Global PIN-debit Service Boosts Reach for US e-Commerce Merchants

Acculynk, a global PIN-debit authentication gateway, now actively brings global customers to US merchants by enabling authentication of debit cards issued by the world’s largest local-country debit card schemes. US online merchants, both large and small, seeking to grow sales by courting consumers outside the US must be able to accept debit cards cross-border. Up

Xpertek Provides Credit, Online and Cellular Solutions in sub-Saharan Africa

Xpertek Group’s loan finance solution, Acquire, is now being used in the consumer credit market, for online shopping, and in the cellular product space. Subsequent to the launch of the credit card solution last year, Xpertek implemented the solution at AFB, where it is used as a retail credit solution for merchants operating within sub-Saharan

PayPal Unveils the Modern Spice Routes

With the global economy still struggling, businesses and exporters can help increase their revenue by waking up to cross-border sales opportunities as revealed by new PayPal and Nielsen data released today. The report titled ‘Modern Spice Routes: The Cultural Impact of Cross-Border Shopping’analyzes cross-border online shopping and spending behavior in six major markets — the United

South Africans Highly Satisfied with Online Shopping – MasterCard Survey

The latest MasterCard Online Shopping Survey has revealed that a substantial 91% of South Africans who shop online are highly satisfied with their overall experience, a 4% increase from the 87% who said the same thing in the 2012 survey. A further indication of South Africans’ positive sentiment for online shopping is that 76% of

Silvertree Capital Invests in Nigerian E-Commerce Retail Companies

Cape Town based Silvertree Capital an Africa-focused business builder and venture capital investor, has recently invested in two of Nigeria’s largest e-commerce sites, Sunglasses.com.ng and Glamour.com.ng. Both of these leading e-commerce sites offer a broad range of top consumer brands to the burgeoning online shopping market and have a free delivery charge throughout the country.