Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | dfcu Bank has entered into a partnership with Pesapal, a leading secure payments service provider, to introduce Merchant Acquiring services for its customers. The collaboration aims to facilitate seamless Card and Mobile Money payments for dfcu Bank’s customers, addressing the growing demand for digital payment …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among asked sports federations to ensure timely payment of allowances and other remuneration to sportsmen and women, especially those whose successes in international competitions bring glory to Uganda. According to Among, persistent complaints about poor, late or no payment of …
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The adoption of PAPSS’s cutting-edge settlement model will streamline operations and empower businesses across Africa Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five African multinational commercial banking groups including KCB Group, Standard Bank Group, UBA Group, Ecobank Group and Access Bank Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Afreximbank’s Pan-African Payment …
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Johanessburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | MultiChoice Group, Rapyd and General Catalyst today announced a joint venture aimed at developing an integrated payment platform for Africa. The joint venture will operate under a new company, called Moment. Moment offers expanded payment infrastructure for businesses across Africa to help …
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Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | A little more than five years ago, Small and Medium Enterprises had limited options to receive payments from customers and businesses. They relied on cash and sometimes on cheques or bank transfers, methods that were deemed inconvenient. But this has since changed, thanks to the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pesapal has unveiled a new Forecourt Management Solution in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania delivering integrated payments alongside monitoring and data tools. The solution drives the automation of fuel and retail management processes, seamlessly connecting distribution points and digital payments – backed up with tools to reduce …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has licensed two more financial solutions under the Sandbox regulatory framework, as it implements laws aimed at promoting financial inclusion and safety. A regulatory sandbox is a framework set up by a financial sector regulator to allow small-scale, live …
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Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A sub-contractor has vandalized part of Kamuli health center II in Kamuli municipality protesting delayed payment. Ismail Isabirye was hired to fix door fittings at Kamuli youth center health center II last year. He was sub-contracted by Wanso Amanyogovu, which was contracted to refurbish the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament have questioned the continued payment of legislators without working. The MPs forming part of the Opposition leadership led by Betty Nambooze, MP Mukono Municipality and Kalungu West MP, Joseph Ssewungu, say that the payments of their allowances without work …
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Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | Greater adoption of mobile payment innovations should be at the heart of preventive and curative interventions aimed at reducing Africa’s burden of infectious diseases, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Friday. Ahmed Hamani, finance officer at WHO Regional Office for Africa said that …
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