How African Entrepreneurs Should Choose a Payment Service Provider
As an African entrepreneur launching your startup business, you’ll need to choose a payment service provider (PSP) that offers the services you require for accepting digital payments. Owners of online businesses will need an integrated solution that accepts payments via a variety of global and local payment methods and currencies. The PSP you choose will […]
Top 5 Challenges in Online Payments and How to Overcome Them
Online merchants and consumers alike expect online buying and selling to be easy, efficient, and safe. eCommerce transactions trigger complex automated processes that involve downstream players: banks and payment processors to name just two. In addition, technological advances in smartphones and e-wallets, shifting purchase patterns, and demand for cross-border, multi-currency electronic payments have fueled PSP […]
You Can Now Accept mVisa
The ability to offer customers payment options that allow for ease of payments is top among every merchant’s priorities. Direct Pay Online is happy to inform all our merchants that you can now accept mVisa payments; a feature that allows for merchants to receive payments in an easy, fast and secure way from their customers. […]
The Top Five eCommerce Challenges in Africa and How to Overcome Them
Online shopping is becoming more popular in Africa, but it’s not without its set of obstacles. Learn about eCommerce challenges in Africa and how to beat them.
QR Codes are Becoming More Popular in Africa
You are probably familiar with quick-response codes, otherwise known as QR codes. Thanks to increasing mobile phone usage in Africa, these black and white, two-dimensional bar codes are rising in popularity. This technology has multiple benefits for merchants in the travel industry, presenting innovative marketing opportunities, and the ability to offer a quick, secure transaction […]
How Your eCommerce Business Can Start Accepting Online Payments Easily
As we have mentioned in recent blog posts, online payments are a necessity for any business looking to grow. Online payments increase your customer base, as they allow you to accept a variety of payment methods and multiple currencies, enabling you can reach customers from across the globe, as well as from within your borders. […]
Why You Should Move from Cash-On-Delivery to Online Payments
In the not-so-distant past, cash-on-delivery was the only viable payment option for e-commerce companies in Africa. But this payment method is far from ideal, and poses quite a few problems, hindering the growth and profitability of online businesses. The solution is to use online payment methods, so your customers can pay online for products in order […]
Why Online Payments Will Make Your eCommerce Business Grow
In the ecommerce industry, online payments have become a fundamental element in helping businesses succeed. But, as an ecommerce business owner in Africa, you may still rely on traditional, offline payment methods, such as cash-on-delivery. Perhaps you are afraid of fraud risks associated with online payments, but in reality, they are actually much more secure […]
Technology Trends That Are Changing the Way People Travel
It wasn’t long ago that flights and hotel bookings were made in person, itineraries were planned using paper maps, and leaving for a trip meant visiting a currency exchange. Innovative technology is continuously developing and enhancing the travel experience. Here are the latest technology trends that are changing the way people travel: Mobile payment methods […]
Case Study: How Direct Pay Online Helped Flyezee Double Its Activity
How can an advanced payment solution help your travel business improve efficiencies and increase revenues? Read how Direct Pay Online helped Flyezee do that.