{"id":221930,"date":"2022-04-12T13:14:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T11:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=114792"},"modified":"2022-04-12T13:14:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T11:14:52","slug":"worldpay-fis-partners-with-ecom-africa-as-card-payments-expand-rapidly-on-the-continent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/worldpay-fis-partners-with-ecom-africa-as-card-payments-expand-rapidly-on-the-continent\/","title":{"rendered":"Worldpay FIS partners with ECOM Africa as card payments expand rapidly on the continent"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/worldpay-fis-partners-with-ecom-africa-as-card-payments-expand-rapidly-on-the-continent.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/worldpay-fis-partners-with-ecom-africa-as-card-payments-expand-rapidly-on-the-continent.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"attachment_114793\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114793\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=114793\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"123\" class=\"wp-image-114793 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/worldpay-fis-partners-with-ecom-africa-as-card-payments-expand-rapidly-on-the-continent-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-114793 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/worldpay-fis-partners-with-ecom-africa-as-card-payments-expand-rapidly-on-the-continent-1.png\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"123\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-114793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ECOM Africa to gather e-commerce, etailing, and fintech sectors at CTICC in May. Photo: ECOM Africa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The global merchant payment processing and services giant Worldpay from FIS is a lead sponsor at the upcoming ECOM Africa, taking place as a hybrid event from 4\u20135 May in Cape Town.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the eighth edition of this flagship, specialist gathering in the e-commerce, etailing, and fintech sectors, with limited tickets still available for the in-person event and the online broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving Worldpay from FIS on board as a leading sponsor for ECOM Africa confirms that the major players in the fintech and e-commerce sectors see the huge potential in the continent with a myriad of opportunities, from Nigeria to South Africa,\u201d says Terry Southam, MD of ECOM Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Cash is king? Not much longer.<br \/>A year ago, NYSE-listed FIS announced the expansion of its payment processing capabilities into the rapidly growing markets of Nigeria, South Africa and Malaysia. In South Africa and Nigeria, FIS is offering domestic payment processing services in partnership with payments technology company Flutterwave, a 2016 graduate of the FIS Accelerator programme. This has enabled FIS to leverage the available technology in Africa while offering its extensive global reach. This provides customers with domestic payment options, assists businesses to simplify their payments and enables a smooth transition for enterprises who want to expand to the continent.<\/p>\n<p>Cash will not be king for much longer in Africa as the use of notes and coins has seen a major decline in the last two years with card payments increasing. Nigeria\u2019s ecommerce via mobile is projected to more than double by 2024, valued at $31-billion. In South Africa, this number is expected to reach $9-billion by 2024. The enormous growth in card payments offers exciting opportunities to businesses in terms of insights into their customers as well as a deeper understanding of their markets, resulting in more personalised and customized products, services and marketing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Taking ecommerce personally<\/strong><br \/>Personalisation, a growth in the markets for second-hand products and more sustainable brands, the ongoing delivery revolution and the big move to direct-to-consumer (DTC) in etailing and ecommerce are also big discussion topics on the programme at ECOM Africa from 4\u20135 May. In addition, attendees will hear success stories and be able to explore technologies focused on store design and optimisation, marketing and brand building, payments and security, logistics and fulfilment, as well as business operations.