Mobile Wallets, Mobile Money & mPOS: The Differences and Business Benefits of Each
With the success of mobile device penetration, and the coming of age of the super-connected Millennials, it is not surprising that mobile commerce is experiencing huge growth rates. According to Business Insider Intelligence, mobile payments are poised to make up 20.6% of e-commerce sales in 2016, or $79 billion, and to soar to 45% of […]
The 3 Most Important mCommerce Trends for Millennials
The Millennials, born between 1982 and 2004, are a generation shaped by the rise of technology and mobile innovations. These young adults have grown up in a world surrounded by fast-moving technology and are the biggest users of mobile technology today. For Millennials, smartphones are an essential part of their everyday life. mCommerce, the buying […]
Direct Pay Online’s CEO Discusses What Will Drive African Tourism in 2017
2016 marked the tenth anniversary of 3G Direct Pay, which we recently celebrated by doing a complete rebranding as Direct Pay Online. We are extremely pleased that our credit card processing and mobile payment platforms have grown successfully, and that we have developed strong partnerships with African travel businesses to provide safe, secure, fast, reliable, […]
A Review of the WooCommerce Plugin
Do you have a WooCommerce store and want to integrate Direct Pay Online? There is a a plugin for that. Read here how to do it!
4 Best Practices for Securing a Payment Page and Protecting Customer Privacy
With online sales expected to grow to more than $400 billion within the next two years, you need to make sure that you accept online payments via a payment page that is totally secure and protects customer privacy. Ecommerce allows you to be present 24 hours a day, every day of the year, so […]
Global eCommerce Industry Trends to Watch for in the Second Half of 2016
With African online business acting as a microcosm for the global eCommerce industry, it is important to notice the global trends that affect the world’s online shoppers and sellers in order to plan and prepare for their emergence on our continent. Whether your business is focused on internet sales growth, mobile payments, or customer-centricity, the […]
The 7 Main Advantages of Mobile Point-of-Sale
The rise of the mobile-wielding traveler has revolutionized subsections of the tourism industry. From Airbnb to Uber and Lyft, mobile devices are transforming the very definition of industry segments and the players (and winners) within them. One innovation that is transforming not only subsections, but the entire travel, tourism, and hospitality eco-system is mobile point-of-sale […]
Leading Mobile Payment Apps That Have Revolutionized Shopping- Part 2
As mentioned in part 1 of this series, consumers are shifting their payments away from physical cards and cash to their mobile phones. Here are 6 more apps that have revolutionized the mobile payments industry and are leading the way towards a cashless society. Google Wallet Google Wallet is a free, peer-to-peer money transfer app […]
Leading Mobile Payment Apps That Have Revolutionized Shopping- Part 1
As consumers become increasingly reliant on their mobile phones for all aspects of their daily lives, the progression into mobile payment adoption is a natural next step. Retailers already geo-target their customers when they are in the vicinity of their stores: they send targeted text messages with special offers that entice customers into making a […]
New System to Automatically Update Mobile Money Payments for the Airline Industry
Leading Pan-African online and mobile payments provider, 3G Direct Pay Group (3GDP), has partnered with cloud reservation system, AeroCRS, to launch an advanced mobile money solution that enables airlines in five African countries to accept payment for reservation and issue tickets real-time. The new solution directly connects mobile money wallets to the airline reservation system, […]