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PayRetailers expands further into Africa

PayRetailers expands further into Africa

Geoff Seeley is the CMO for PayPal. Source: PayPal.

PayPal appoints Geoff Seeley as new CMO amid job cuts

By Karabo Ledwaba 27 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters.

Nigerian central bank lifts ban on crypto trading

By MacDonald Dzirutwe 27 Dec 2023

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Kobus du Plooy, CEO of Celbux

Mobile wallets still have a way to go

6 Mar 2019

Scaling e-commerce in Africa

Scaling e-commerce in Africa

Dean McCoubrey 13 Feb 2019

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Listen up! Why Mastercard is becoming a sonic brand

Leigh Andrews 8 Feb 2019

Transactional sector is about to be transformed

Transactional sector is about to be transformed

7 Feb 2019

#BizTrends2019: Payments, engagement, partnership - African retail trends for 2019

#BizTrends2019: Payments, engagement, partnership - African retail trends for 2019

Mark Schech 22 Jan 2019

Corrie Bakker, Head of Business Development & Strategy - Africa at PayU EMEA

#BizTrends2019: The digitalisation of payment providers in 2019

Evan-Lee Courie 21 Jan 2019

Visa and Vivo Energy partner to enhance digital payments

Visa and Vivo Energy partner to enhance digital payments

28 Nov 2018

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Bizcommunity.com 24 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

Using tech to elevate the in-store customer experience

Using tech to elevate the in-store customer experience

16 Oct 2018

Omar Abdisalan/Amisom/Flickr

Mobile money transfers have taken off in Somalia. But there are risks

Victor Odundo Owuor 15 Oct 2018

SA payments startup Yoco raises $16m in funding

SA payments startup Yoco raises $16m in funding

7 Sep 2018

Demand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

Demand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

3 Sep 2018

#PIPC2018: The role of affordable payment solutions in promoting financial inclusion

#PIPC2018: The role of affordable payment solutions in promoting financial inclusion

2 Aug 2018

Contactless payments to account for 15% of total POS transactions by 2020

Contactless payments to account for 15% of total POS transactions by 2020

31 Jul 2018

Absa embraces Africa with new brand

11 Jul 2018

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

Gabriella Mulligan 6 Jul 2018

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

5 Jul 2018

How technology is transforming the retail business

How technology is transforming the retail business

Andre Rosslee 3 Jul 2018

Retail tech innovation trends unpacked at annual RCS Summit

Retail tech innovation trends unpacked at annual RCS Summit

29 Jun 2018

#MFGIndaba: An uncomfortable world

#MFGIndaba: An uncomfortable world

Danette Breitenbach 26 Jun 2018

Global digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

Global digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

6 Jun 2018

Kenyan startup Tanda launches inventory-management solution

Kenyan startup Tanda launches inventory-management solution

Tom Jackson 6 Jun 2018

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

Jaza Duka benefits local communities by giving them quicker, more reliable access to the products they need most to support their families.

Pilot study to overcome cash constraints for entrepreneurs

9 May 2018

Africa's new free trade area - streamlining trade and infrastructure development

Africa's new free trade area - streamlining trade and infrastructure development

Kieran Whyte and Jen Stolp 8 May 2018

SA's first biometric ATM by FNB

SA's first biometric ATM by FNB

7 May 2018

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

Payment trends in Africa - driven by tech with an African twist

Payment trends in Africa - driven by tech with an African twist

David Noel Lardin 13 Mar 2018

SA women remain underrepresented among the ranks of entrepreneurs

SA women remain underrepresented among the ranks of entrepreneurs

8 Mar 2018

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Leigh Andrews 8 Feb 2019

Transactional sector is about to be transformed

FinanceTransactional sector is about to be transformed

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Retail#BizTrends2019: Payments, engagement, partnership - African retail trends for 2019

Mark Schech 22 Jan 2019

Corrie Bakker, Head of Business Development & Strategy - Africa at PayU EMEA

ICT#BizTrends2019: The digitalisation of payment providers in 2019

Evan-Lee Courie 21 Jan 2019

Visa and Vivo Energy partner to enhance digital payments

AutomotiveVisa and Vivo Energy partner to enhance digital payments

28 Nov 2018

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

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Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

