Entersekt’s Two-factor Authentication now Available in Nigeria

First Authentication Services Limited (FASL) has partnered with Entersekt, an innovator in mobile-enabled digital banking security, to make Transakt available in Nigeria. Transakt is a patented two-factor authentication and app security product that provides full protection from phishing and other attacks targeting the online, mobile and card-not-present channels. Transakt uses state-of-the-art digital certificate technology and proprietary validation

Has Africa Been Left Behind by Formal Financial Services?

AFRRI report looks at eight countries from Sub-Saharan Africa, comparing various metrics to determine the maturity of the current financial services in each country, and highlighting areas of opportunity for formal retail banking. Produced by Calleo, a South African based marketing consultancy, in consultation with iVeri Payment Technologies, Africa’s leading payment solution provider, the report

Fortumo Expands in Africa, Launching Payments in Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia and Senegal

Fortumo announced that it has launched direct carrier billing in 3 new African markets. More than 52 million people in Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia and Senegal can now make seamless digital payments and get the purchases charged to their mobile phone bill. App stores, digital merchants and game developers using Fortumo can now significantly increase their online

Ringier Africa Deals Group Acquires Nigerian Online Shopping Platform DealDey

Ringier Africa Deals Group, a newly-founded joint venture between Swiss Ringier Africa AG and South African Silvertree Internet Holdings (Pty) Ltd, announces it has acquired one of Nigeria’s biggest online shopping platforms, DealDey. The acquisition represents an expansion of Ringier Africa’s portfolio beyond publishing and digital marketing in Nigeria and Silvertree’s first e-commerce investment in