Pay@ Partners with FinChatBot to Combine Conversational AI with the Ability to Process Payments via Multiple Channels

Conversational AI and payment processing combine to smooth payments and collections South Africa’s leading payment solutions provider, Pay@, has announced its partnership with FinChatBot, a global technology company specialising in conversational Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions. Together, they are developing a first of its kind payment solution for the South African market that will launch in

Netcash and Vanilla Payroll Partner to Simplify Salary Payments

Leading payment solutions provider, Netcash, and Vanilla Payroll, a provider of one-stop solutions for payroll administration, have announced the integration of the Netcash salary payments functionality with Vanilla Payroll software. This will enable Vanilla Payroll’s customers to streamline salary payments, increase payroll accuracy, and save time and money. The seamless integration of Netcash and Vanilla Payroll

Standard Bank Launches EasyScan for Pick n Pay – Fast, Easy Payments for Groceries

Standard Bank and Pick n Pay customers’ shopping experience has just become even more convenient, easy, and safe, with the launch of Standard Bank’s EasyScan – a new service that enables customers to pay for their shopping using the Standard Bank Mobile Banking app.   Standard Bank customers registered on the Banking App can scan the

Yoco Partners with Retail Stores Across South Africa to Increase Financial Inclusion

Allowing more entrepreneurs  to transact via in-person card payments, simply and securely Payments and software company, Yoco, has partnered with over 700 retail stores nationwide, to allow more merchants access to affordable and efficient electronic card machines and financial tools to start and run their businesses. Entrepreneurs are seeing a growing tapes surrounding product structures

Microsoft Recognises SilverBridge as Leading Software Vendor in Financial Services

As testament to its drive to modernise and digitalise the insurance industry, SilverBridge was one of three finalists in the Industry Solution FSI Partner of the Year category at the recent 2021 Microsoft South Africa Partner Awards. “In recent years, SilverBridge has made tremendous progress working with Microsoft on our solutions for modernisation, digitalisation, and

Mastercard Partners with Digital PayGo to Drive Secure Payments for SMEs in Zambia

SME-in-a-Box solution will enhance the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) customer value proposition  and support the enablement of a digital-first approach for merchant mobile payments Partnership will drive secure electronic payments and digital transformation of SMEs, which represent 97% of all businesses in Zambia Mastercard has partnered with Zambian-based fintech company, Digital PayGo, to launch

Spot Money | Four Reasons Why Contactless Payments are Taking Over the World

By Andre Hugo, the co-founder and CEO of South Africa’s newest money app, Spot Money For the past 10 years, we’ve been hearing about how new-generation mobile apps, wallets, tap-to-pay, NFC solutions and even the humble QR code are going to spell the end of the magnetic stripe card as a means of payment. And

PAYM8 | Towards a Cashless Future

New digital payment trends are ushering in the dawn of a cashless future – and a more inclusive financial landscape South African e-commerce saw unprecedented advancement last year, outpacing all estimates with a growth spurt of 66%, according to a study by tech research giant World Wide Worx. And, with that, payment technology grew in

PayFast Gives Consumers MoreTyme to Make Payments

In line with the latest ecommerce trend, online payment gateway PayFast has announced the addition of MoreTyme, a buy now, pay later feature recently launched by digital retail bank TymeBank, as a payment option on their platform. The feature will benefit merchants, who will be paid upfront in full, and customers, who can have their

Absa Group to Implement Second Significant B-BBEE Transaction

Absa Group Limited, one of the largest diversified financial services providers in Africa, plans to implement a second significant broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) transaction as part of its broader efforts to achieve transformation in a meaningful and sustainable way. “The planned transaction is a demonstration of our commitment to transformation and cements our longstanding