Barclaycard Payments has extended its relationship with SAP by integrating its Smartpay gateway into SAP’s Upscale commerce platform. Business signed up to SAP Upscale Commerce will be able to access Barclaycard Smartpay and take advantage of benefits including a frictionless customer experience and bolstered fraud defences. SAP Upscale Commerce is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) commerce solution […]

Safaricom and the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) launched the NHIF mini-app within the M-PESA Super App. The NHIF mini-app will provide all NHIF services through the Super App, empowering customers to access services wherever they may be without visiting NHIF offices or downloading a separate app. Payment and account reconciliation services are already live […]

Paddle, the global revenue platform for software companies, has announced the first alternative In-App Purchasing (IAP) system for iOS developers. Paddle’s new offering is a direct response to the recent ruling in the Apple vs Epic lawsuit. Developers can register their interest in Paddle In-App Purchase from today, with the new service going live on 7th December 2021, […]

South Asia’s e-commerce market leader, Daraz, celebrates this month the third anniversary of its digitalized logistics arm, Daraz Express (DEX). As the first digitalized logistics company designed for e-commerce operations across Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Nepal, DEX has seen rapid growth since its launch in 2018, delivering close to 65 million packages in […]

U.S. Bank has announced that its cryptocurrency custody services are now live and available to their Global Fund Services clients. The services are intended for institutional investment managers with private funds in the U.S. or Cayman Islands who would like a safekeeping solution for Bitcoin – with additional coin support coming soon. NYDIG, a leading […]

Africa is home to the second-largest banking market in the world in terms of growth and portability. Digital transformation of the BFSI sector is no longer an attractive option, in fact it is now a need and imperative for banks to survive. Too many non-banking players have entered the market, making complete use of the […]

WISeKey and IoT company has joined forces with Polygon, to offer Trusted NFTs solution to masses with the launch of WISe.ART NFT platform in September 2021. Polygon is a platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development, as well as for networking Ethereum-compatible blockchains.  Its ultra-low transaction fees and sustainable Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism makes Polygon […]

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has expanded into Japan, one of the first countries to embrace crypto and one of the largest markets by crypto trading volumes in the world. Partnership with MUFG will help millions of people in Japan access the platform quickly and begin trading on our exchange by offering MUFG Quick Deposit for all customers in […]

Klarna has offically launched in Poland with it popular “Pay in 30 days” option, in partnership with H&M, as well as the Klarna app.  With ‘Pay in 30’, consumers can shop and pay smarter, in a way that gives them more flexibility, convenience and choice, with no interest or fees. Additionally, the Klarna app allows them […]

Float has partnered with Mono to help businesses in Africa grow by easing credit needs with collateral-free revenue advances. Running a small business or sole proprietorship is daunting and limited access to capital can make this twice as hard. Businesses require all the assistance they can get, and this includes access to credit. This is how Float […]