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Using tech to elevate the in-store customer experience

RetailUsing tech to elevate the in-store customer experience

16 Oct 2018

Omar Abdisalan/Amisom/Flickr

FinanceMobile money transfers have taken off in Somalia. But there are risks

Victor Odundo Owuor 15 Oct 2018

SA payments startup Yoco raises $16m in funding

RetailSA payments startup Yoco raises $16m in funding

7 Sep 2018

Demand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

RetailDemand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

3 Sep 2018

#PIPC2018: The role of affordable payment solutions in promoting financial inclusion

Retail#PIPC2018: The role of affordable payment solutions in promoting financial inclusion

2 Aug 2018

Contactless payments to account for 15% of total POS transactions by 2020

RetailContactless payments to account for 15% of total POS transactions by 2020

31 Jul 2018

FinanceAbsa embraces Africa with new brand

11 Jul 2018

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

RetailAfrican entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

Gabriella Mulligan 6 Jul 2018

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

Marketing & MediaVisa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

5 Jul 2018

How technology is transforming the retail business

RetailHow technology is transforming the retail business

Andre Rosslee 3 Jul 2018

Retail tech innovation trends unpacked at annual RCS Summit

RetailRetail tech innovation trends unpacked at annual RCS Summit

29 Jun 2018

#MFGIndaba: An uncomfortable world

Retail#MFGIndaba: An uncomfortable world

Danette Breitenbach 26 Jun 2018

Global digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

RetailGlobal digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

6 Jun 2018

Kenyan startup Tanda launches inventory-management solution

RetailKenyan startup Tanda launches inventory-management solution

Tom Jackson 6 Jun 2018

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

RetailMoroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

Jaza Duka benefits local communities by giving them quicker, more reliable access to the products they need most to support their families.

RetailPilot study to overcome cash constraints for entrepreneurs

9 May 2018

Africa's new free trade area - streamlining trade and infrastructure development

LegalAfrica's new free trade area - streamlining trade and infrastructure development

Kieran Whyte and Jen Stolp 8 May 2018

SA's first biometric ATM by FNB

FinanceSA's first biometric ATM by FNB

7 May 2018

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

RetailKenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

Payment trends in Africa - driven by tech with an African twist

RetailPayment trends in Africa - driven by tech with an African twist

David Noel Lardin 13 Mar 2018

SA women remain underrepresented among the ranks of entrepreneurs

RetailSA women remain underrepresented among the ranks of entrepreneurs

8 Mar 2018

Mastercard to use Messenger to help SMEs leverage digital payments in Africa, Asia

RetailMastercard to use Messenger to help SMEs leverage digital payments in Africa, Asia

1 Mar 2018

SA's Airbuy launches e-commerce payment gateway

RetailSA's Airbuy launches e-commerce payment gateway

Tom Jackson 25 Jan 2018

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RetailNRD Capital acquires Mike's Kitchen restaurant chain

10 Jan 2018

PayU broadens online payments service in Nigeria with PayU Receive

RetailPayU broadens online payments service in Nigeria with PayU Receive

13 Dec 2017

Less than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable

RetailLess than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable

Gabriella Mulligan 8 Dec 2017

A mobile payments solution for Kenyan retailers

RetailA mobile payments solution for Kenyan retailers

6 Dec 2017

BBM Messenger's Adam Pattison on chat, dark social and the new mobile economy

Marketing & MediaBBM Messenger's Adam Pattison on chat, dark social and the new mobile economy

Jessica Tennant 20 Nov 2017

Mastercard-Spazapp collaboration brings cashless payments to informal retailers

RetailMastercard-Spazapp collaboration brings cashless payments to informal retailers

15 Nov 2017

RMB Ventures, Investec Asset Management acquire stakes in Botswana-based retailer

RetailRMB Ventures, Investec Asset Management acquire stakes in Botswana-based retailer

24 Oct 2017

The world of payments is changing fast

RetailThe world of payments is changing fast

Paul Kent 20 Oct 2017