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M-Pesa Partners With Visa for Virtual Card Payments in Africa

M-Pesa Partners With Visa for Virtual Card Payments in Africa
M-Pesa Partners With Visa for Virtual Card Payments in Africa
June 02, 2022  |  Digital Payments

African money transfer service M-Pesa will be teaming with Visa on a virtual payment card service that will try to tap into the subscriptions market...

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Lack of Trust, Gov’t Support Are Main Barriers to Digital Advancement in Developing Markets
Lack of Trust, Gov’t Support Are Main Barriers to Digital Advancement in Developing Markets
September 08, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

If anyone has the knowledge and experience to speak confidently about the ups and downs of Africa’s technology and payments ecosystem, it’s 30-year-old serial entrepreneur...

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Today In Payments: Mastercard, Lloyds Bank Team For Open Banking; Amazon Job Posting Hints At Cryptos’ Retail Future
Today In Payments: Mastercard, Lloyds Bank Team For Open Banking; Amazon Job Posting Hints At...
July 26, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Mastercard and Lloyds Bank have teamed up to launch a new open banking API for merchants and consumers. Plus, big tech...

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Vodafone Considers Spinning Off M-Pesa Money Service
Vodafone Considers Spinning Off M-Pesa Money Service
July 23, 2021  |  Mobile Commerce

Vodafone could spin off its popular African mobile money service M-Pesa, the company’s CEO told Bloomberg News on Friday (July 23). Get the Full Story...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Vinted Lands More Than $300 Million In Funding; Safaricom Eyes Having Its Mobile Payments Service On Amazon
Today In Payments Around The World: Vinted Lands More Than $300 Million In Funding; Safaricom...
May 13, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s top payments news around the world, Vinted has landed more than $300 million from investors, while Safaricom is reportedly in talks about harnessing...

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Amazon, Safaricom Explore Enabling M-PESA Wallets On Amazon
Amazon, Safaricom Explore Enabling M-PESA Wallets On Amazon
May 13, 2021  |  Mobile Payments

Kenyan telecom Safaricom is discussing the use of its mobile money service M-Pesa on Amazon’s eCommerce platform, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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New Report: Solving Gig Platforms Cross-Border Payments And Compliance Complexities
New Report: Solving Gig Platforms Cross-Border Payments And Compliance Complexities
July 24, 2020  |  Exclusive Series

The eCommerce marketplaces have been a lifeline for businesses and consumers who want to transact under stay-at-home orders and while safely social distancing. These marketplaces...

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Innovation Eases The Friction Of Global Payment Rails
Innovation Eases The Friction Of Global Payment Rails
April 30, 2020  |  B2B Payments

This week’s examination of the latest in payments rails innovation finds financial service providers innovating on top of existing rails to address the friction of...

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