Victor de Kock, head of Strategic Merchants and Acceptance, Mastercard, South Africa sheds light on how seamless digital payments are the key to unlocking the promise of omni-channel retail and how retailers... FULL STORY >

Mastercard has announced that together with the City of Ekurhuleni, they are helping ratepayers pay their bills using their smartphones. This comes as a global first, with the metro being the first local... FULL STORY >

South African mobile payments startup iKhokha and Mastercard today announced a partnership that aims to significantly boost payment card acceptance at micro, small and medium enterprises in... FULL STORY >

The cashless economy is almost here. Just a couple months ago, the European Central Bank suggested that the 500 Euro note will be eliminated. While the humble card is still the most favoured method of payment, digital wallet... FULL STORY >

MasterPass-powered vPOS enables merchants and businesses on the move to accept digital card payments anywhere, anytime. FULL STORY >

In a recent policy update, PayPal will be eliminating its Purchase Protection cover for users funding online campaigns, citing project failure rates. FULL STORY >

As mobile payments continue to rise with an estimated 447.9 million users worldwide, Sage Pay's MD Charles Pittaway unpacks the advantages that mobile payments hold. FULL STORY >

Many South African SMEs continue to use inflexible, expensive payment solutions from large financial institutions because they are not aware of new-age online payment offerings that offer them lower costs and higher levels of business automation FULL STORY >

A test conducted by Kaspersky Lab has shown that many users do not know (or know, but do not follow) basic security rules when making online payments or using online banking systems. FULL STORY >

Serving as its second attempt at an Android-based wallet app, Google begins the rollout of Android Pay to select users touting a 4.4 OS and NFC-enabled device. FULL STORY >

Loyalty payments are holding a steady ground when it comes to chosen methods of purchasing items over the internet. This is according to a research study by payment provider, PayU. The study reveals that South African consumers have put loyalty payments... FULL STORY >

Do you have an inspirational idea ready to take the software world by storm? Startup Knight is a competition for software-based tech start-ups that are aiming to make it big in the world of business. FULL STORY >

FNB today launched its new cashless payment functionality, GeoPayments, which enables users of the FNB app to make cashless payments. FULL STORY >

Absa bank has launched a trial that may mark the beginning of the end for the wallet as we know it. FULL STORY >