Cogent Reports: PayPal Faces Challenges from a Growing Field of Competitors

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While PayPal is better known and long-established, 13 challenger brands including Square and Amazon Payments are gaining recognition and credibility in the rapidly changing payments marketplace, according to Merchant Paymentality, a Cogent Reports study from Market Strategies International. “Currently, PayPal is the only alternative web- and mobile-based payment processing provider among a field of 35 competitors to earn ‘Star’

Kenyan Payments Startup, PesaPal, Expanding into Zimbabwe

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Kenyan internet payments startup PesaPal is expanding into Zimbabwe. Agosta Liko, the founder of the company told TechZim recently that their focus for the Zimbabwe entry is eCommerce, Tourism, Hotels, School fees and bill payments. Pesapal already provides similar payment services in Kenya where it’s biggest, but it also has operations in Tanzania and Uganda.

3G Direct Pay and Kopo Kopo Bring Mobile Payments to African Online Travel Market

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3G Direct Pay Limited, a leading online payments service provider, has announced a strategic business partnership with Kopo Kopo, a merchant services platform for mobile network operators in emerging markets. Eran Feinstein, Managing Director, 3G Direct Pay Limited signed the partnership agreement which he said would bring innovative payment options for the regional travel industry.

WorldPay and Delego Integrate to Combine SAP Enterprise Systems with Online Payments

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WorldPay, a provider of payment processing, risk and alternative payments and Delego, a global supplier of SAP integration software for processing electronic payments, have announced an integration of WorldPay’s end-to-end payment services with Delego’s electronic payment processing platform. The Delego / WorldPay integration combines SAP enterprise systems with online payments. The Delego software securely captures

Allied Wallet Reaches Over 100 Million Users Worldwide

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Allied Wallet, a global provider of online credit card processing, multi-currency merchant services, and a PCI Level 1 secured payment gateway, has reported over 100 million users worldwide for their online payment solutions after a spike in holiday sales. After a busy holiday season, Allied Wallet’s merchants saw an average increase of nearly 30% in

South Africa, Kenya Ranked Top Users of Cashless Payments in Africa

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South Africa and Kenya are leading the continent in embracing and adopting cashless payments, according to the results of a new global survey. Dubbed The Cashless Journey, the report shows that 43 per cent of South Africans, 27 per cent of Kenyans and 7 per cent of Egyptians, which came third in the continent, had

PayPal and Intershop Close Partnership for e-Commerce Solutions

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Intershop, a leading global software solutions provider for e-commerce, and PayPal, global leader for online payments, announced today a partnership for e-commerce solutions in Brazil. Via PayPal, Intershop offers retailers a safe, reliable and simple to use payment platform. In turn, PayPal will offer clients Intershop’s state-or-the-art e-commerce platform, proven technology from two decades of

PayU now Enables Customers to Purchase Airtime and Electricity Online

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In their bid to making online payments in South Africa easier and more convenient, PayU, SA’s largest online and mobile service provider has just incorporated online airtime and electricity purchasing into their offering. “We are always looking for innovative ways to add customer value,” says Mark Chirnside, CEO of PayU. “Our ever-increasing product offering is

Payment Gateway Helps University Streamline Fee Payments

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Late payments are a cash flow nightmare for any organisation – which is why the University of the Western Cape (UWC) turned to payment services provider PayGate to make revenue collection easier and more effective. “Every year we need to collect millions in student fees, as well as application fees from prospective students,” says UWC’s

Paynet Joins Sponsorship List at AITEC Banking Conference

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Paynet has signed a multi-million shilling deal with AITEC Africa towards facilitating the inviting of experts on online payments to the banking conference. The sponsorship will see various experts in the line of EMV chip technology, secure online payments and payment card industry data security standards (PCI DSS) into the conference to be held in