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the leading and exciting names and brands in the current, global ebusiness evolution, including Zappos, Meta, Nestl\u00e9, Massmart, OneDayOnly, Bidroom, PicknPay, Chepa, Mantality, Konga, AutoTrader, Loot, UberEats, Sanlam, OneCart and Rugged SA will share their experience.<\/p>\n<p>Other sponsors at the event include Fareye, Freshworks, AWA digital, ZOHO, Gupshup, Citixsys, The Courier Guy, Dataweave and Insider. Exhibitors who will share their technologies and services are UNISA, RAM Couriers, Pargo, Shopping Feeder (ProceCheck) and Vectra. Media partners include Insaka, CIO Africa, Bizcommunity, Hypertext, Retailwire, ecommerce(dot)co.za and eCommerce Association Ghana.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Customer loyalty and data keynote<\/strong><br \/>ECOM Africa is expecting to host 1000 selected guests. Included in the who\u2019s who keynote line-up is Alex Genov, Head of Customer Experience Research at Zappos, who will specifically focus on customer loyalty and data. Several of the world-class, international speakers have backgrounds in customer experience, data science and building a digital-first business from the ground up.<\/p>\n<p>The expo floor will feature in-person keynotes and Q&amp;As and a knowledge bar with selected speakers. The full conference ticket provides access to all the keynotes and panel discussions along with the live Q&amp;As. Online attendees will also be able to participate, learn, share and inspire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ECOM Africa\u2019s 40+ confirmed speaker line-up includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Keynote speakers:<br \/>\u2013 Alex Genov, Head of Customer Experience Research, Zappos, LA<br \/>\u2013 Michael Ros, CEO\/Co-founder \u2013 Bidroom, Netherlands<br \/>\u2013 Liam McCreedy, Founder, Quench, RSA<br \/>\u2013 Vincent Viviers, General Manager: Pick n Pay Online Marketing &amp; Commercial, RSA<\/p>\n<p>More expert speakers, panellists and moderators:<br \/>\u2013 Tanuj Shekhar, Group Director of Logistics, Jumia, Portugal<br \/>\u2013 Dirk Van Der Walt, Co-owner and Co-founder, WeBuyCars, RSA<br \/>\u2013 George Mienie, CEO, Autotrader, RSA<br \/>\u2013 Laurian Venter, Director, OneDayOnly, RSA<br \/>\u2013 Joseph Sindaha, Head of e-business, Nestl\u00e9, RSA<br \/>\u2013 Lauren Hartzenberg, Managing Editor, Retail Editor, Bizcommunity, RSA<br \/>\u2013 Ajibola Olayiwola, Head of Marketing, Konga Shopping, Nigeria<br \/>\u2013 James Mew, Founder and MD \u2013 Mentality, SA \u2013 Based out of Portugal<br \/>\u2013 Greg Le Roux, CEO, Loot.co.za, RSA<br \/>\u2013 Paris Philippou, Vice President, B2C Websites, Group E-commerce, Massmart, SA<br \/>\u2013 Jamie Ostrowick, CTO, Bidorbuy<br \/>\u2013 Christoph Steyn, Managing Director, Rugged SA, RSA<br \/>\u2013 Diana Bett, Managing Director, Purpinks Gifts, Kenya<br \/>\u2013 Carol Odero, Editor-in-chief, CIO Africa, Kenya<br \/>\u2013 Dumi Mahlangu, Founder: Chepa Streetwear (Pty) Ltd<br \/>\u2013 Heinrich van Eck, Director, Rugged SA, RSA<br \/>\u2013 Llyod Abrahams, Supply Chain and Logistics Director, The Foschini Group<\/p>\n<p>Industry-leading technologies<br \/>An exciting part of the hybrid event in Cape Town will be the partner showcases with the latest innovative technologies, products and services to assist online retailers in reaching their customers faster and more effectively. They will share their experiences with the audience and also digitally interact with them.<\/p>\n<p>Register and contacts<br \/>There are still a limited number of free expo passes available. Use the coupon code ECOMPRESS for a free expo pass. To join for the full two days of in-depth keynotes, panel discussions, networking and live Q&amp;A sessions, purchase an All-Access Pass conference ticket.<\/p>\n<p>ECOM Africa dates and location:<br \/>Live in-person and online conference and expo: 4\u20135 May 2022<br \/>Location: CTICC, Cape Town, South Africa<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Post Views:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">100<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/worldpay-fis-partners-with-ecom-africa-as-card-payments-expand-rapidly-on-the-continent\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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