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Africa » Payments
  • news_analysis
    9 September 2019

    Moving beyond mobile money

    While thus far igaming payments in Africa have largely been funnelled through mobile providers, the Kenyan clampdown has accentuated a growing awareness that other options are needed, says Joanne Christie.

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  • news_analysis
    30 August 2019

    Mathew Symmonds on African affiliate opportunities

    Mathew Symmonds’ meetings with affiliate managers at conferences used to come to an abrupt end when he revealed he was generating most of his traffic from Africa. Not so today. We find out how he entered the affiliate business and established WinDrawWin and PredictZ as the leading portals focused on these markets

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  • news_analysis
    21 August 2019

    Interview: Filippos Antonopoulos, Vermantia - Part 2

    In the second part of iGamingBusiness.com's interview with Vermantia chief executive Filippos Antonopoulos, he discusses the importance of a diversified geographic footprint, and explains why he sees the supplier's majority shareholder Arena Racing Company as one of the most exciting businesses in the industry.

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  • news_analysis
    6 February 2017

    What the igaming sector can expect in 2017 (Part 2)

    As 2017 gets underway iGaming Business talks to leading igaming experts to hear what they believe will be key developments for our industry in the next 12 months. See

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  • report_content
    29 October 2013

    Mobile casinos: players, tech logistics and keys to success

    Casino and games, which, to date, have been a distant second to sports betting, are only now being seriously considered by the bigger brands with launches in the forst half of 2013.

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  • report_content
    17 October 2013

    Payments in mobile gaming: the holy grail for m-gaming com

    Possibly even more so than on the internet, payments are the key to success for mobile gambling companies. In this extract from the Mobile Report she wrote for iGaming Business, Aideen Shortt provides an introduction to the payment options available to mgaming firms and looks at the size of an m-commerce market which looks likely to grow massively in the next few years.

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  • report_content
    17 October 2013

    M-payments across the globe: Africa rising

    Mobile gaming and commerce has to a large extent taken root in developed/mature markets in Europe or the US, as users become increasingly familiar with carrying out daily tasks, including payments, on their mobiles. Africa however has not had the Internet push experienced by the US and Europe these past 15 years and  in many African countries the mobile is often the only gateway to the web, thus offering great opportunities for m-commerce companies.  

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  • report_content
    29 August 2013

    Payments report: What is meant by alternative payments?

    Prepaid, direct debit, real-time bank transfer, there is no standard definition of an alternative payment is. For the purpose of this report, it is any non-card payment type but the alternatives to standard credit card payments are vast comprise a large variety of schemes.

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  • report_content
    29 August 2013

    Payments report: Alternative and mobile payments vs fraud

    How do alternative and mobile payment methods stack up in terms of security against traditional payment methods? They are often pitched as a safer option than card transactions, but fraudsters are increasingly turning their attention to these methods.

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  • report_content
    28 August 2013

    Payments report: Mobile payments in Asia and Africa

    Asia is both tech-savvy and very poor, the two features thus offering great opportunities for mobile payments and financial services providers. In Africa m-payment services are very rudimentary but they are also flourishing and mobiles are a lifeline to many poverty-stricken Africans who wouldn’t otherwise have any access to financial services of any sort.

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  • report_content
    28 August 2013

    Payments report: Major collaborations in m-payments Part1

    From Everything Everywhere (T-Mobile and Orange) and Vodafone to the major US operators such as AT&T, Verizon and internet giants like Google or eBay-Paypal, the big mobile and web players are all preparing the field for m-payments.  

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  • report_content
    28 August 2013

    Payments report: Focus on near-field communications (NFC)

    Near Field Communications (NFC) are used in a wide range of settings (such as reloading your public transport card) and present obvious benefits for m-payments. iGaming Business's Payments Report provides the overview on NFC. 

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  • report_content
    27 August 2013

    Payments Report: Mobile gambling and payments

    Payments are an integral part of the igaming experience and possibly even more so for the mobile gambling sector. Aideen Shortt gives an overview of the mobile payments industry, the issues to must to gain wider acceptance and how mobiles are perceived in different regions of the world.   

     

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  • report_content
    27 August 2013

    Payments report: What are mobile payments?

    A lot of hype surrounds everything related to mobile and payments are no different. iGaming Business runs through what mobile payments actually entail and the different platforms making headway at the moment.

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  • report_content
    23 August 2013

    Payments: Market breakdown - Africa

    The first market breakdown from the iGaming Business Payments Report looks at Africa, a continent with major povery issues but which also offers significant opportunities.

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    17 July 2015

    iGaming Executive Conference 2015 Session Videos

    iGaming Business filmed all the panels and sessions from the iGaming Executive Conference which includes opportunities in Africa, why the brain likes games, how to do major deals in Asia, recent M&A analysis, a cashless society, and eSports.

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