Garmin Southern Africa have announced that the Garmin Pay contactless payment feature is now live on a range of Pay-Enabled Garmin watches in South Africa. The feature is currently available to VISA-enabled cardholders of First National Bank (FNB) and RMB Private Bank. This new feature from Garmin enables consumers to make highly secure contactless payments at near-field
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is ready for the October payment cycle in which all social grant payments to beneficiaries will be made by itself in partnership with the South African Post Office (SAPO). Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) which is a Net1 subsidiary is currently responsible for paying less than 10% of beneficiaries
In a move to further expand its efforts to displace cash, stimulate innovation and drive the growth of digital payments in South Africa, Mastercard is working with participating banks to enable Mastercard cardholders to make quick, secure and convenient in-store payments from their mobile devices using Samsung Pay. Samsung Pay, Samsung’s mobile payments service, is
EcoCash and Mastercard have announced the launch of EcoCash Scan & Pay, a simple, secure and instant mobile payments solution for consumers and merchants, as part of their efforts to reduce cash usage and increase digital financial inclusion in Zimbabwe. The Scan & Pay payments functionality is available to EcoCash’s five million active subscribers, and
Absa Group has become the first African bank and only the second company on the continent to join the global Sovrin Foundation as a Founding Steward – a move that means Absa now has the technology platform to build sophisticated self-sovereign digital identity capabilities for its employees and clients. “Self-sovereign identity – the emerging answer
South Africans can now use Masterpass, a global digital payment service by Mastercard, to pay for goods and services at over 20,000 Zapper merchants in South Africa using their smartphones. Zapper users, meanwhile, will be able to use the Zapper app to make mobile payments at nearly 50,000 Masterpass-enabled merchants nationwide. This follows a collaboration
SABRIC (The South African Banking Risk Information Centre) would like to allay any fears that bank clients may have about contactless bank cards or “tap & go”, in the wake of a video that has been doing the rounds on social media. “A video trending on social media may have created the incorrect impression that
The first on the continent to access Samsung Pay, South Africans will be able to enjoy this highly innovative, safer, simpler payment method that works anywhere. Staying true to Samsung’s legacy of innovation, Samsung Pay joins the lineage of people-centred technology, allowing users to make secure, simple mobile payments, almost anywhere, when purchasing goods at
Travelstart and Pep have partnered to deliver a service that enables customers to pay for flights in more than 600 Pep stores nationwide. Named Pay@Pep, the partnership will make it easier for those customers who are looking for alternative ways to pay for their flights. Commenting on the partnership, Travelstart head of global partnerships Odette
Mastercard and Entersekt have collaborated to enable Nedbank’s customers to make QR payments to Masterpass, Pay@, SnapScan, and Zapper merchants and billers through the Nedbank Money app, whether they are paying online or at a physical point of presence. This market-first development means that Nedbank Money users need just one smartphone app for all major
