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Money Link: The problem with e-commerce and online payments in Africa

by Mark on September 26th, 2007

Erik Hersman from Thought Leader offers his local insight into online payments in S. Africa in this post, The problem with e-commerce and online payments in Africa.

“A lack of true online payment options is crippling African e-commerce, and South Africa is no exception……You see, in Africa PayPal only allows you to send money to people; you can’t receive or withdraw it, which of course defeats the purpose of trying to run a business.”

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2 opinions for Money Link: The problem with e-commerce and online payments in Africa

  • Oluniyi David Ajao
    Sep 26, 2007 at 2:12 pm

    Is a common African e-commerce platform possible?…

    This blog post is a direct response to Erik Hersman’s blog post: The problem with e-commerce and online payments in Africa.
    Erik Hersman, a fellow African blogger, shared his thoughts about the need for an African e-payment system. He starts with a l…

  • DoughFlow
    Sep 28, 2007 at 4:44 pm

    South Africa is supported within the DoughFlow cashier system via our relationship with an e-wallet that can deal with South Africans in their own currency (RAND). Contact us if you would like to find out more.

    There are solutions, and we can help you find them.

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