Ecommerce merchants may need to get in tune with the latest vocabulary updates from Oxford Dictionaries if they want to speak the lingo with their customers. In August 2013, Oxford Dictionaries Online added a wide range of new words and senses including phablet, selfie, twerking and digital detox. With the internet evolving at a fast
Sony Network Entertainment and Sony Computer Entertainment unveiled a new feature that enables users in the United Kingdom to top up their account wallet to obtain content from PlayStation®Store and across the Sony Entertainment Network using their mobile phone account. Working with mobile payments company, Boku, the process makes it easier for users to obtain
Mobile payments app SnapScan was voted ‘App of the Year’ at the annual MTN Business App of the Year Awards in Melrose Arch, Johannesburg. The 8-month old start-up from Stellenbosch managed to beat 253 other entrants, including apps from FNB, DStv, and Discovery, to take the top prize. In addition to being named app of the year,
The volume of remittances coming into Zimbabwe could easily be trebled if the process of sending money is put on Econet Wireless’ EcoCash platform. After nearly nine months of development, Econet says it is now putting the final touches to a platform that will allow remittances to be made between South Africa and Zimbabwe. Zimbabweans
Kenya Airways, the pride of Africa, and Uganda’s leading Mobile Money service provider, MTN Uganda have partnered to launch a service that allows customers to pay for Kenya Airways tickets using MTN Mobile Money. This additional payment option is part of the airline’s efforts to embrace technology and the convenience and improved customer experiences that
TSYS announced an agreement with Discover to process PayPal payment transactions within the contiguous United States. In August 2012, PayPal entered into a service provider relationship with Discover under which PayPal obtains access to participating merchants’ brick and mortar locations through Discover’s technological infrastructure. PayPal offers consumers several advantages, one of which is that PayPal
Ann Cairns, President of International Markets, MasterCard, with Peter Schlebusch, Group Executive, Standard Bank Group celebrate the signing of an agreement strengthening the relationship between MasterCard and Standard Bank Group for another five years. This agreement will expand the remit of MasterCard across the African countries where Standard Bank is present and leverages the use
SiteLock, WebsiteAlive and SecureBuy, in a joint statement today, announced the release of AliveSecure, an innovation in secure online communications and transaction processing. They are launching the new technology as an online Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) designed to secure credit card payments through a website or mobile chat interface. AliveSecure is a combined effort of development and
Version 1.2 of MPress, iVeri’s MPos solution is now available in BlackBerry World. This means that iVeri now has MPos apps for Android, Apple and BlackBerry. For iVeri customers this increases the potential pool of merchants which can be serviced. The App is compatible with all BlackBerrys running operating systems from 5 to 7. Development
The Solidarity Bank Charges 2013 report shows that FNB’s Easy Account is the cheapest full-service bank account in South Africa. “Price is important for customers, but they should also look for the best quality account offering the best benefits,” says Seth Maanda, Head of Sales and Marketing at FNB Transact. FNB’s Easy Account customers have
