Standard Bank Group Selects Flutterwave to Drive Digital Transformation Efforts Across Africa

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Standard Bank customers in eight African countries to enjoy enhanced digital payments experience in partnership with Flutterwave  Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, has partnered with Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, to enhance digital payments experiences for its customers in Nigeria, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Mauritius, Cote D’Ivoire and Malawi. Flutterwave and Standard Bank

iVeri Integrates Halo Dot, Driving Innovation in the Mobile Point of Sale

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iVeri has announced that it has completed integration with software and consulting company Synthesis Software Technologies to increase the opportunities available to businesses using software-based Point of Sale (SoftPOS) across Africa and the Middle East. Synthesis became the first Tap on Phone solution provider in Africa when it launched Halo Dot with Nedbank in June 2020. This launch was

Barko to Launch a Digital Bank for Low-Income South Africans on The Temenos Banking Cloud

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Temenos’ open banking platform will enable Barko to offer affordable, accessible banking services to unbanked South Africans Temenos (www.Temenos.com), the banking software company, has announced that Barko, a leading microfinance company, plans to enter the retail banking market in South Africa with a new digital bank built on Temenos Transact and powered by The Temenos

Adumo Thought Leadership | Pandemic, Consumer Habits Put Spotlight on Payments

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By Paul Kent, CEO at Adumo The early stages of the pandemic were marked by a sudden shift away from cash purchases as consumers sought to limit their exposure to items that were seen as unclean. Industry figures indicate that 89% of South African consumers have used contactless payments to purchase groceries since the start

FNB | The five Financial Steps you must Take in Your Golden Years

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People have different views about getting older. For some, reaching their sixties is a difficult moment as they find themselves unable to do some of the things they could in their youth. For others, their sixties are an exciting period filled with new opportunities, fewer responsibilities, and all the time they need to do the

BancABC Partners with Mastercard and Zimswitch to Transform Zimbabwe’s Payment Landscape

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BancABC is the first bank to launch Mastercard and Zimswitch co-branded cards The collaboration will see BancABC introduce several card innovations including a Home and Away card that links to both a local currency and foreign currency account Cards can be used for contactless payments, as well as for e-commerce, thereby minimising contact BancABC Zimbabwe announced

Levelling the Playing Field Between Cash, Card and Digital is Key in the Financial Inclusion Debate

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By Mark Templemore-Walters, Operations Director: Cash Connect What would happen tomorrow if we could turn South Africa into a cashless society with a wave of a magic wand? Far from turning the country into a crime-free paradise of low transaction costs and widespread financial inclusion, it’s more likely that chaos would reign in many communities

Mastercard South Africa Bags Prestigious Award as South Africa’s Most Innovative Payment Solutions Provider 2021

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Mastercard, a global technology company, has been named South Africa’s Most Innovative Payment Solutions Provider in 2021 by International Business Magazine. The award was given in recognition of Mastercard’s continuous innovation of payment technologies and its ability to reimagine the consumer payment experience in South Africa. The International Business Magazine Awards honour top companies across

Standard Bank Wins Big at The EMEA Treasury Services Awards

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Standard Bank Group is pleased to announce that it has been recognised as the ‘Best Transactional Bank for Financial Institutions in Africa’ and the ‘Best Trade Finance Services in Africa’ at the EMEA Finance’s Treasury Services Awards 2021. These awards, launched in 2010, celebrate the achievements of banking institutions that have recorded consistent performance, demonstrated

Introducing VodaPay – Our New Super-app! Pay Anyone, Shop Anywhere

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Download now for deals starting from R1 Vodacom Financial and Digital Services is pleased to announce that the much anticipated VodaPay super app is now live and can be accessed in the Google and Apple app stores. Available to customers on any mobile network, VodaPay launches with significant partners and discounts including exclusive R1 deals