Mastercard acquires Oltio to accelerate digital payments adoption in Middle East and Africa
By Press Release 6 March 2018Acquisition to drive cash displacement and innovation in emerging markets. FULL STORY >
South Africans Prefer Digital Wallets - 52% use mobile phone to pay, abandoning wallets
By Press Release 5 March 2018New research from PayPal shows how attached South Africans are to their mobile phones and highlights potential for mobile eCommerce. FULL STORY >
PayJoy and Allied Mobile to make smartphones accessible to more Africans
By Press Release 23 February 2018Currently operating in the United States and Mexico, smartphone payment solutions provider, PayJoy, announces its expansion into Africa. FULL STORY >
Gemalto launches the first biometric EMV card for contactless payments
By Press Release 22 January 2018Gemalto, the world leader in digital security has announced that it will now supply the world’s first EMV biometric dual interface payment card for both chip and contactless payments. FULL STORY >
Late payments: The knock-on effects on SA small businesses
By Press Release 8 December 2017Sage has just released an economic report which reveals the detrimental impacts of late payments on small businesses equating to R25 billion ($3 trillion) globally. FULL STORY >
Opera integrates web payment solution first in Kenya
By Press Release 8 December 2017Opera, the Norwegian developer of Opera Mini has integrated a new web payment platform in Kenya called OPay. The new solution aims to facilitate Kenya and its highest rate of mobile payment technology adoption in the world. FULL STORY >
You can't use bitcoin to buy games on Steam anymore
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 7 December 2017The cryptocurrency will no longer be accepted by Steam, with the site stating it's too unstable and costly. FULL STORY >
Mastercard partners with Spazapp to bring mobile payments to informal traders
By Press Release 14 November 2017Mastercard has announced the collaborating with Durban-based tech company Spazapp, to bring secure, seamless and convenient mobile payments to thousands of informal traders and convenience stores, better known as... FULL STORY >
Mastercard collaborates with Yoco to bring card payments to another 15 000 Small and Medium Businesses in South Africa
By Press Release 25 October 2017Mastercard has announced a collaboration with South African fintech company Yoco to roll out 15 000 mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) devices to small and medium-sized businesses by... FULL STORY >
New Mastercard service helps reduce fraud-related costs while improving the consumer experience
By Press Release 4 October 2017Earlier this week Mastercard launched a new service, Early Detection System, which provides issuers with a unique advanced alert for cards and accounts at a heightened risk of fraudulent use. FULL STORY >
Revealed: Sage Payments Landscape Report for small business
By Press Release 21 June 2017Sage Payments Landscape Report reveals that 90% of respondents are more likely to shop somewhere that offers them multiple ways to pay. FULL STORY >
Are authenticated collections reinventing the debit order?
By Staff Writer 3 May 2017By Niel Bester, SVP Products at Entersekt. FULL STORY >
Mastercard unveils next generation Biometric Card
By Press Release 20 April 2017Mastercard today unveiled the next generation biometric card, combining chip technology with fingerprints to conveniently and safely verify the cardholder’s identity for in-store purchases. FULL STORY >
Masterpass accepted at 30 000 SnapScan merchants nationwide
By Press Release 24 November 2016Masterpass is now the most widely accepted digital wallet in South Africa. FULL STORY >
Mobile Payment security for a globetrotting generation
By Press Release 8 November 2016Ajay Bhalla, president for Enterprise Security for Mastercard, unpacks how mobile payment security and advances in technology and the travel experience – compared to only a few years ago – are making things faster, simpler and more... FULL STORY >
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