digital economy
CellPoint Digital has been selected by Yas Theme Parks in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to enable the use of Alipay as an online payment method. The partnership will initially allow guests to use Alipay to book their tickets for the theme parks including Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi, and Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi. Therefore, CellPoint’s […]
Temenos has announced that its cloud-native technology platform has gone live with Varo Bank. Varo, the first consumer fintech granted a national bank charter in the US, is using Temenos Transact as its core banking technology. Temenos Transact makes it possible to offer a full range of digital banking products, from deposit and saving accounts […]
Visa has partnered with Norway-based digital wallet Vipps to accelerate mobile payments in Europe. Visa’s clients and partners will now be able to take advantage of the Vipps platform to create their own digital wallets and offer customers new ways to pay, be paid, and manage their money. Antony Cahill, Managing Director European Regions at […]
Global money transfer start-up PaySii has partnered with MFS Africa to facilitate remittances into Africa. This partnership will allow the company to service customers sending money to mobile money wallets in Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Cameroon, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Côte d’Ivoire, Zambia, Madagascar, Malawi, Congo, Niger and Benin. The partnership will facilitate the money transfers into mobile […]
Mastercard has partnered with TSYS to enable consumers to use their Mastercard to split transactions into instalments before, during, or after checkout. This partnership complements Mastercard’s comprehensive suite of merchant offerings through API-based solutions, commercial partnerships, and acquisitions across the globe. “Adding the installment lending function to a bank card is suitable for all parties in the transaction. […]
Mastercard partners with Hero to create priceless possibilities for millions as they transform the digital payments and financial services landscape MENA. The solution will lead to superior consumer experience and financial security for consumers, riders and restaurants, spearheading growth of digital inclusion across the region and additionally drive operational efficiencies across Delivery Hero’s platforms. It […]
The OCBC bank recently declared that customers in Singapore can use SingPass to access digital banking services through the mobile banking as an alternative login to access the full suite of digital banking services via the OCBC Mobile Banking app or Internet banking. SingPass will benefit customers who currently use an access code and PIN […]
Mastercard has announced the expansion of its cryptocurrency program. Supercharging the partnership experience, cryptocurrency and crypto card partners are invited to join Mastercard’s Accelerate program for emerging brands and fintech, giving them access to everything they need to grow quickly. The move comes as Wirex becomes the first native cryptocurrency platform to be granted a […]
President Dr. Arif Alvi on last week said Pakistan had immense potential in the field of the digital economy and digital education and stressed the importance of fast data communication modes to explore vast opportunities in such areas. “Pakistan has high prospects in making strides in the digital economy, digital education and digital finance and […]
VMware, a leading innovator in enterprise software, has announced that it is working with Premier Systems, a leading provider of IT services in Pakistan, to help businesses in the country connect, accelerate, scale and protect their organizational assets as they work through business and societal disruption. With an unprecedented number of people now working remotely […]