SmartSwitch advances financial inclusion in Botswana
The fintech has launched a biometric-enabled smart card platform aimed at the country's underserved and underbanked communities.
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Cross Switch enters Kenya through Pesawise alliance
Cross Switch intends to use its scalable global payments infrastructure to provide Kenyan retailers easy acceptance across numerous payment channels.
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Egyptian fintechs boost payments security with new card
The Basata Card aims to offer flexible and secure financial solutions to both merchants and individual consumers.
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Visa eyes $1.3 trillion digital opportunity in Africa
Already leading the world in the field of mobile money, Visa says there is great potential for digital payments and cryptocurrencies in Africa.
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SA’s Merchants launches call centre in Alexandra Township
Alexandra is one of South Africa's poorer townships, and Merchants believes the call centre will give job opportunities and boost the economy for the locals.
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Banks missing cryptocurrency opportunity in SA
There is certainly an appetite for investment into cryptocurrency locally explains Mat Conn, Group CRO at Merchants.
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83% of South African consumers choose human connection over digital
Research by BPO provider Merchants shows impact of COVID-19 on the overall customer experience.
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The contact centre is the ideal 4IR training ground
Zain Patel, Managing Director, Merchants says many soft skills are not taught through educational curricula, and rather need to be honed through the right type of experience.
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Zimbabwe's telecash agents increase
The mobile money transfer service now has 2,600 agents and merchants.
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Interview with Darren Arnold, services executive for Merchants
Executive explains as to why Africa is becoming a popular destination for the likes of contact centres.