Region

SWIFT Selected as a Network Service Provider to all TARGET Services

SWIFT has been awarded the license to offer connectivity services to all Eurosystem market infrastructures via the European Single Market Infrastructure Gateway (ESMIG).

SWIFT has announced that it has Read More →

Jun 14, 2019 Staff Reporter

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Adyen Expands its Global Payment Offering to Africa

Partners with Cellulant, bringing new payment capabilities across Africa, starting with Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana and Uganda.

Adyen, the payments platform of choice for many of the world’s leading Read More →

Jun 11, 2019 Staff Reporter

Banking 811

SARB Report on Stakeholder Feedback on Reform of Interest Rate Benchmarks in South Africa

Following the release of the 'Consultation paper on selected interest rate benchmarks in South Africa' (Consultation Paper), the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) embarked on a public consultation process Read More →

Jun 5, 2019 Staff Reporter

Company 884

Allied Wallet Africa will Introduce the Region to a New Level of Economical Growth

Allied Wallet Africa will introduce the region to a new level of economical growth

Allied Wallet, a globally leading provider of mainstream online payment processing, and its CEO Andy Read More →

May 28, 2019 Staff Reporter

Banking 811

UnionPay International Partners with Steward Bank to Accelerate Financial Inclusion in Zimbabwe

UnionPay International announced today that the partnership with Steward Bank Limited (Steward Bank), which is the one of the largest banks in Zimbabwe, to issue 150,000 UnionPay international prepaid cards Read More →

May 7, 2019 Staff Reporter

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African Payment Industry Experts Support ISO 20022 Migration

Payment industry experts from Africa and across the world have joined forces with SWIFT to step up the drive to move cross-border transactions to the ISO 20022 standard. First published in Read More →

Apr 29, 2019 Staff Reporter

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Mastercard and Jumia Expand Relationship to Accelerate E-commerce Growth in Africa

Jumia, the leading pan-African e-commerce platform, today announced that Mastercard has agreed, subject to certain conditions, to become an investor and form a strategic partnership to grow e-commerce operations and Read More →

Apr 16, 2019 Staff Reporter

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The Acceptance of UnionPay to Reach 90% in Tanzania within 2019

UnionPay International recently announced that the achievement in partnership in acquiring, issuing, and mobile payment with National Microfinance Bank (NMB), one of the largest commercial bank in Tanzania. It is Read More →

Apr 9, 2019 Staff Reporter

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Africa’s First UnionPay Payroll Card and Student Card Issued in Kenya

UnionPay has been an international payment brand recognised by local consumers and institutions. UnionPay International recently announced that the partnership to issuing the first ever 300,000 payroll cards and student Read More →

Apr 4, 2019 Staff Reporter

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FSS Makes Strategic Investment in Africa-based Ecentric Payment Systems

FSS (Financial Software and Systems), a global PayTech company, has announced a strategic investment in Ecentric Payment Systems, a Standard Bank subsidiary and a leading payment processor in South Africa. Read More →

Mar 19, 2019 Staff Reporter