Cheapest tap-to-pay enabled smartphones in South Africa — all under R3,000
There are several affordable phone options for South Africans wanting to ditch their physical wallet in favour of a tap-to-pay-enabled smartphone.
For a smartphone to be capable of making tap payments using Google Pay...
Cheapest smartphones for Google Pay in South Africa — all under R4,000
There are numerous smartphones in South Africa under R4,000 that feature near-field communications (NFC) technology for using Google Pay.
One of the often-overlooked features of a smartphone, NFC, is a short-range wireless...
Smartphone tap payments in South Africa — these are the banks with the most options
Most South African banks now support all major digital wallets that let you transact by tapping your smartphone or smartwatch at a contactless-enabled paypoint.
Apple Pay, Garmin Pay, Google Pay, Fitbit Pay...
absa
apple pay
capitec
contactless payment
discovery bank
first national bank (fnb)
fitbit pay
garmin paygooglepay
investec
near field communications (nfc)
nedbank
samsung pay
standard bank
Goodbye cash wallet, hello Google Wallet
Google Wallet with Google Pay launched in South Africa with support for cards from most major banks on Tuesday, providing a new way to tap and pay for the country's numerous Android smartphone users.
To date, South Africans have only been able to use...
Google Pay launched in South Africa
Google Pay contactless card payments have rolled out in South Africa, according to the company's official support documentation and tests performed by MyBroadband.
Previously, Google Pay only worked for in-app and online purchases from South Africa, not...
No launch date for Apple or Google Pay
South African banks say they have seen significant increases in contactless and digital payments in recent months.
However, there is still little clarity on when popular smartphone-based digital wallets Apple Pay and Google Pay will be coming to South Africa.
Apple Pay and Google Pay in South Africa
South African banks told MyBroadband they are eager to support more smartphone payment wallets when these become available in the region.
Currently, South African banking users are able to use a number of contactless payment methods.