UnionPay, the World’s Largest Card Payment Company, Moves into Francophone Africa

UnionPay International, the world’s largest card payment company with 5 billion cards in issue, has announced an agreement with French banking and financial services group Société Générale which gives it immediate entry to eight Francophone countries: Madagascar, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Guinea, Senegal and Chad. UnionPay cards, already accepted at Société Générale ATM

Ingenico Mobile Solutions Supporting mPOS Momentum in Italy

Ingenico Group, global leader in seamless payment, announces a strong acceleration in the deployment of its mPOS solution in Italy, notably in response to a new legislative framework that requires all merchants to accept card payment for all transactions over €30. Over 45,000 merchants adopted Ingenico’s mPOS solution with over 1M transactions carried out in

Verve’s In-App Payments Service Launched to Support Nigerian App Developers

Nigerian card payment provider, Verve International, launched its in-app payments solution and made the software development kit available to app developers to support local developers eager to bring their apps to market and capitalise them, with the market currently hindered by lack of in-app payment options, according to Charles Ifedi, chief executive officer of Verve