Targeted at merchants that do not yet accept mobile payments, the starter packs enable easier mobile payment integration into SMEs' payment systems.
The technology advancements work congruently in the retail environment.
The billing system combines payment and billing while interlinking with multiple banks and various other financial services providers.
The new smartphone apps are designed to simplify mobile money payments between merchants and consumers.
As one of four finalists in the financial inclusion category, local fintech company Nomanini received a R458?000 award.
DigiBots develops a payment gateway integrated into Facebook Messenger and Web site chatbots.
The e-commerce site extends its partnership with Mall for Africa to bring local handmade goods to the US.
The retail industry has engaged with "omni-channels", creating more data, delivering more engagement from customers, and drawing from more data sources, says Qlik.
Contactless payments will account for one in two point-of-sale transactions globally by 2022.
DPO plans to merge both?VCS?SA and PayThru, which it acquired last month, with PayGate, to create the leading payments service provider in South Africa.
Push payments allow retailers to integrate a payment platform into digital messaging platforms such as SMS, e-mail or chat messages.