I never realised how little I knew about digital payments technology company VISA until I became part of the first ever VISA conversation in Africa talking about the technology behind the solution, which now allows ...
East Africa is set to benefit from a new innovation lab by MasterCard that aims to use new products and services, developed by startups at the lab, to improve the lives of people across the ...
The government of Rwanda has joined a new initiative that will see the country work with the United Nations (UN) to promote a cashless economy by incorporating electronic payments in all operations across the country. ...
People living and working in Somalia will now be able to make cash withdrawal transactions from their international banks after a bank in the country installed the first ever Automatic Teller Machine (ATM). The ATM, ...
Recently, ATM and other electronic fraud cases have become a major cause of concern for banks, regulators and bank customers. Industry players globally have turned to enhanced technological interventions in an effort to curb this ...
Everyone agree that the mobile money idea that has thrived in the Kenyan market has been a huge success. If in doubt, check out how much money was transferred via M-Pesa in Safaricom’s 2010 – ...
airtel Africa, Standard Chartered Bank and MasterCard Worldwide today announced the launch of the world’s first virtual card that operates off a wallet residing on a mobile phone. This innovative payment method known as airtel ...