ATMIA’s 10th annual ATM conference will provide this year’s most comprehensive industry summit on ATM and payments developments in the region. There is no other better industry event for getting up to speed on the latest trends in African payments and ATM developments than ATMIA Africa conference. Join us to celebrate the success stories of our industry, to
Existing and future Absa customers now have the opportunity to fully customise and build their own transactional banking accounts according to their needs and budgets, while enjoying a wealth of lifestyle features. The Absa Features Store intends to make the lives of the banks’ customers easier by providing them with more than just banking through
The Western Union Company , a leader in global payment services, and the Angola Post Office, provider of postal and financial services in Angola, announced the signing of an agreement to provide for the first time Western Union money transfer services to consumers in Angola. Richard Malcolm, Regional Vice President for Southern and East Africa
Zimpost‘s recently launched money transfer service, Zipcash, has been extended to Botswana.With effect from 27 August 2014, Zipcash customers can now send or receive money to and from Botswana. Plans to extend the same service to South Africa are also at an advanced stage, with testing already concluded. Zimpost launched Zipcash in December 2013. The
With the announcement of a partnership between PayPal and local payment service provider PayGate, it is now easier than ever for merchants to accept online payments in South Africa. “PayGate customers can now add PayPal to the list of payment methods they accept simply by ticking a checkbox,” says PayGate’s GM of business development Brendon
FNB announced that R9.5 billion has been withdrawn from tills across South Africa since the inception of the Cash@Till service for customers in 2012. Sixty-five percent of this amount was withdrawn in the last year alone. “We have seen strong take up of our Cash@Till service as customers withdraw from retailers across the country. The
The ATM Industry Association has announced that the first African ATM operator has been internationally certified for the industry’s professional online ATM operational training. Riyaadh Alexander, Contact Centre Team Leader of Spark ATM Systems, based in Cape Town, has been awarded the industry endorsed International Certificate for ATM Operators. Mike Lee, CEO of ATMIA stated, “I
Kalahari.com has been named South Africa’s favourite ecommerce website by uAfrica at the eCommerce Awards held at the eCommerce Conference 2014. Yuppiechef.com won the award for Best eCommerce Store and Zando won in the best shopping process and customer service categories. Bidorbuy emerged winner in the eCommerce Services Platform category, and Poetry won the award
Standard Chartered Zimbabwe, together with Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and Investec Asset Management Proprietary Limited acted as Joint Mandated Lead Arrangers in the recently concluded USD60 million, three year syndicated term loan facility for FBC Bank Limited . The facility carries a comprehensive guarantee from African Export-Import Bank, the regional development bank established to finance and support
Research commissioned by FNB and VISA reveal that while the overall awareness of card fraud is very high, 42% of respondents are sharing their bank card PINs. The protection of customer’s funds is a top priority for FNB and although the bank is always looking at ways to improve security, certain key links in fraud
