BPC Banking Technologies, the leading provider of Open System payment solutions for the financial industry, announces the successful completion of the OMCARD Namibia project. Powered by the SmartVista installation at Payment Express (PEX), Mauritius and in partnership with Bank Windhoek, the OMCARD from Old Mutual provides customers in Namibia with a unique set of features
Econet’s Mobile Money service,EcoCash, has announced a landmark agreement with MasterCard that will significantly assist in reducing cash dependence and increase financial inclusion through the provision of electronic payments in Zimbabwe. The collaboration will result in more than three million MasterCard debit cards being issued to mobile money provider EcoCash’s customers in the next five
American Express Global Business Travel (“GBT”) has announced new servicing and technology tools and platforms that foster stronger connections and enable smarter communications with travelers and travel managers. Central to these solutions is GBT’s focus on interacting with business travelers when and how they want to be reached, and ensuring a seamless experience from trip
Plans are being concluded to add Verve cards to the accepted cards for integration on PayPal, according to Chuma Ezirim, head of e-business at FirstBank Nigeria. According to Ezirim, PayPal cannot afford to leave out Verve cardholders in Nigeria. “Verve cards will soon be added – 18 million issued, 13 million are active and integration
Citi, the largest global issuer of self-owned and managed corporate cards is the first commercial card issuer to offer an exclusive suite of global, enhanced travel reports via Concur’s TravelTrax platform through a recent agreement with Concur, the leading provider of spend management solutions and services. With this new arrangement, the two industry leaders will
CPI Card Group, a global leader in financial, EMV and commercial card production, and related services, has announced that Mike Fisher has joined the group to further strengthen CPI’s existing EMV team, supporting its customers in the migration to EMV in the U.S. Fisher will lead CPI’s existing EMV Field Support Team and provide expert
MasterCard and Guaranty Trust Bank Gambia (GTBank Gambia) have announced a collaboration that will broaden the acceptance of MasterCard payment cards in The Gambia. Consumers can now use their MasterCard prepaid, credit and debit cards at GTBank Gambia ATMs and Point of Sale (POS) terminals including hotels, restaurants and retailers. “Tourists and business travelers carrying
Visa is looking to displace cash in Africa wherever they can by introducing and familiarising people to various e-payment technologies. This is according to Mandy Lamb, Visa’s Country Manager for South Africa, who held a media briefing last week to discuss Visa’s plans in Africa. Mandy pointed out that one must no longer think of
Telecel has introduced a debit card for Telecash subscribers, the Telecash gold card, which they can use to pay for goods and services at any of the more than 5 000 ZimSwitch points of sale across the country. It is the first mobile phone network to have issued debit cards for its mobile electronic wallet
Mercury StoreCard now enables local merchants to offer their customers a gift, reward, mobile payments and promotions card all in one product. Mercury Payment Systems, an award-winning provider of payment technology and services, is making Mercury StoreCard widely available to all Mercury merchants. Mercury StoreCard enables small businesses to compete with larger retailers by providing
