Digital wallets surging in SA
South Africans are increasingly using digital wallets on their phones and wearables for payments instead of cards, according to independent research and feedback from the country's major banks.
South African fintech Stitch has found that 70% of South Africans used...
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...
How SnapScan and Zapper are surviving South Africa's tap-to-pay onslaught
Scan-to-pay apps like Zapper and Standard Bank's SnapScan maintain they will continue to play an important role despite the dramatic rise in contactless payments in South Africa.
Several banks report that tap-to-pay...
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...
FNB testing tap-to-pay at toll booths
First National Bank is piloting a contactless payment system at toll gates that will let any Mastercard or Visa cardholder pay toll fees without having to hand over their card.
It has also revamped its token framework for virtual and physical cards to...
Zapper turns smartphones into card machines
Zapper has announced that their merchants will now be able to accept tap-on-phone payments.
“After a successful pilot phase, we have rolled out new functionality available to all Zapper merchants, which enables them to accept physical card payments...