Telkom Launches Africa’s First Virtual Card for Transacting on WhatsApp
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Payments, Credit Cards
Telkom has launched Africa’s first Mastercard virtual card for use on WhatsApp, enabling Telkom Pay customers to make e-commerce payments. This move is expected to empower millions of South Africans – even those without a bank account – to access the digital economy and transact online.
Biggest Revenue Opportunities From Payments Data Monetisation Revealed In New Research Surveying Global Corporates
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Research conducted by Celent on behalf of Icon Solutions and MongoDB has revealed the bank data services that corporates will pay for, and the ones they consider table stakes.
UTP Group Urges SMEs to Protect Against CNP Phone Payment Fraud
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Payments
UTP Group, a European card payment solutions provider, is urging small businesses to be vigilant in the face of fraudulent card payments accepted over the phone, and shares tips that SMEs can deploy to protect themselves and their customers.
Heritage Financial Credit Union Taps Scienaptic to Optimize Stronger, AI-Powered Credit Decisions and Enhance Member Financial Well-Being
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Credit Cards
Leading global AI-powered credit decision platform provider, Scienaptic AI announced Heritage Financial Credit Union has chosen to implement the company’s AI-powered platform to enhance its credit decisioning and strengthen financial options for its members.
Worldline and Toshiba Expand Partnership to Deliver Sophisticated Shopping Experience
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, today announces it has strengthened its relationship with long-term partner Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, a global market leader in retail store technology.
Mobile Wallet Payments to Make One-third of all POS Transactions by 2024
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Payments
The global shift towards a cashless society created a huge space for mobile wallets as a safer and more convenient way of managing money. However, the entire sector boomed amid the pandemic as people started questioning the safety of using banknotes for fear of transmitting the virus.
Scottish Crypto Currency Wallet Zumo Announced as Signatory to The Global Crypto Climate Accord
- 3 years 4 months ago
- E-Wallets, Cryptocurrencies
Zumo announces its key Signatory status of the Crypto Climate Accord (CCA), a global initiative which has been established with the sole aim of harnessing the collective efforts of the crypto community to support the industry’s transition to 100% renewable energy and achievement of net-zero emissions by 2040.
El Salvador Moves to Adopt Bitcoin as National Currency as CBDCs Loom Large
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Trading Systems, Bitcoins, Financial
Yesterday, news broke that Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador, announced that he was soon introducing legislation which would make the country the first sovereign state in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender.
Klarna Launches Game-Changing new Shopping Feature, Bringing Interest-free Shopping to ALL Online Retailers
Klarna users can now shop using pay in 3 at any online retailer, regardless of whether they’re partnered with Klarna or not, directly from the app The new feature eliminates the need to use credit cards when shopping online, making high-interest APRs a thing of the past Additional features include personalised wish lists, price drop notifications, thousands of deals updated daily, monthly budgets and personal spending limits
PayAlly Strengthens International Payments Offering Through New Partnership With Banking Circle
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Payments, Banking, Infrastructure
Innovative payments ecosystem provider set to cut cost and timescale of cross border payments and FX
Global Technology Partners and MFS Africa Agree to Extend Financial Penetration Across Africa
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Payments, Money Transfers
Global Technology Partners (GTP) and MFS Africa have entered into an agreement to deepen financial penetration across the African continent. MFS Africa will leverage on GTP’s prepaid platform and Pan African network of BIN sponsors to launch virtual and physical prepaid / companion cards to over 100 million mobile wallet owners.
Arcane Crypto (ARCANE): Initiation - A Play on the Digital Asset Revolution
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Since 2018, Arcane Crypto has built a portfolio of diverse early-stage businesses active in the emerging cryptocurrency sector. As a result, it now represents an appealing option on digital assets adoption among banks and financial investors, which has recently gained significant traction. Its recent listing on the Nasdaq First North exchange following a reverse takeover provides it with an additional funding route to pursue its 'buy and build'... more
Virtual Cards to Provide Catalyst for Commercial Card Spending
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Payments, Credit Cards
Virtual cards will unlock untapped potential in the commercial cards sector thanks to the extra security, control and efficiency they provide Rising proportion of European commercial card spending is virtual
Hawk Select from Blackhawk Network Now Available on SAP® Store
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Blackhawk Network, a global payments company, today announced its Hawk Select solution is now available on SAP® Store.
Medius Research Finds Poor Supplier Payment Processes Increase Costs And Damages Business Reputation
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Research from Medius, a leading provider of spend management solutions, reveals that damage to supplier relationships caused by late payments costs businesses 24% in lost orders. The market research surveyed the views of 200 finance and 200 procurement decision makers in the UK to explore the risks to supplier relationships as the purchasing process transitions from procurement to finance.
