PayGate has added mobile payments system Zapper to its stable of payment options, as the company prepares for a mobile boom in South Africa.<\/p>\n
Zapper joins MasterCard’s MasterPass in PayGate’s mobile payments options.<\/p>\n
The payments app works by integrating directly into the point of sale software and printing out a QR code on the bill which can then be scanned into and paid via the app.<\/p>\n
The app has already signed up nearly 1,000 merchants, mainly restaurants, and is growing at a rate of 50-60 new merchants a week, the group said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe expect that mobile will account for 50% of all card transactions within the next five years – and that\u2019s probably conservative,\u201d said PayGate GM for business development, Brendon Williamson.<\/p>\n
“Our goal is to ensure that our clients are always able to collect payments using the methods their customers prefer,” Williamson said.<\/p>\n
“Mobile is becoming an important part of that, with QR codes currently being the most popular way to enable payments.”<\/p>\n
Apple wants a bite of the payments market<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n