ABSA Launches Payment Pebble

South Africa’s ABSA bank has announced the launch of its Payment Pebble, a device that allows businesses and vendors to accept card payments through a smartphone. The device allows businesses to accept chip-and-PIN and magstripe-and-PIN payments from Mastercard and Visa cardholders. “The Payment Pebble is a compact, mobile device that simply plugs into the audio

Absa Goes All Digital

Absa, wholly owned by Barclays Africa Group, is making the transition to a fully digital financial services provider. Updating existing and developing completely new technologies will transform the way South Africans bank and set Absa apart from anything that most traditional banks offer, end-to-end. The bank announced this at a press event held in Rosebank

New BA Card Launched in SA

The new British Airways Credit Card launched in Johannesburg today, now offers consumers exceptional benefits with the best Avios earn rate in South Africa. The card is tailored to meet the needs of frequent flyers, who will earn Avios at a preferential rate on all purchases on their credit card. It is designed to reward

Profile Pics for Banking App First for SA

A little more than six months after the launch of its popular banking application for smartphones and tablet devices, financial services group Absa has added a first-to-market feature on its App with the ability to assign profile images for beneficiaries. The bank also revealed a number of unique and improved features to its App that