A new mobile payments application will allow businesses to securely transact in multiple currencies across Africa. Leading African digital payments company DPO Group launched DPO Pay Mobile, a new version of their payments app. With several new features, DPO listened to merchant feedback to redesign and redevelop the payment app. DPO Pay Mobile app, previously called DumaPay, now offers
With the Black Friday sales and the Christmas shopping season upon us, retailers should meet the increasing demand of their customers and offer cashless and alternative methods of payment in order to remain relevant and grow their businesses. CEO, Paul Kent explains, “Gone are the days where consumer payments are limited to cash, debit and
Hot on the heels of yet another interest rate increase adding more yet squeeze on businesses and consumers alike, South Africans showed they still have an appetite for retail spend, with data from leading omnichannel payment solutions provider Ecentric Payment System’s 2022 Black Friday Payment Gateway Dashboard showing whopping increases in both transactions volume and
With the national unemployment rate hovering at around 40%, it’s clear quality education is a necessity in South Africa, but despite the dire need higher education remains out of reach for millions of young people. With the aim of providing individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds with the financial assistance they need to pursue a degree, the
Absa processed over R60 billion worth of transactions last Black Friday, a trend which is expected to continue this year. As the first Black Friday falling outside of lockdown restrictions in two years, Absa anticipates further growth in debit and credit card spend as one of South Africa’s busiest shopping periods approaches. “Following a record
Adumo, the leading independent payments processor operating across Sub-Saharan Africa, has successfully raised R190 million to increase its shareholding and control in some of its recent acquisitions. CEO of Adumo, Paul Kent commented, “Local consumers are following a global trend of demanding digital and flexible methods of making cashless payments, through alternative methods. Likewise, merchants
White paper finds that fintech companies have tied up with banks, mobile network operators (MNOs), and other stakeholders to develop wide-ranging solutions for consumers, micro and small merchants Study further found that regulators across multiple African countries have adopted a collaborative approach to enable the introduction of new solutions by fintech companies Fintech startups in
South Africa’s leading payment processor utilizes ACI Omni-Commerce to offer new, innovative, one-stop payment options for merchants ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments software, today announced that Ecentric Payment Systems, South Africa’s leading payments processor, is expanding its partnership with ACI. Ecentric will utilize ACI Omni-Commerce to enable its merchant customers to offer new and
Ingenico, a world leader in payment services, has released the results of the Total Economic Impact™ study it commissioned from Forrester Consulting on the return on investment (ROI) that enterprises may realise by deploying “Terminal as a Service” by Ingenico. As a newly independent company following its recent acquisition by Apollo Funds, the release of
Small businesses level the playing field in new economy. Standard Bank’s recent SME Summit laid bare the need for small businesses to leverage the advantages of technology and ecosystems to level the playing field between smaller enterprises and larger established businesses and corporates. The K-shaped economic recovery was seeing many big, established businesses boom. Smaller businesses and
