Just over two years ago, we announced the acquisition of PayGate by the DPO Group. This meant our South African merchant community had access to the impressive DPO network to help them grow and expand into more than 18 African markets and enjoy the support of Africa’s largest payment service provider. As part of the group’s
Speaking at an event hosted at AfricaCom in Cape Town this week, Clickatell co-founder and CEO, Pieter de Villiers shared his insight into chat commerce and chat banking and how they will forever change the way business is done on the continent. Chat commerce and chat banking have revolutionised the way companies are serving their
According to the National Credit Act (NCA), consumers are entitled to a free copy of their credit report once a year. In the June 2019 quarter, consumers requested 248 785 credit reports from different credit bureaus. Of these credit reports, 75.61% (188,094) were issued without charge, and the remaining 24.39% (60,691) were issued with charge. Nosipho
Duco’s automated matching process provides the capacity of two full time employees. Having gone live in 24h, costs are now capped, enabling rapid and controlled scaling. Duco, the global leader of cloud-based enterprise data integrity and next-generation reconciliation services have announced that Mama Money, the world’s first social business money transfer operator, has gone live
Zazu and Mastercard partnership to drive digital payment adoption and reduce cash through globally accepted prepaid and virtual cards In a market first, Zazu Africa Limited (Zazu) announced a partnership with Mastercard to issue prepaid cards linked to the Zazu app in a move that will help to reduce cash dependence and increase financial inclusion
Having completed its core value proposition, preparations are underway to open its digital doors Bank Zero has now fully completed its core value proposition by going live with its debit card. Following this card go-live, rigorous health-checks such as simulated card attacks, card fraud detection and retailer readiness are currently underway. Thereafter the final countdown
The National Payment System (NPS) impacts the lives of all South Africans. Essentially, it exists to serve the economy by ensuring the safe and efficient circulation of money between senders and recipients, and through it the people (both individuals and corporates) of South Africa. As with all payment systems in the world, South Africa’s NPS
Deepak Malik joins the Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) Board of Directors as a nominee of Arise B.V. (“Arise”) which now holds a 14.1% equity stake in ETI Mr. Deepak Malik has been coopted to the Board of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) (https://www.Ecobank.com), the parent company of the Ecobank Group as a Non-Executive Director. Deepak Malik
In pursuit of its goal to contribute to bridging the financial divide, MTN Group has granted third parties access to its Mobile Money (MoMo) Access Programming Interface (API) platform. The open API enables developers and programmers to innovate on the platform and develop products and other solutions that will create a wider range of digital
Cellulant, Africa’s leading financial technology company has announced the launch of Tingg, an all-in-one, multi-functional consumer super app that will include a wide array of payment, commerce and financial services into a single platform that will revolutionize the way customers interact with digital payment services in the continent. Tingg is Cellulant’s solution to the fragmentation
