESA in 2007 was a critical breakthrough that

NCR Announces Availability of Managed Hosting Services in Europe

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NCR now offers its NCR Cloud Services via two highly secure, category Tier 3 data centres in Frankfurt/Main, Germany and Amsterdam, Netherlands to meet the rising demand for cloud computing. According to market forecasts presented by the Experton Group, German companies will be investing around 17 percent of their IT budget in cloud computing by 2017. NCR’s hosting services help NCR

Jaiz Bank & Teasy Mobile Partner on Mobile Money in Nigeria

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Jaiz Bank Plc, the first full-fledged non-interest bank in Nigeria has entered into a partnership with Teasy Mobile Money (a CBN-licensed Mobile Payment Operator) to provide financial services to Nigerians, through Mobile Phone. This is part of their efforts to implement financial services inclusion of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to everyone in the

M-Pesa Partners with TRA in Road License Payment Deal

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Vehicle owners in Tanzania are now set to pay for their car’s road licenses through M-Pesa following a partnership between Vodacom Tanzania and Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) to make use of the service. Speaking while launching the partnership in Dar es Salaam today, Vodacom Tanzania Head of Communication and Marketing, Kelvin Twissa, said that this

MasterCard and Blue Label Telecoms to Equip 22,000 Traders in SA

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MasterCard and Blue Label Telecoms Limited (Blue Label) today announced a partnership that will see 22,000 small traders and rural shops in South Africa equipped with Point of Sale (POS) devices, enabling them to accept card payments for the first time. Blue Label currently provides thousands of POS terminals in South Africa, which are used

Imperial Bank and Arsenal Launch Debit Cards in Kenya and Uganda

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Arsenal Football Club has announced a partnership with Imperial Bank to issue co-branded debit cards throughout Kenya and Uganda. The three year partnership is the first major international financial agreement of its kind for Arsenal, and continues to build on the strong support for the Club in Africa. The card will offer a range of Club-related

eCommerce Merchants Affected by 3D Secure Cut-over

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There has been some talk in the merchant community around the Payment Association of South Africa (PASA) mandating 3D Secure for all ecommerce merchants.  PASA had sent a letter to acquirers on the 26th March 2013 requesting an implementation date of 02 April 2013 for acquirers to ensure all merchants are aware of this mandate

KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Treasury: Interruption of the Electronic Payment of Suppliers

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The electronic payment system of the state (BAS) has been down since Sunday, 25 August 2013. This meant that departments could not capture and approve payments and the Provincial Treasury could not release the payment run to the Bank for the electronic fund transfer to suppliers. The MEC for Finance in KwaZulu-Natal, Ina Cronjé acknowledges