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Ecobank, The Pan African Bank, Appoints MFS Africa Ltd as Digital Payment Partner

Ecobank The Pan-African bank has announced the appointment of MFS Africa as Digital payment partner enabling cross-platform payment services for Ecobank account holders. The partnership allows Ecobank customers to send Read More →

Dec 14, 2018 Staff Reporter

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SARB Releases Invitation to Comment on the National Payment System Act Review Policy Paper

National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) today published a policy paper titled ‘Review of the National Payment System Act 78 of 1998’ for public comment. A national Read More →

Dec 5, 2018 Staff Reporter

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Visa and Vivo Energy Partner to Enhance Digital Payments Across 15 African Markets

Visa, the global payments technology company and Vivo Energy, the company that markets and distributes Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in Africa, have announced a Pan African agreement to provide digital Read More →

Nov 26, 2018 Staff Reporter

Country 1787

Mastercard, Centenary Bank and M-KOPA Solar Roll-Out Pay-As-You-Go Energy Solution in Uganda

Mastercard in partnership with M-KOPA Solar and Centenary Bank, celebrated the first ‘pay-as-you-go’ QR transaction this week, officially launching the initiative, which provides a simple and inexpensive way to power Read More →

Oct 29, 2018 Staff Reporter

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Mastercard Reinforces Commitment to Drive Digital Transformation Agenda in Zimbabwe

Mastercard President and CEO, Ajay Banga, this week visited Zimbabwe to show Mastercard’s strong support for the country’s drive to create a new wave of digital payments and inclusive growth. Read More →

Oct 26, 2018 Staff Reporter

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Absa Enables Account Opening Via Mobile App

Absa has introduced a quick, simple and convenient end-to-end account opening for new customers, through the Absa Banking App which can be downloaded from the Android and Apple stores. This Read More →

Oct 22, 2018 Staff Reporter

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UnionPay Belt and Road Commercial Card debuts at Canton Fair

UnionPay International announced today it has signed an agreement with Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), the largest bank in Kenya, at Canton Fair, also known as The China Import and Export Read More →

Oct 22, 2018 Staff Reporter

Country 1787

Karri App for School Payments Expands Offering to Any Organisation

The Karri app, launched in April last year, has grown to just under 300 South African schools driven by parent and teacher demand for a solution to school payments. Due Read More →

Oct 16, 2018 Staff Reporter

Country 1787

Mastercard and EasyPay Partner on Bill Payments

South Africans can now buy prepaid utility services or pay their accounts from approximately 600 bill issuers with the new EasyPay Mobile app using Masterpass, the global digital payment service Read More →

Oct 3, 2018 Staff Reporter

Country 1787

Mastercard and Nedbank Create Digital Payment Ecosystem for Businesses

Nedbank has partnered with Mastercard to launch Qkr! with Masterpass, a mobile order-ahead and payment platform developed by Mastercard Labs, and Nedbank POSplus™ as part of their efforts to open Read More →

Sep 18, 2018 Staff Reporter