Consumer Confidence Increases in Morocco: MasterCard Index

MasterCard has revealed the results of the latest MasterCard Index of Consumer Confidence, which indicates that Consumer Confidence in Morocco has increased to 85.2. Consumers in Morocco are optimistic about all five indicators measured in the Index. When compared to the previous edition of the survey released six months ago, consumers are more optimistic about

Wincor Nixdorf Equips 1,100 DIA Stores in Spain with POS System

Wincor Nixdorf has installed more than 2,000 BEETLE /M-II POS systems, including peripherals, at 1,100 stores of the Spanish discount supermarket chain DIA and will provide service for them for three years. DIA therefore now has a total of more than 4000 stores with POS systems from Wincor Nixdorf in operation in Spain. DIA took

Online Payment Internet Gateway To Be Launched in Ghana

Mr Archie Hesse, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) said Ghana would soon host an online internet gateway. This would make it possible for consumers to use their normal ATM cards to make payments online . He said with the launch, payment for goods and services purchased locally via

Standard Chartered Launches Cross Border Banking Service Across East Africa

Standard Chartered Bank has introduced cross border banking aimed at providing seamless banking services to its SME customers across East Africa. With this new service, customers can transact freely within East Africa as if they were in their home country and at no extra cost. A customer will be able to access their funds throughout

FNB Launches first Slimline ATM for Retailers in Africa

FNB unveiled its unique Slimline ATM capable of delivering digital banking into retailer environments at remote locations where the volume of business does not support a conventional ATM. FNB Slimline offers a large touch screen with an integrated camera, a card reader for CHIP and PIN enabled cards with a numeric keypad. Says Head of

Trinity Groves Selects NCR Aloha POS as a Service for its Restaurants

NCR Corporation the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, announced that Trinity Groves has implemented NCR Aloha POS as a Service (POSaaS) program in its Dallas-area restaurants. POSaaS is a subscription-based program with no-contract period and a predictable monthly fee. Trinity Groves is a newly created mixed-use development project which will initially consist of approximately 125,000

Safaricom Introduces Service to Pay Rent Through M-Pesa

M-PESA, the flagship brand of the leading integrated communications service provider Safaricom Limited, has introduced a new rent collection and payment service dubbed Lipa Kodi na M-PESA. Under the new scheme, customers will pay Kshs.6 for transactions of upto to Kshs. 5,000 while those paying between Kshs.50, 000 and Kshs.70, 000 will be charged a

American Express Ranks Highest in Customer Satisfaction for the Seventh Consecutive Year

For the seventh year in a row, consumers have rated American Express highest in customer satisfaction among U.S. credit card companies, according to the annual nationwide study by J.D. Power. The study, released earlier today, places American Express highest in overall satisfaction among 11 of the largest card issuers in the U.S. American Express remains

SA’s payCity Discontinues Prepaid Electricity Service

Last week, South Africa’s payCity stopped accepting online credit card payments for its SMS prepaid electricity service for Cape Town customers. The suspension of services occurred without notice too many customers unless they had been to the payCity website to see the notice, leaving them in the dark. Customers, when trying to purchase using the sms

Identive Awarded Cashless Payment Services Contract for German Football Stadium

Identive Group, Inc.  a provider of solutions and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide cashless payment services at home matches of Berlin football club Hertha BSC in Olympiastadion Berlin, the second largest football stadium in Germany. The Berlin stadium has a seating capacity of over