bidorbuy Partners with BitX to Introduce Bitcoin

bidorbuy.co.za announced the addition of bitcoin as a payment method through their partnership with BitX, a leading global bitcoin platform. The partnership makes it easy for the thousands of bidorbuy sellers to accept seamless, fast and cheap payments from millions of international bitcoin users. “We believe it is important to provide our buyers and sellers with

3 D Secure in South Africa

Card Holders shops on the Merchants Website Card holders are requested to enter their card details on the Merchants website/on the hosted payment page of their Payment Gateway Card Holder is redirected to their Card Issuing Banks Authentication Page Card Holder is smsed /emailed their One Time Pin (OTP) Card Holder enters their One Time

PCI Compliant Payment Gateways in South Africa

registry and compiled a summary of all South African payment gateway providers. [caption id="attachment_18420" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Notes on service provider feedback on the registry status: • iVeri: In the process of renewing their PCI certificate • Setcom: PCI audit completed in Jan 2016, registry update imminent • Hyphen: In the process of being validated •

SA Bitcoin Adoption Set to Soar

Practical applications The practical applications for the cryptocurrency have advanced considerably in the last five years. This can be seen in the way e-commerce has magnetised toward the security of Bitcoin. For example, a merchant in Johannesburg who is selling to customers in Botswana (or Barbados, for that matter) wouldn’t have all the issues associated

HomeSend Launches Remittance Service with Hello Paisa in South Africa

HomeSend, the international payment and money transfer hub,  announced the launch of live remittance services for Hello Paisa, a South African money transfer operator offering a fast and efficient way for customers to send money to friends and family in other countries. A joint venture between MasterCard, eServGlobal and BICS, HomeSend is changing the way

South Africa Launches the WeChat Wallet, Your Mobile Payment Solution

WeChat has extended its features in South Africa with the introduction of the WeChat Wallet, a digital wallet service. Like a physical wallet, you can securely store your bank cards and make instant cash payments within WeChat with the new feature. With WeChat Wallet, users can electronically send cash to friends and family, just like