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Money Message: Nedbank launches WhatsApp payment service

Nedbank has launched a new service called Money Message that offers payment services for businesses via WhatsApp. The bank unveiled the service on 21…

68% of South Africans are shopping more online – Mastercard

South African shoppers are doing more of their shopping online, and there’s no sign of the trend stopping. That’s the finding of a new…

Vodacom, Mastercard launches VodaPay Masterpass digital payments app

South African telecoms giant Vodacom and global payments firm Mastercard on Thursday announced a new secure digital wallet and payments app called VodaPay Masterpass….

Mastercard to announce new collaboration with Zapper

Zapper will soon be compatible with Mastercard’s Masterpass payments system, after the companies on Monday announced a new possible collaboration. The two companies are…

Mastercard opens its blockchain APIs for B2B payment solutions

Blockchain technology is all the rage right now, but slowly it’s becoming less of a fad and a more commonplace solution for big technology…

My Vodacom app now supports Mastercard’s Masterpass

South African telecoms giant Vodacom has announced that its customers can now “buy airtime, data bundles and SMS bundles through the My Vodacom mobile…

Online shopping on the rise: Price, convenience, security key

According to the latest MasterCard Worldwide Online Shopping Survey, online shopping has increased significantly and continues to show potential for growth, with price, convenience…

New virtual prepaid card looks to bring online shopping to the masses

There was a time when you needed a credit card to shop online. Then a few pioneers engaged in some technical wizardry and brought…

Wikileaks temporarily shuts to fight ‘arbitrary & unlawful’ financial blockade

Wikileaks has announced the temporary suspension of all “publication” as a result of the financial blockade it faces from MasterCard, Visa, PayPal, Western Union,…

Google Wallet goes live

Ever imagined a future without the inconvenience of having to carry around cash, or credit cards, or any wallet at all? Google has brought…

Donations to Wikileaks through Mastercard and Visa blocked… again

The Wikileaks’ vs credit card giants Visa and Mastercard legal spat continues unabated… Following the whistleblowing site’s ultimatum to sue, and the credit card…

Following ultimatum, WikiLeaks credit card donations reinstated

Mere days after issuing an ultimatum to Visa and Mastercard to lift their seven-month ban on donating to Wikileaks, the whistle-blowing website has claimed…

Wikileaks issues ultimatum to financial giants Visa and Mastercard

Fed up with being unable to receive funds via Visa and Mastercard, on Monday Wikileaks issued an ultimatum. According to the self described, “not-for-profit…

Google Wallet launched, already running into major issues

In a much-anticipated move, Google on Thursday finally unveiled its free mobile application that seeks to turn smartphones into a replacement for credit cards….

‘Anonymous’ takes down Mastercard website in Wikileaks revenge attack

An anonymous group of hackers said on Wednesday they had launched online attacks to shut down the websites of credit card Mastercard and a…

Survey claims 80% of SA users shop online

A survey by Master Card claims that 80% of South African users are shopping online. CDs, DVDs and VCDs” emerged as the most sought…

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