The FNB Banking App has published its latest version to App stores and it is packed with new features, a new look and feel, account opening, personalised customer offers and inward SWIFT payments from abroad. The refreshed look and feel makes the App visually more appealing, and more importantly, even easier to use. The FNB
MTN South Africa has announced the Mobile Money Visa card is currently available from Pick n Pay and Boxer stores as of 17 June 2014, as it further enhances its mobile financial services. MTN has positioned itself as a leader in providing financial services that drive economic inclusion by merging technology into everyday life and
Mobile payment leader Bango has announced continued momentum in 2014, confirming its growing influence as the global platform that connects app stores with Direct Operator Billing (DOB). Since the beginning of 2014, Bango has launched additional DOB for app store partners with Saudi Telecom and Mobily in Saudi Arabia, Mobinil in Egypt, Telkom in South
Capitec Bank, South Africa’s fastest growing retail bank for individuals, has announced the launch of its remote banking app. A key difference when comparing the app to other banking apps is that it can be accessed on both feature phone and smart phone. The Capitec Bank app also uniquely offers security via the phone and
Like all other services on the market – ZimSwitch’s Vpayments, Pay4App, PesaPal, FloCash – at the core, Paynow enables anyone with a website or app to start receiving payments online from major credit cards as well as, for some at least, local bank cards and local mobile money wallets. So yes, Paynow comes to a
Mobile money has redefined financial services locally and every serious service provider in the industry has tried to get in on the action. Local banks were relatively late adopters of m-commerce but despite this some of these institutions have managed to make remarkable progress even in the face of steam rolling competition from the likes
SwaziBank has announced its collaboration with MasterCard, becoming the first locally owned retail and commercial bank licensed by the global payments technology company in Swaziland. By enabling acceptance of MasterCard products on SwaziBank’s ATM network around the country, the number of ATMs now accepting MasterCard payment cards in Swaziland increases by a substantial 25 percent.
Zimbabwe’s leading mobile money service, EcoCash, has teamed up with WorldRemit, the global online money transfer service, to offer customers instant international money transfers to EcoCash mobile wallets. Zimbabweans in 35 diaspora countries can make online remittance payments to friends and family in Zimbabwe. Using WorldRemit, Zimbabweans can send money online, through smartphones, tablets or
Acquirer Systems, a leading provider of test and validation solutions to the international payments market, has launched its EMV Training Programme at a breakfast briefing in Johannesburg, South Africa. The launch is taking place in the presence of Ireland’s Ambassador to South Africa, His Excellency Brendan McMahon and Irish Minister for Trade and Employment Joe
The quality of the relationship between a web developer and a payment services provider is one of the key ingredients of a successful e-commerce website, says Michael Richards of SiteMeUp Online Marketing. “Our job is to help our clients grow their business online,” says Richards. “One part of that is building sites that are easy
