Airtel Networks Zambia Plc, a telecommunications service provider in Zambia, and the airline, Proflight Zambia, have signed a partnership agreement that will enable customers to purchase air tickets countrywide. Airtel customers will be able to pay for their Proflight Zambia air tickets using their “Airtel Money” accounts. This partnership is a reflection of the synergies
Bank of Africa-Kenya has launched a new service that allows members of investment groups, known locally as ‘chamas’, to transact on their mobile phones. The product that is known as M-Chama will be rolled out in partnership with mobile phone service providerSafaricom. It seeks to leverage on the wide reach of mobile phones in the
HP has announced the further expansion of its activity in the payments industry, through the signing of a global agreement with Accumulate. Following a successful implementation of the IKO mobile payment scheme in Poland with PKO Bank Polski, HP is taking the Accumulate technology and project experience to a number of new markets under a
Ensygnia, the mobile payments company backed by Telefonica’s technology start-up accelerator Wayra, today announced the first round of appointments to its Advisory Board. Announcing the appointments, Chairman of the Advisory Board, Neira Jones – a partner with Accourt and former Director of Payment Security and Fraud for Barclaycard said: “We are looking to create a
Leading corporate risk prevention consultancy and analyst UKFraud has released an interim update on their on-going research and market analysis of mobile payments and related mobile initiatives. The findings follow an earlier warning to stakeholders about a ‘cocktail of emerging risks’ as a consequence of rapid growth in the global mobile payments market. Key findings
Paga, the mobile payments company in Nigeria announced its partnership with Nigeria’s online bus ticket pre-booking engine − Bus.com.ng to provide alternative ticket payment channels. This partnership will allow bus.com.ng customers to utilise Paga’s secure and easy to use payment options to pay for bookings online at www.bus.com.ng, via SMS and through the vast Paga
ProPay, a TSYS company and industry leader in merchant services, payment security and mobile payments, announced the launch of Shop in Your Currency™, a multi-currency processing solution powered by Planet Payment, for ProPay merchants. Shop in Your Currency empowers ProPay’s e-commerce merchants to more effectively target foreign markets and grow international sales. With the solution,
Visa Europe and Orange have announced a strategic partnership that reflects the companies’ shared ambition to accelerate awareness and everyday usage of mobile contactless payment in France. The initial step to deliver widespread availability of the innovative payments will be the launch of Orange Cash. The first prepaid product of its type to be launched
Payfirma, a leader in mobile payments in Canada, announced an agreement with a leading financial institution, CIBC to offer Payfirma services to CIBC business banking clients who are seeking innovative solutions for accepting payments from clients using mobile devices. Payfirma offers a range of hardware and software solutions on a single platform to help businesses
Mobile billing and messaging company, txtNation has worked with BuyGameCredit.com, enabling them to sell Xbox points and Gold Membership, using mobile payments. The points can be used to purchase Microsoft Xbox games, meaning this is a quasi-physical product, previously typically sold ‘physically’ in a retail environment. Working with the mobile network operators, txtNation were able
