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Standard Bank South Africa to implement VeriFone’s SAIL EMV
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US-based electronic payment solutions provider VeriFone Systems has announced the launch of SAIL EMV, which will be implemented by Standard Bank South Africa
Barclays launches free money transfers from UK to Kenya
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Barclays Bank of Kenya has launched PINGIT, a mobile money transfer service, in an attempt to boost mobile commerce and diaspora remittances between Kenya and the UK
Western Union and Ecobank launch Internet-based money transfer in Kenya
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Global payment service provider Western Union and financial services group Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (Ecobank) have announced the launch of Account Based Money Transfer service (ABMT) in Kenya
Ecobank informed that its Ecobank Retail Banking has intentions to offer the Western Union ABMT service in more than 2,600 agent locations across 31 countries in the coming months.
The bank also added that ABMT will allow Ecobank customers access to the Western Union service via Internet banking and through any of the ATMs and kiosks in the Ecobank network, enabling them to receive money in their accounts anytime from any of the approximately 510,000 Western Union Agent locations around the world.
Middle and East Africa, Western Union senior vice-president Jean-Claude Farah, said, “Western Union is pleased to strengthen this mutually productive and beneficial relationship with the inclusion of electronic banking channels that are customer-centric and technologically advanced.”
North, central and West Africa, Western Union vice-president, Aida Diarra, said, “The inclusion of Account Based Money Transfer systems reinforces our relationship with Ecobank. This also demonstrates Western Union’s continual commitment to providing reliable and convenient money transfer services”.
Ecobank group remittance manager, Linus Adaba, said, “The financial services industry is a major driver of Africa’s economic growth, particularly as international migration continues to expand, fuelling the global remittances market. Ecobank and Western Union play a pivotal role by moving money across the continent in cost-effective ways.”
iROKING enters into partnership with GoMetro
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African online music distributor iROKO Partners has entered into a partnership with GoMetro, a mobile site launched by mobi.lity, and the South African commuter rail agency Metrorail to allow commuters to access real-time train schedules
Safaricom head highlights social responsibility initiatives
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Sanda Djambo, head of corporate responsibility at Safaricom, spoke recently at the company's offices in Nairobi, Kenya, on the development of sustainable initiatives designed to deliver the transformation of lives through the adoption and use of its network and services
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