Standard Bank, Mastercard and Google collaborate to help SMEs open their digital doors and reach more customers. Under this joint venture, SMEs can get free access to Standard Bank’s SimplyBlu, an all-in-one e-commerce solution powered by Mastercard Payment Gateway Services, plus free Google Ads to the value of R500. With Google Ads, SMEs can get […]

First Women’s Bank has selected Fiserv to enable the bank’s launch in early 2021. The bank will leverage core processing and a full range of digital engagement technology from Fiserv to bring its unique mission and values to market. First Women’s Bank plans to leverage technology to serve a diverse national deposit and lending market. […]

Ternio has announced that it has joined Visa’s Fast Track program as a cryptocurrency focused enablement partner. Joining Visa’s Fast Track program, Ternio will be able to make it quicker and easier for fintechs to leverage Visa’s global payments network and introduce new crypto-friendly payment experiences. Ternio will help fintechs accelerate the growth of digital payments […]

Mastercard is partnering with Pick n Pay’s Feed the Nation and FoodForward SA to launch a “Click to Feed” initiative that enables its cardholders to donate meals to those who need it the most. Every time a customer pays for their Pick n Pay online shop using their Mastercard, 30 meals will be donated to […]

Mastercard and Amazon.ae have announced a strategic partnership to offer customers exclusive access to the ultimate shopping experience, value-added benefits and online savings. As part of the partnership, the companies intend to launch a number of consumer centric initiatives that will meet the consumers’ evolving shopping requirements. The consumers who sign up for and use […]

David Wang, executive director of Huawei, has launched Huawei’s all-scenario intelligent connectivity solutions for home and enterprise scenarios at the sixth Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF). Through these scenarios, home broadband will enter the experience economy era and the digital transformation of industries will be accelerated. Every upgrade of connectivity has fundamentally changed society. Now, as we […]

Varo Bank is introducing Varo Advance, an innovative product that instantly advances up to $100 to qualifying customers and gives customers more flexibility and control over their finances. Varo Advance provides eligible customers with instant access to up to $100 cash advance directly in the Varo Bank app. It comes with a fixed cost structure and with […]

RBC Capital Markets announced the launch of Aiden, an AI-based electronic trading platform that uses the computational power to get improved trading results and insights for clients. In collaboration with RBC Capital Markets and Borealis AI, Aiden platform has been developed, a world-class AI research center created by RBC, as traders and AI scientists worked side-by-side […]

Tabarak developments has launched  the very first e-payment platform among real estate developers, allowing clients to make payments digitally. The new e-payment helps save customers the time and effort spent in visiting the relevant office to pay their installments or deposits, but also helps protect the health and safety of customers and employees against COVID-19. […]

Stripe has entered into an agreement to acquire Paystack, a technology company based in Lagos that makes it easy for organizations of all sizes to collect payments from around the world. Stripe and Paystack have been working closely together for some time. In 2018, Stripe led Paystack’s Series A financing round and has provided ongoing guidance as […]