Simplifying payments to do better business

Just about everything in the world has changed due to the rise of digital – the payments industry has been no exception. In November 2015, McKinsey and Company correctly predicted that nonbank digital entrants will transform the customer experience, reshaping...

Emergency Wallet supports humanitarian response

Ericsson has committed to developing Ericsson Emergency Wallet, a mobile financial services solution, for deployment in the immediate aftermath of disaster or crises to support humanitarian organisations and affected populations. The Ericsson Emergency Wallet solution...

BankservAfrica rolls out INTIX Data Management

BankservAfrica, headquartered in Johannesburg and operator of Africa’s largest interoperable payments switch, will implement the INTIX Data Management technology to financial institutions’ customers located in South Africa and other African countries. The...

Emirates lets shoppers use Visa Checkout

Emirates Airline, the world’s largest international airline, will now offer Visa Checkout, the online checkout service by Visa, allowing shoppers to pay with their cards online and on any device. Visa Checkout is now available to Emirates Airline customers in 15...

AlphaCode partners to boost African fintech

Envestnet   Yodlee, a data aggregation and data analytics platform powering cloud-based innovation for digital financial services, has announced a strategic partnership with AlphaCode, a collaborative club for next-generation financial services entrepreneurs in South...

SMEs can get payment processing solution

A partnership between home-grown fintech-preneurs and one of South Africa’s largest discount retailers is set to help small businesses by allowing them to transform their phone into a secure mobile point of sale (mPOS) terminal. They will be able to process...