Air Uganda Unveils New Revamped Booking and Online Payments

Air Uganda launched a new revamped booking engine, with improved functionality. The new engine which is now live on the Air Uganda Website was unveiled to the press by the air Uganda management team at their headquarters in Kololo. The new platform which was launched in June this year allows customers to search, book and

Air France Partners Airtel Money as a Payment Option for Flight Tickets

Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has signed a partnership Agreement with Air France which will enable customers to purchase flight tickets from the French airline via Airtel Money. Charles Alexis Boukinda, the Director of Airtel Money Gabon, said: “We are fully aware that a

DBS Partners with ACI Worldwide to Deliver a First-of-its-kind Online Banking Platform to Corporate Practitioners

ACI Worldwide a provider of payment and banking systems,  announced that it has partnered with DBS to deliver a first-of-its-kind online banking platform to corporates in Asia. DBS selected ACI Universal Online Banker and ACI Global Trade Manager solutions to power its IDEALTM 3.0 regional internet and mobile banking platform, a state-of-the-art platform which provides

National Australia Bank Selects NCR Monitoring to Maximize ATM Uptime

NCR Corporation, announced today that National Australia Bank (NAB) will deploy NCR Predictive Services, a unique monitoring solution that predicts ATM hardware failures before they occur in order to maximize ATM uptime and provide a better customer experience. The technology increases ATM uptime by warning of the imminent failure of individual components, enabling repairs or

Kenyan University Partners with MasterCard & Equity Bank to Launch Alumni Card

Kenyatta University has unveiled a new prepaid, PayPass™-enabled card for its alumni body. The KU Alumni Card allows alumni to enjoy discounts with selected partners, ranging from hotels, bookshops and hospitals to insurance companies and mobile phone service providers. The KU Alumni Card allows card holders to transact at over 34 million MasterCard points of

NCR Check Bureau Helps Expand Secure Documents Business in Middle East and Africa

 NCR Corporation thas expanded its relationship with PLANAD, Angola, in order to help grow its secure documents business in its Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. PLANAD, one of the largest IT distributors for financial institutions in Angola, will begin implementing NCR Check Bureau solution for its customers. In MEA, check security remains a highly sensitive

eWAY and Xero Lauch Integrated Online Invoicing and Payment Service

Global payment gateway eWay and Xero, online accounting software for small businesses and their advisors, have launched a new payment service for Xero’s online invoicing solution called Pay Now that is fully integrated with Xero’s accounting software. Designed to ease the challenges facing every business owner — chasing customers for payment on invoices, the integrated eWAY

Wincor Nixdorf Opens Office in Nigeria to Exploit ATM Growth Opportunity

Wincor Nixdorf is opening a new representative office in Lagos, the largest city in the western African country of Nigeria. The company is extending its involvement in Nigeria as part of the expansion of its business in the world’s growth markets. Eckard Heidloff, President and CEO of Wincor Nixdorf AG, explained the company’s future presence

Going Cashless: UBA Launches “All About U” Debit Card

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has introduced a personalised debit card called the UBA “All About U” Card which allows Customers carry around their fond memories while using their Debit Cards. The UBA “All About U” Card is an award winning customized Debit MasterCard which gives customers the opportunity to create a one-of-a-kind card

MMU Case Study: Econet Zimbabwe’s Big Mobile Money Ambitions

Econet Wireless’ mobile money service, EcoCash, has jumped off the starting blocks registering 31% of Zimbabwe’s adult population in just 18 months. EcoCash accounts already outnumber all of Zimbabwe’s bank accounts combined. How has EcoCash achieved such early success? They have combined effective operational execution with an unusually high degree of investment and organisational focus.