Esa Alexander/Reuters South Africa’s largest e-commerce platform, Takealot.com, has partnered with sister company Mr D Food to offer customers the delivery of products in the same time it might take them to order and receive fast food. Users of the Takealot app will be able to identify participating products via a “get it now” option…
The Takealot app’s new option will indicate items available for immediate delivery through TakealotNOW. Takealot has begun piloting a new feature that lets shoppers order certain items for near-instant delivery directly through the Takealot app, using Mr D as the fulfilment partner. Customers browsing selected products will now see a “Get it Now” option indicating…
AI scams and fraud continue to evolve. Entersekt, which positions itself as a global leader in digital banking fraud prevention and payment security, today launched the latest enhancements to its modernised digital banking authentication platform. These include Entersekt Orkestrate, a pre-packaged, low-code integration solution that makes it faster and easier to add pre-orchestrated, AI-powered Context…
The total transaction value increased from $775.7 billion in 2020 to $1,980.6 billion in 2024. Over $1.9 trillion worth of instant payment transactions took place in Africa in 2024, according to the State of Inclusive Instant Payment Systems (SIIPS) Report released on Thursday. The annual report, produced by the AfricaNenda Foundation in partnership with the…
Instant payment systems promote transactions for everybody, without the confines of traditional bank accounts. Interoperability between mobile money and traditional bank accounts will serve as a key lever for financial inclusion for the millions of Africans excluded from payment systems. This can be further enhanced by regulatory harmonisation efforts at a regional level. These were…
Smiling teen girl holds credit card and searching what to buy online Stockplanets | E+ | Getty Images In the age of instant gratification where Gen Alpha has easy access to instant delivery services like Amazon Prime and Uber Eats, some parents are wondering how to teach the young money-saving skills. Born between 2010 and…
