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...
In today’s top news, PayPal acquired Happy Returns, Coinbase reported $1.8 billion in revenues in its first-quarter report and AirBnb sees a travel boom for...
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...
Kenyan telecom Safaricom is discussing the use of its mobile money service M-Pesa on Amazon’s eCommerce platform, Bloomberg reported. The move comes out of Safaricom’s...
With a new Google Play app called Device Lock Controller, creditors for installment phone plans have gained the ability to restrict access to one’s phone...
In today’s top news, the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department are collaborating to develop a new facility to help small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) stay...
Safaricom, Kenya’s telecommunications giant, and the South African mobile communications company Vodacom have completed the acquisition of the M-PESA brand, along with its product development...
Safaricom, the largest telecom company in Kenya, said that it was going to waive fees for M-Pesa, the country’s largest digital money service, to help...
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes TransferMate’s approval for a payments license in Singapore, Chinese bank Shanghai...