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A multifunctional payments card, incorporating both near field communication (NFC) and debit card functionality, has just been rolled out by Standard Bank's innovation incubator and business development unit Beyond Payments. This dual function card has met Mastercard stringent requirements and is believed to be a world first in the realm of cashless payment technology. 29 May 2012 Read more >>

Durban's public transport system is about to get a 21st century face-lift. The introduction of the city's first large-scale cashless transit tariff system, in the form of the public transport smartcard (the "Muvo card"), is set to redefine the way commuters here pay their bus fares. Launched on Thursday at the Moses Mahbida stadium by his Worship the Mayor James Nxumalo, the smartcard will be rolled out to commuters using the city's buses early next year. 1 Nov 2011 Read more >>

Lower income segments demand less "Banking Bling" and more utility and value based offerings 26 Oct 2011 Read more >>

Van Schaik, the most trusted and preferred academic bookstore in the country, is proud to announce its new partnership with mimoney. This is great news for students who don't have credit cards and for those who don't want to use their credit cards for Internet shopping. They can now use this e-currency to buy their textbooks online instead of rushing from bookshop to bookshop or panicking when they discover that the books they need are out of stock. 24 Aug 2011 Read more >>

When hunger pangs strike, Mr Delivery is your go-to guy. But how are you ever going to make your stomach stop rumbling if you don't have cash in your wallet or a credit card handy? Don't stress, you can still look forward to a speedy delivery of whatever you're craving, wherever you happen to be, thanks to Mr Delivery's partnership with mimoney. 23 Aug 2011 Read more >>

The implementation of South Africa's first cashless NFC system at the Oppikoppi Unknown Brother rock festival has been declared a success by its organisors, merchants and system developers alike. 15 Aug 2011 Read more >>

Money transfers have just become easier with INSTANT MONEY, the Spar money transfer platform powered by Standard Bank. INSTANT MONEY allows individuals to send cash to friends and family members through their retail distribution network. 14 Jul 2011 Read more >>

The rustic setting at this year's Oppikoppi Music Festival will strike a harmonious chord with a technologically trailblazing payment innovation. Unknown Brother, the 17th annual rendition of Oppikoppi, to be held during the first weekend of August, will showcase Near Field Communication (NFC) - also known as tap n go payments - for the first time ever in South Africa. 6 Jul 2011 Read more >>

Payment innovation in South Africa bridges the imperatives of both the developing and developed world. This is the view of Ngoni Simelane, head innovation of mimoney and Instant Money payment solutions, powered by Standard Bank. 6 Jun 2011 Read more >>

The mobile phone is catalysing virtual currency and payment development across the globe, says Geraldine Mitchely, business development manager for mimoney, virtual currency powered by Standard Bank, which resides on the mobile phone. 3 Jun 2011 Read more >>

Next time you're shopping for computer hardware and software, don't worry about taking your wallet along, just go to Connection, where you can now pay for your purchases using one of South Africa's favourite virtual currencies, mimoney. 2 Jun 2011 Read more >>

Standard Bank's mimoney, South Africa's first virtual currency enabling anyone to transact online, continues to expand its merchant footprint with the recent signing of three new online retailers. The full mimoney merchant base now means that consumers can buy virtually anything online with the currency. 18 May 2010 Read more >>

Carla Witsche and Sandi Diack were the lucky winners of the mimoney Valentine's Day competition, promoted on 5fm, MXit, People and Heat magazines in January and February 2010. The two winning ladies received "Valentine's Date" experiences from mimoney to the value of R10 000 each. 12 Apr 2010 Read more >>

Cash is king, but within the next decade or so digitized and dematerialized cash is set to take over the royal mantle from the folding stuff as the world of physical money is revolutionized. 9 Mar 2010 Read more >>

South Africa's largest flower and gifting service, NetFlorist, is mimoney`s newest retail partner. NetFlorist joins a growing list of mimoney partners including Ster Kinekor, Mr. Delivery, kalahari.net, G-connect, MXit, eXactMobile and eDreams. 5 Mar 2010 Read more >>