Mon, 28 Aug 2017 09:42:18 +0000 By Buumba Chimbulu VISA, a leader in global payments, is set to launch a mobile-based application in Zambia during the second quarter of 2018 which facilitates expenses by scanning the Quick Response (QR) code displayed on the Smartphone. The application called M-VISA is a form of a bar code that has the customers’ information such as the name and account number required for payments. Visa general manager for Southern Africa, Jabu Basopo, said the institution had made headways with stakeholders in Zambia, mainly commercial banks, for the introduction of the application. He was speaking in Lusaka at the 4th Mobile Money and Payment Expo. “Looking at the discussions that we have done with all stakeholders, of course the main drivers are the banks who needs to be ready from a technical perspective and looking at the work that has been done, we are hoping that second quarter of next […]
