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The future of retail will be built on clicks, bricks and data-driven insights

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Over the last 15 years, technology has reshaped the face of global retail. With billions of people spending more time online each day, the way we buy things has evolved. Hundreds of billions of dollars of spending have shifted...
FinTech

Mastercard acquires Oltio to accelerate digital payments adoption in Africa

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Mastercard has completed its acquisition of mobile payments technology company Oltio from Standard Bank Group. The acquisition builds on Mastercard’s longstanding relationship with Oltio, a startup that pioneered and patented several mobile payments and banking solutions, including an authentication...
FinTech

Mastercard launches Masterpass QR bot for SME in Nigeria

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Mastercard announced that it will use Facebook Messenger to provide technology to small businesses in Africa and Asia to drive affordable acceptance of electronic and mobile payments. Access to digital payments will help these businesses expand to new markets,...
General

Governments should use digital finance technologies to fight corruption

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The fight for greater transparency and eradicate corruption is gaining momentum globally. The United Nations prioritised the issue in the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, citing corruption as a major obstacle to economic and social development around the world....
Retail

Mobile payments are becoming much more regular in South Africa

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Mobile payments are becoming much more regular in South Africa, with large retailers, hair salons, coffee shops, flea markets and even some informal retailers like hawkers allowing their customers to pay for goods and services from mobile wallets &...
FinTech

Gemalto’s platform offers digital payment solutions

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Gemalto has announced that its Trusted Service Hub (TSH) can now offer a single gateway enabling issuers to connect to the Mastercard and Visa tokenization services. According to the company, this will simplify the way financial institutions can launch...
East Africa

Mastercard partners FSD Uganda to strengthen financial inclusion

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Mastercard and FSD (Financial Sector Deepening) Uganda have entered into a memorandum of understanding with a goal of partnering to develop financial services and solutions that will improve livelihoods of Ugandans and strengthen the country’s economy. Over half of Uganda’s...
East Africa

Visa and Uber partner to encourage use of e-payments in Kenya

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Uber and Visa have announced a strategic agreement that aims to grow digital commerce across Africa. Under the agreement, Visa will work with its financial institution partners to set up their debit and credit portfolios for eCommerce. The new...
FinTech

SA fintech company empowers SME growth

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South African payments company Yoco now has over 10 000 SMEs in South Africa using its point-of-sale payments platform to accept card payments. The company is adding over 1 000 new SMEs to its base every month, making it...
Cloud Computing

Future of finance for small businesses in 2017

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How we finance and manage our business in today’s South Africa is changing thanks to the increasingly important role of technology. Key developments in financial technologies are freeing small businesses and entrepreneurs from the evils of spreadsheets, outdated systems...
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