ZAZOO, a business unit of Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc., has partnered with Funifi, a startup based in the UK and Cyprus, to enhance their service by adding a secure payment mechanism to the Funifi DO (chore) app using Mobile Virtual Card (“MVC”) technology. This partnership adds momentum to ZAZOO’s growth, as the unit is
Mukuru and Mcel have partnered to allow money to be sent from South Africa into any Mkesh mobile wallet in Mozambique. With the mobile phone being central to the process it is the most convenient way of sending money to Mozambique; and at a 10% flat fee it is the most affordable cash-to-cash offering. Mukuru
Planet Payment, Inc., a leading provider of international and multi-currency payment processing services, has teamed up with Absa, one of South Africa’s largest financial groups, and CyberSource, a global payment gateway and merchant provider, to implement Shop in Your Currency, Planet Payment’s Multi-Currency Pricing Solution, in South Africa. “This solution allows retailers to localise their
As the old saying goes, do not work harder work smarter – the same can be said of the way in which you bank. We often unknowingly transact in a way that not only frustrates us but that takes up unnecessary time and wastes money that could have been put to use to cover other
With Greece sinking and the global economy slowing, attention is shifting to new emerging consumer markets of the future, says Mike Lee, ATMIA’s CEO and a futurist. ATMIA’s 2015 Conference and Expo, “Customer experience and channel usage in Africa’s emerging payment and consumer markets”, will look into four pillars of the payments future in the region, namely: Innovation Consumption
Ericsson announced that MTN Swaziland has deployed Ericsson Converged Wallet, enabling the operator to quickly introduce relevant, new and differentiated mobile financial services. The rollout impacts more than 275,000 existing MTN Swaziland mobile wallet users and 3,000 agents. The new platform serves as a mobile money hub solution, connecting MTN’s operations in several countries, enabling
ZipZap, the mobile POS (mPOS) solution from Paycorp, has partnered with Microsoft Mobile to offer businesses and retailers a mobile solution that enables them to accept payments from customers wherever they are, transacting anywhere, anytime. “Microsoft is committed to reinventing productivity and business process, and this extends to the important collaborations embarked on with Business-to-Business
In an innovative move by Paycorp, South Africa’s leading independent payments company, ZipZap mobile POS (mPOS) now provides an additional card reader that enables businesses and retailers to connect to a Windows computer via a USB port as well as the standard Bluetooth capabilities. Wayne Abramson, CEO of EFTPOS, the point-of-sale (POS) subsidiary of Paycorp said:
South African-based portable Point of Sale (PoS) service provider Nomanini has announced it has signed an exclusive agreement with Transactions Solutions Ghana Limited to substantially scale numbers of its cloud-based PoS terminals in Ghana. The partnership with TranSol signals Nomanini’s first scaled project commitment in West Africa, with the first batch of 100 pilot terminals
The tourism industry is a popular target for credit card fraud, according to a leading payment services provider – but there are ways to manage the risk. “Accommodation establishments like hotels, guesthouses and B&Bs are especially vulnerable when it comes to last-minute bookings,” says PayGate head of business development Brendon Williamson. “Online booking services usually
