Payment and connectivity services company IDEMIA Secure Transactions (IST) and National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS) have announced a strategic partnership to boost the digital payment landscape in Vietnam.
South Africa-based MTN Group announced on Tuesday it is collaborating with Meta to enhance the quality and reliability of OTT voice and video calls on applications such as WhatsApp across 12 MTN markets, starting in Nigeria.
Inflight connectivity tech firm SkyFive says it has signed a MoU with Kazakh telecoms operator Freedom Telecom to provide inflight connectivity to airlines and other aircraft operators using SkyFive’s air-to-ground (A2G) solution.
Open payments platform Spreedly and EBANX, a global payment service provider specialised in emerging markets, have teamed up to offer international companies seamless access to popular alternative payment methods in Latin America – methods like Brazil’s Pix – as well as e-wallets and local cards.
The linear business model long employed by the mobile device economy is slowly starting to shift, with a number of converging factors – consumer attitudes, pricing, and an industry-wide push for sustainability – leading to an increased focus on the idea of a more circular economy.
