Parche Launches App, Eliminates Cash and Cold from Valet Parking in Chicago

Parche, a Chicago-based startup that provides a cashless, on-demand valet parking experience on mobile devices,officially launched – ending the days of waiting in valet lines in the freezing Chicago winter and dashing to the ATM for cash to pay attendants. Parche’s free mobile app allows consumers to seamlessly pay and tip for valet parking, and

UBA Wins Big at the MasterCard Cashless Champions Awards

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has emerged winner in three categories of the maiden edition of the MasterCard Cashless Champion Awards. The initiative was launched in October 2014 by global payments technology company, MasterCard, and is aimed at encouraging the adoption of cashless, hassle-free way of life. UBA won in three out of six

Equity Bank Boosts Cash Lite Economy with Launch of Prepaid Card

Equity Bank Kenya has announced the launch of a prepaid card in conjunction with MasterCard. The card, which is readily usable to pay for bus fare in Kenya in line with the recent government directives on cashless bus fare payment system is more than a travel card. It is an all-purpose card that will be

goSwiff reveals new PINPad card reader to boost mobile transactions

goSwiff, a leading innovator in mobile commerce and marketing services, launched a new goSwiff PINPad card reader to boost the efficiency and security of cashless mobile transactions across a range of markets. With consumers increasingly demanding mobile solutions and services, the ability to facilitate payments anywhere and anytime is crucial for the merchants. goSwiff’s pocket-sized

Cashless Technology is Better for Business and Travel

Whether for safety and convenience, innovation, or flat-out hygienic reasons, entrepreneurs and small businesses around the world are embracing cashless technology, and in- turn making life a little bit easier for local consumers and tourists as they travel. From a hotel in Myanmar, a Southeast Asia country where electronic payments were introduced for the first