Pre-paid cards complement m-pesa

Gemalto has deployed prepaid EMV banking cards to complement Vodacom’s m-pesa mobile wallet service in South Africa. The card is certified by the major international payment schemes and accepted at any of the 240 000 EMV-compliant payment terminals and more than 27...

Payment revolution on the horizon

The African technology market has emerged on the back of the continent’s mobile networks and is unlocking economic potential in some of the most unconventional ways. KPMG conducted primary research and found that sub-Saharan Africa is the fastest-growing mobile market...

Pay for goods online using M-Pesa

Consumers in Kenya and Tanzania can now use M-Pesa to pay for a range of online goods and services including airline tickets, says Robin Philip, marketing director for South African payment services provider PayGate. “There is very little e-commerce activity in many...