Today, TransferTo, a cross-border mobile top-ups and payment solutions network provider has announced a full rebrand, effective immediately, with two separate company brands, logos and identities. TransferTo’s mobile top-up and rewards business, founded in 2005, has now changed its name to DT One and remains a leading global network for mobile top-up solutions and innovative mobile rewards. Read more »
As part of their latest project, MTN, the top African telecoms operator is preparing to apply for a mobile banking license in Nigeria. This is the latest push by the Nigerian central bank to increase access to basic financial services.[1] Read more »
To mark the beginning of the school year, Sberbank is launching a mobile application called SberKids, which will be available from the AppStore and Google Play from 1 September. The app will teach children to manage their pocket money and help parents monitor their children’s spending. Using SberKids, parents can: Create a virtual prepaid card for their child. Instantly transfer pocket money to the card. See what the child is spending money on... more Read more »
Tinkoff Bank has launched a joint initiative with Sberbank to allow their customers to make P2P money transfers using a mobile number, as part of the bank’s drive to expand the payment options available to its customers. The service will be rolled out from today in the bank’s mobile apps and the personal online accounts of Moscow-based customers, and will be available to all customers across Russia by the end of July. Read more »
The groundbreaking Ecobank Mobile App, a single, unified financial services application across 33 African countries, has processed 9 million transactions worth over $1 billion since launch less than 18 months ago. Read more »
For the fourth time, Backbase has received the Finovate ‘Best of Show’ award. Previously Backbase won ‘Best of Show’ at Finovate Europe in 2017, 2016, and 2014. Backbase, the omni-channel banking solution provider, launched their latest Smart Banking innovations at Finovate Europe 2018, the leading fintech innovation conference in Europe. Read more »
Jiffee, the contactless mobile payment solution that won the Best of Show award at Finovate Fall 2017, will present its revolutionary Bluetooth-based tap & pay technology to more than 1,400 fintech professionals in London on 6 March. Read more »
Comviva, the global leader in mobility solutions today announced that its flagship mobile money product, “mobiquity® Money”, has crossed the 100 million registered customers mark across 60 deployments in 45 countries. Moreover, the product processes 3.6 billion mobile money transactions, valuing over $60 billion annually. Read more »
Yesterday Huawei signed a mutual cooperation agreement with UnionPay International with the aim of working together to promote the globalization of Huawei Pay and to accelerate its roll-out worldwide in order to provide a better mobile payment experience for Huawei mobile device users. The agreement marks the first joint effort between Huawei and UnionPay to bring Huawei Pay to the global market since the two enterprises worked together to... more Read more »
Monese, provider of instant mobile current accounts, has today announced a significant collaboration with PrePay Solutions, Europe’s leading prepaid and digital banking services provider. Read more »
Finastra is helping PT Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional Tbk. (BTPN) to unlock mobile banking services for Indonesia’s digital-savvy, ‘connected’ consumers. The FusionBanking Essence Digital platform is powering BTPN’s Jenius digital bank to deliver a simple, smart and safe new way for locals to manage their money. Read more »
TransferTo, a global B2B Cross-Border Mobile Payments Network, has partnered up with MallforAfrica (MFA), an award-winning global e-commerce platform, to offer shoppers living in Africa with direct online access to over 200 major retailers across Europe and the USA. Read more »
ipagoo, a revolutionary mobile banking app is now available to customers in the UK. The app offers customers a new concept of banking and allows them, for the first time, to open multi accounts in different countries and send money across the world instantaneously. The simple task of setting up a new current account abroad can take up to several months with high street banks; it now takes just minutes with ipagoo. The innovative mobile banking... more Read more »
Yapı Kredi, Digital Bank of Turkey continues to develop revolutionary applications and to break new frontiers. Read more »
Yandex.Checkout enabled companies to accept payments via marketing newsletters. Users no longer need to visit the company's website to pay for their purchase—the payment button is now accessible directly in the email — for example, on upcoming events, new product arrivals or discounts announcements. This new service is suitable for any business, including those companies that do not have a website at all. Read more »
