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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Ukheshe Technologies Partner with Africa’s Latest Tech Unicorn, Chipper

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Leading fintech enablement partner, Ukheshe Technologies has announced a new partnership with Chipper, one of Africa’s most valuable startups, to enhance and accelerate the rollout out of Chipper’s digital payment offerings. These include free and unlimited P2P payments across South Africa, value-added services such as airtime and data and the ability to legally buy, sell

Visa Expands She’s Next initiative in Africa, Empowering Women Entrepreneurs with Digital Capabilities

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New Visa research reveals that 54% of ‘cash only’ merchants have missed business opportunities, with 70% of women-owned businesses expecting eCommerce to expand beyond the pandemic September 23rd, 2021 – As the rate of women entrepreneurs across Sub-Saharan Africa continues to rise, Visa is expanding its global She’s Next initiative to empower women entrepreneurs on

DPO Group Acquired by Network International as Landmark Deal Closes

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DPO Group (DPO), Africa’s largest and fastest-growing payment service provider (PSP), has finalised its acquisition by Network International, a globally renowned enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa. In a landmark deal for the African payments space, Network International has acquired 100 per cent of DPO Group, which will continue to operate