New Partnership Offers Easier Online Payments in Kenya

Leading online payments solution providers 3G Direct Pay and Payoneer have signed a new partnership agreement to provide lower-cost, more secure and easier means of making regional and global payments for the hospitality industry in Africa. This new partnership provides an end-to-end solution that allows hotels, airlines, and travel agents, among other players in the

SLA Mobile Connects Infobip to Zain’s Subscribers

SLA Mobile, a leading worldwide solutions vendor focused on bringing new revenue streams to mobile operators, has partnered with Infobip, a global mobile messaging and payments provider to bring Direct Operator Billing (DOB) to Zain subscribers for their list of digital and virtual goods merchants. SLA Mobile provides managed service solutions to mobile operators, helping

Phishers Targeting Crypto Currency, Payment Services and Retail Sites

The APWG reports in its new Phishing Activity Trends Report that new online payment services and crypto-currency sites are being targeted by phishers. The number of phishing attacks remained high, and the second quarter of 2014 saw the second-highest number of phishing attacks ever recorded in a quarter since the APWG began tracking by quarterly

Security Fears Throttling Mobile Commerce

Half of consumers would never use mobile banking apps due to fears about the level of security on their devices, according to wide-reaching consumer survey Leading digital identity expert Intercede today revealed the results of its new research The Rise of the Identity Centric Economy which found that 53% of UK consumers would never use

China Commercial Bank to Set Foot in Tanzania

A new bank, China Commercial Bank, has been granted a provisional banking license to operate in the country. According to the Bank of Tanzania , the new bank has no banking affiliation with another bank in China or Tanzania. The BoT Governor, Prof. Beno Ndullu said the CCB has been formed by Chinese and Tanzanian