A South Korean mobile payment provider has expanded its reach after signing agreements with network operators.
A survey shows, despite security threats, consumers show lot of interest in m-commerce.
More investments will be made if technology helps to grow the top line.
Rivalry between Airtel and Safaricom increases as the two operators unveil similar virtual credit card payment services.
NSFAS fintech partners to challenge contract cancellations
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WiWallet will be available to MXit's 10 million-strong consumer base within the second quarter.
In this World Wide Wrap: UK mobile banking lags, mobile tech to change banking, and Sybase avails software for banks.
In this World Wide Wrap: KT buys mobile payment stake, Tech Data converges the data centre, and all set for Mobile World Congress.
Huawei Cloud drives African FinTech innovation
Mark Wang, Solution Architect at Huawei Cloud Southern Africa, spoke to ITWeb about Huawei being a strategic partner in the banking sector. He also addressed challenges for banks in SA and potential growth in the payment ecosystem for customers. #huaweicloud #fintech #digitalbanking
In this World Wide Wrap: Self-service tool predicts glitches, logistics company presents FlexTMS, and VaultWare looks into self-service.
Users can now perform banking transactions without airtime.
In this World Wide Wrap: World Bank ditches Nairobi project, Hurricane system predicts risk, and Singapore gets risk institute.
The future of banking in Africa
MTN and Huawei, in partnership with Brainstorm magazine, held an executive roundtable on 11 May for industry insiders from the financial sector to discuss emerging technologies and digitisation in the banking space. #mtn #huawei #fintech
Organisations should incorporate security into all projects, so it is built in, rather than 'bolted-on'.
The system is a great way to manage company's relations with clients in an organised manner, says Quarphix Corporation.
As more users take advantage of e-commerce, the continent must be wary of security issues, says Arcot Systems.