Compass Plus, an international provider of retail banking and electronic payments software to processors and financial institutions, has announced that with its technological assistance, Kenya Commercial Bank is now able to offer acceptance of contactless cards based on MasterCard PayPass technology. The certification process was completed in less than a month making the bank one
MasterCard has joined Visa, Google and Safaricom in rolling out a service allowing Kenyan commuters to pay public transport fares using mobile money. To use the MasterCard PayPass, commuters can tap cards on a mobile phone or gadget to pay their fares, with MasterCard saying the payment solution will be launched by June. It also
Kenyatta University has unveiled a new prepaid, PayPass™-enabled card for its alumni body. The KU Alumni Card allows alumni to enjoy discounts with selected partners, ranging from hotels, bookshops and hospitals to insurance companies and mobile phone service providers. The KU Alumni Card allows card holders to transact at over 34 million MasterCard points of
MasterCard announced recently that it will deploy a target of 410,000 MasterCard® PayPassTM-enabled point of sale (POS) terminals throughout Japan over the next three years, enabling travellers visiting the country to enjoy the speed and convenience of making contactless transactions. PayPass, which is presently accepted at approximately 866,000 merchant locations in 51 countries, is offered
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