Sep 29, 2026
Walletdoc is bringing Visa Payment Passkeys to local merchants, enabling them to offer shoppers a faster, more secure and passwordless online checkout. This means South African shoppers can now skip the frustrating redirect to their bank and the one-time PINs that...
Sep 28, 2026
Paystack has introduced what it says is South Africa’s first onsite card checkout for Shopify, allowing shoppers to pay directly within a business’s online checkout without being redirected to a separate payment page. For businesses preparing for Black Friday, the...
Sep 15, 2026
The Takealot Group, in partnership with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), has launched the 2026 Takealot TIA Local Innovation Challenge, ‘Made Local’. South Africa has a wealth of innovative, locally manufactured products, with many entrepreneurs already...
Jul 31, 2026
NjiaPay has launched one-click payments for South African merchants, giving consumers a fast and convenient way to pay without re-entering card details or taking additional payment steps like 3-D Secure verification. Unlike one-click solutions tied to a particular...
Jul 30, 2026
Ozow has partnered with First National Bank (FNB) and Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) to launch a new API-driven payment solution that enhances how account-to-account payments are processed for FNB and RMB clients. Enabled through Ozow’s platform, the payment API allows...
Jun 23, 2026
Prime Day, Amazon’s flagship annual global shopping event exclusive to Prime members, is taking place for the first time in South Africa from 23 to 29 June. Anyone can sign up to Amazon Prime for a 30-day free trial or join Prime billed monthly at R59/month or...
