In cooperation with the Mozambique authorities, Paycode has helped create biometric identities for 18,000 Mozambicans to facilitate offline social grant payments to recipients in rural areas. Paycode specialises in payment…

Kenya has become the first African country to start negotiations with the USA for a free trade agreement (FTA). The USA was Kenya’s third-biggest trading partner in 2019, importing the…

The implementation of the African Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is set to start on 1 July 2020, following the agreement’s entry into force on 30 May 2019. Fifty-four countries have…

We understand that the latest craze is for resold make-up on Glambot, the makeup and skincare resale platform founded by Karen Horiuchi in 2013. Modelled on Thredup, consumers send in…

Telelift uses drones the size of a dining table, which is attached to the ground by a long wire and, according to their maker, can stay in the air for…

Globally ecommerce will hit Us$5 trillion in 2020, and its impact means retailers and brands must prepare for its next evolutions. According to the US Census Bureau, the US retail…

Meanwhile, Apple’s mobile wallet is taking a growing chunk of card payments around the world. As the service grows, it is becoming a greater challenge to rivals like PayPal and…

WhatsApp Pay has gained permission from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to expand in stages over the next years. The first stage allows it to grow to 10 million users. WhatsApp Pay started…

In June, when hopefully the epidemic will have passed, EFSA will be giving a day’s workshops on 22 June at the SAITEX/ Hotels and Hospitality event in Gallagher’s Conference Centre,…

A number of malware attacks designed specifically against banks have been identified this year. These include: Credential stuffing is a type of cyberattack that usually targets the personal data of banking customers. With stolen…