Digital Payments
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News
Mastercard taps Amazon Payment Services to facilitate digital payment acceptance across Africa
Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services have signed a multi-year commercial partnership agreement to digitize payment acceptance in Middle East and…
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Paymentology, Union54 unveil virtual Mastercard on ChitChat platform
Global card issuing and processing platform, Paymentology has today announced a continued partnership with Zambian fintech Union54 by introducing a…
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BUSINESS
How Africa’s largest payments network is integrating social mission with its business aspirations
Being deliberate about creating a “greater purpose” is essential to building an authentic corporate culture, engaging stakeholders, and navigating the…
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COLUMNS
Eva Ngigi- Sarwari: The impact of digital payments on government efficiency and citizen empowerment
In today’s fast-rising digital evolution age, where security, convenience and efficiency are important, governments worldwide are recognizing the transformative power…
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News
Digital commerce in Africa to expand 25% per year by 2026
Africa has emerged as a frontier for the new online consumer class, representing an estimated 10 million new consumers in…
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Payments firm MDP names Frank Molla as Managing Director for Africa Operations
Issuing and payment processing firm in the Middle East and Africa MDP, has appointed Frank Molla as Managing Director for…
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MFS Africa Rebrands to Onafriq
MFS Africa, Africa’s digital payments network has rebranded to Onafriq. According to Dare Okoudjou, founder and CEO the trademark MFS…
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BUSINESS
Somalia’s SomBank to roll out Mastercard debit cards
Mastercard today announced a partnership with Somalia’s SomBank to launch debit cards as the company seeks to promote the adoption…
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Digital payments firm DPO Pay announces new leadership appointments
African digital payments company DPO Pay has announced the appointment of Isabella Marira as Group Head of Operations. The firm…
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BUSINESS
Visa goes big with digital payments in Kenya
The Covid-19 pandemic propelled the adoption of digital payment platforms for millions of people around the world and in Africa.…
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News
DTB, Mastercard to offer payments cards to fintechs in Kenya
Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) is partnering with Mastercard to provide payments cards to tech companies including fintechs in Kenya. The…
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News
Visa to accelerate Africa’s digital transformation with $1 billion investment
Global payments company Visa has pledged to invest $1 billion in Africa to accelerate digital transformation over the next five…
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ANNALISA PLACHESI: Why NGOs should embrace the digitisation of payments and collections
Digital payments have fundamentally transformed lives across Africa by providing access to financial infrastructure and enabling innovation. More jobs have…
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New Appointments
Judy Waruiru appointed as Managing Director for digital payments firm DPO Africa
African digital payments company DPO has announced the appointment of Judy Waruiru as Managing Director for Africa effective in January…
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Flutterwave adds Google Pay as a payment option for African businesses
Nigerian fintech Flutterwave is adding Google Pay, a mobile payment service, developed by Google, as a payment method. As part…
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BUSINESS
CBK grants digital payments provider DPO Group a PSP license to operate in Kenya
African digital payments provider DPO Group Kenya has received official approval from the Central Bank of Kenya to operate as…
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Google Wallet goes live in South Africa
South Africa has become the first African country to benefit from Google Wallet, a service that allows customers to pay…
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BUSINESS
DPO Group CEO Eran Feinstein announces his retirement
DPO Group (DPO) co-founder and CEO Eran Feinstein has announced his retirement from the company. His retirement comes just nine…
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Visa expands its digital payments with new office in DRC
Global payments company Visa has announced the establishment of local business operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). DRC…
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News
Mastercard and PesaLink sign MoU to drive payments sector digital transformation in Kenya
Integrated Payment Services Limited (IPSL) which runs the PesaLink payments ecosystem has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mastercard…
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News
Digital Payments in Kenya Grow Beyond Pandemic-Led Push, Cellulant
Digital payments have shifted from being a nice-to-have for businesses to a necessity as more consumers prefer digital platforms as…
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BUSINESS
Payment solutions provider Virtual Pay receives ISO 27001 certification
