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May 29, 2020
On the wires
South Africa’s Mama Money Expands Global Reach With Western Union – Customers Can Now Send International Money Transfers To 200 Countries And Territories Via The Mama Money Mobile App
“Western Union, a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, and Mama Money, a rapidly growing international money transfer company, have joined forces to enable Mama Money customers to send money to their loved ones around the world via Western Union’s Global Network. This collaboration will gear Mama Money’s more than 500,000 customers in South Africa to send money from their smartphones for payout into billions of bank accounts in over 100 countries around the world or in cash at Western Union Agent locations across more than 200 countries and territories.”
October 3, 2018
On the wires
Mastercard and EasyPay take the friction out of bill payments
“South Africans can now buy prepaid utility services or pay their accounts from approximately 600 bill issuers with the new EasyPay Mobile app using Masterpass, the global digital payment service from Mastercard. Announced today at the Mastercard Connecting Tomorrow Forum in Barcelona, this collaboration marks a significant milestone in Mastercard’s strategy to displace cash and reduce friction in consumer payments.”
August 2, 2018
On the web
Wirecard’s Digital Payment Product Launches In South Africa
Cards International
“Wirecard is now in South Africa after its digital payment product, SecureEFT, was introduced. Thanks to the payment service from Wirecard South Africa consumers will be able to make online payments directly into a bank account. Besides facilitating transactions, the service is said to provide real-time notifications to customers during payments.”
August 1, 2018
On the wires
Mastercard And Entersekt Enable All-In-One, Scan-To-Pay Feature In Nedbank App
Mastercard
“Mastercard and Entersekt have collaborated to enable Nedbank’s customers to make QR payments to Masterpass, Pay@, SnapScan, and Zapper merchants and billers through the Nedbank Money app, whether they are paying online or at a physical point of presence. This market-first development means that Nedbank Money users need just one smartphone app for all major domestic scan-to-pay services, representing a combined footprint of more than 100,000 retail points of presence and 800 billers.”
May 8, 2018
On the web
Biometric ATMs extend banking services
IT Online
“FNB has launched a mini-ATM that uses biometrics as a means of consumer validation, a move the bank believes is a first for South Africa. The TouchPoint device functions as a self-service kiosk from which customers can conduct transactional banking such as withdrawals, transfers and payments, view statements, purchase airtime and electricity and perform card cancellations. It can also be usesd to open new accounts.”
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