Tag: Digital Payments
MoMo Month: MTN to drive growth digital payment via partnerships
MobileMoney Limited (MTN MoMo) has officially launched this year’s MoMo Month celebrations in Accra, Kumasi and Mankessim to highlight the importance of partnerships to...
US: Global Payments to acquire rival EVO for $4 billion
US-based Global Payments is to acquire smaller rival EVO Payments for nearly $4 billion in an all-cash deal that will extend its reach in...
Google Wallet starts rolling out worldwide
The new Google Wallet has begun appearing on phones in dozens of countries as the tech giant tries to reboot its mobile payments system.
The...
Livestream shopping coming to Africa
There are times you order an item online but what the vendor sends to you is different from what you ordered. This challenge might...
Tokenised payments to exceed 1 trillion globally by 2026; driven by...
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total number of tokenised payment transactions will exceed 1 trillion globally by 2026; rising from 680...
PayAngel joins Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub
Leading African payment solutions and remittance platform, PayAngel has joined the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub, dedicated to helping early-stage startups leapfrog the barriers...
Former Flutterwave exec launches African remittance startup in UK
As Africa's biggest Fintech, Flutterwave reels under scandals in Africa, one of its former executives has launched her own Fintech in the UK to...
GhanaPay bank-wide mobile money service launched
The Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has, on Wednesday June 15, 2022, launched the GhanaPay Mobile Money Service in Accra.
The GhanaPay is the first...
Mastercard boosts Digital Payments capabilities in Africa, Europe, Middle East
For the digitally connected consumer who seeks immediacy and convenience, Mastercard’s Digital First program delivers an innovative and secure experience that makes it easier...
Visa, M-Pesa partner in global payments deal, coming to Ghana next...
Visa has partnered with Kenya-based mobile money platform M-Pesa (owned by telecom giant Safaricom) to launch the M-Pesa GlobalPay virtual Visa card, to enable...