Virtual Pay, a leading payment solutions provider has been awarded the prestigious ISO 27001:2013 certification receiving accreditation for its Information…
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Standard Bank partners with Flutterwave to build digital payments solutions in Africa
Standard Bank has partnered with African fintech company Flutterwave to build digital payments solutions for the different markets the bank…
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BUSINESS
AfricaNenda launches a new African-led digital financial inclusion advisory platform
AfricaNenda, an emerging and independent Africa-led coalition of dedicated digital payments experts on Thursday launched a new digital financial inclusion…
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BUSINESS
Mastercard and Zambian fintech firm Digital PayGo launch merchant mobile payments solution for SMEs
Mastercard has partnered with Zambian-based fintech company, Digital PayGo, to launch a new merchant mobile payments solution for SMEs in…
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News
Cellulant introduces its digital payments platform Tingg in Zambia
Cellulant has rolled out Tingg, its digital payments platform enabling businesses and their consumers accept and make payments seamlessly in…
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News
Visa highlights key innovation capabilities that will drive financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa
Visa, the world leader in digital payments, showcased key innovation capabilities that will accelerate financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa. Hosting…
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News
Former Interswitch Sales Network Lead Karimi Ithau Appointed New Kenswitch Kenya Managing Director
Payments service provider Kenswitch Kenya has appointed Ms. Karimi Ithau as its new Managing Director. Ms. Karimu joins Kenswitch from Interswitch…
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News
These Industries grew in 2020 despite Covid-19 slowdown
There are a few events in history that have changed the course of humanity and this ongoing Covid-19 pandemic may…
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BUSINESS
WorldRemit announces Africa-focused Entrepreneurship Program in Kenya
WorldRemit, a global digital payments company, has launched an Africa-focused entrepreneurship programme in Kenya. The WorldRemit Entrepreneurs Programme will also be…
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BUSINESS
Prime Bank and SimbaPay partner for instant international money transfer
Kenya’s private bank Prime Bank has partnered with London-based fintech SimbaPay, to launch an instant international money transfer service via…
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Blockchain
PayPal to allow Users to Buy, Hold, and Sell Cryptocurrencies on the Platform
PayPal is finally joining the crypto market. On Wednesday, the company announced a new service that will allow users to…
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Visa’s Fast Track Program Propels Growth of the Fintech Industry Worldwide
Visa today announced its continued support of the global Fintech community, having grown the Fast Track Program to over 140 Fintechs.…
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BUSINESS
WhatsApp’s Payment Service Set To Be Rolled Out In India By End Of May
WhatsApp’s UPI based payment service, WhatsApp Pay, is finally ready to be launched in India. After around two years since…
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News
Visa and Pesapal Partner for Connected Payments in Africa
Visa has announced a new partnership with Pesapal to drive connected digital payments to consumers and businesses in Africa. Under…
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BUSINESS
Why eCommerce companies in Kenya should adopt online payments solutions
Research firm eMarketer estimate that global eCommerce will rise by 20.7% in 2019 to $3.535 trillion. The firm notes that…
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BUSINESS
Payments technologies are disrupting the finance industry
Advancements in payments technologies have disrupted the finance industry in a very huge way. Payments transactions have completely evolved from…
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News
Mastercard and Angaza partner to roll out digital payment solution in emerging markets
Mastercard entered into a new partnership with last-mile distribution technology leader Angaza to roll out a digital payment solution for…
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News
WorldRemit has launched low-cost digital money transfers from South Africa
Digital money transfer service WorldRemit has launched its low-cost digital money transfer service from South Africa to over 145 destinations worldwide. Using…
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BUSINESS
Ecobank names MFS Africa Ltd as its Digital payment partner
Ecobank has announced the appointment of MFS Africa as its Digital payment partner enabling cross-platform payment services for Ecobank account…
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BUSINESS
Digital payments could boost tax revenue and drive economic modernization in Tanzania
Digital payments could drive economic modernization in Tanzania each year, a new study has found. The study by the United…
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BUSINESS
Visa Brings Digital Payments to Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Visa will this year implement 4,000 POS terminals across key Olympic venues, as well as 11 ATMs in partnership with…
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