Ascend Money: Southeast Asia’s most sought-after unicorn
Ascend Money currently has operations in six Southeast Asian countries which include Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Indonesia...
Tag : digital payments
Kenya seeks to tighten regulatory reign over digital payments
t Safaricom controls 98% of the country’s mobile money market, while Airtel Money and other money providers account for just 1.2%...
MFS Africa, Xoom to secure money transfers across 6 African countries
This MFS Africa hub connects more than 200 million mobile wallets in Africa through a single API...
Notable shift in digital payments is observed: Research
A new report from payments company Square found that fewer than one in four payments are being made in cash in the UK...
MFS Africa acquires Beyonic to bridge digital payments for African SMEs
Beyonic is a digital payments management provider for SMEs and fintechs across Africa...
UAE sees surge in digital payments amid the pandemic: Study
A survey conducted by Visa revealed that 71% of consumers reported increased use of digital payments...
Visa, Ooredoo seek to enhance digital payments experience in Qatar
The companies will jointly offer virtual prepaid cards which will be accepted at Visa's more than 53 mn merchant locations worldwide...
Visa, Pesapal to boost digital payments for small businesses in Africa
The new partnership will enable small businesses to accept various forms of Visa payments, including Visa QR, MPos, Mini POS and POS...
Banks will seek blockchain adoption in next three to five years
JP Morgan in its report notes that blockchain is vital to fast payments and digital currency...