How Do Integrated Payments Actually Work at the Point of Sale?

How

For many retailers, payment acceptance is still treated as an afterthought, the last, forgettable step in a sale. Properly integrated, it becomes something else entirely… The difference between a stand-alone and integrated payment shows up in two key places: how a payment is actually processed, and how transactions are reported on the back-end. Get both

Discovery Grows Operating Profit 17% to R17.75bn as Bank Drives New Strategic Phase

Discovery

Discovery today announced financial results for the year ended 30 June 2026, reporting a 17% increase in normalised profit from operations to R17.75 billion. This was driven by strong growth in South Africa, including the continued scaling of Discovery Bank, and the Vitality international businesses. Adrian Gore, Discovery Group Chief Executive said in his presentation,

Ericsson and MTN Group Fintech modernize Mobile Money platform to support Ambition 2030

Ericsson

Ericsson and MTN Group Fintech have completed the Mobile Money (MoMo) Evolved Migration across key African markets, including Eswatini, Ghana, Rwanda and Uganda. Building on these deployments, Ericsson and MTN Group Fintech are advancing similar evolution initiatives in additional markets, starting with an ongoing project in Cameroon as well as active discussions to bring Benin,

Mukuru Wallet Empowers Botswana Customers with Everyday Cashless Spending Power

Mukur

Mukuru (www.Mukuru.com), a leading financial services provider, has launched its Visa-branded Companion Card in Botswana. Linked to the Mukuru Wallet, this new offering expands its functionality and enables customers to make secure, cashless payments for everyday purchases directly from their Wallet balance. With the Mukuru Wallet, customers already manage their money from their phones. Now,

Shufti Becomes the Compliance Backbone Behind Prime Focus, Extending Its Reach Into Africa’s Fintech Frontier

Shufti

 Shufti, a glocal full-compliance lifecycle management solution, today extended its global footprint into Africa’s fintech frontier with a new partnership with Prime Focus Private Limited, a Zimbabwean fintech building financial infrastructure for Africa’s small and medium enterprises. Combining global scalability with local precision, Shufti adapts identity verification to diverse markets through advanced facial biometrics, deepfake detection,

Investec Selects Infosys Finacle for Digital Banking Transformation

Infosys

Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY), today announced that Investec, a leading international bank and wealth manager, has selected the Finacle Digital Banking Solution Suite on Microsoft Azure to modernize its banking operations across South Africa, the UK, Mauritius, and the Channel Islands. As part of this multi-country, large-scale transformation program, the bank will

FNB eBucks, Clicks, and Engen Unite to Help Consumers Unlock More Value From Everyday Spending

FNB eBucks

FNB eBucks, Clicks, and Engen proudly announce the launch of a future forward customer ecosystem from 01 August 2026. The first-of-its-kind initiative brings together three leading brands into a single integrated rewards ecosystem spanning fuel, retail and banking. By rewarding customers for banking with FNB, fuelling at Engen and shopping at Clicks simultaneously, this creates

Stitch Express Launches In-Person Payments and Shopify POS Integration

Stitch Express

Stitch Express, the payments solution built for growing South African businesses, today announced the launch of Express In-person payments, bringing in-person card and alternative payment acceptance to retail merchants with physical locations. As part of this launch, Stitch is the first payments provider in South Africa to offer a fully integrated Shopify POS solution, allowing

Yellow Card Secures $40 Million in Strategic Equity Funding to Further Global Expansion

Yellow Card

Yellow Card, a leading global stablecoin infrastructure provider, today announced the successful closing of a $40 million strategic funding round, with investment from SC Ventures by Standard Chartered, Sony Innovation Fund, Polychain Capital, Blockchain Capital, and additional strategic investors. The funding will scale Global USD Accounts, Yellow Card’s end-to-end dollar account for businesses, and expand

Stables and Access Bank South Africa partner to connect African trade to Asia with stablecoins

Stables

Stables and Access Bank South Africa are partnering to explore a faster, cheaper way for African businesses to pay and get paid across Asia, settled in USDt. The partnership connects Access Bank’s customers to Stables’ payments network in Asia and MENA, targeting one of the slowest and most expensive corridors in global trade. It is