Biometrics standards for SA payments tabled

The Payments Association of South Africa (PASA) has announced a new standardised specification to facilitate biometric authentication on payment cards. Working in partnership with Mastercard and Visa, this technology framework is designed to ensure open interoperable...

Absa launches Masterpass app

Absa has launched the Absa Masterpass App, a digital wallet powered by Mastercard, enabling South Africans to make safe and easy payments wherever Masterpass is accepted. Payments via the Absa Masterpass App currently gives people the power to make online purchases...

New app from Standard Bank

Standard Bank is on a journey of rapid digitisation across the continent, offering its customers more convenient ways to interact with their personal banking services. The latest step in this digital transformation journey is the expansion of the existing Standard...

UCS Solutions achieves PCI DSS v3.1 certification

UCS Solutions, a provider of IT services to the retail industry, has achieved Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v3.1 audit certification and earning a license from Payment Association of South Africa (PASA). It’s an important accomplishment...

Infiniti Insurance pioneers online platform

Short term insurer Infiniti Insurance has launched Infiniti Online, a secure online insurance platform that gives clients the autonomy to manage their personal and business insurance requirements however and whenever they choose. “We developed this online...

Partnership to drive insurance transformation

Professional services company KPMG in South Africa, and digital platform provider OutSystems have joined forces to drive digital transformation in the insurance industry. The partnership will see the two organisations collaborating to provide financial services...