NEWS
Youtap launches mobile money QR code
solution and apps for smartphones
standard developed by Bharat, Mastercard and
Visa. The new solution gives any merchant or small
business owner with a smartphone the potential to
download Youtap’s Merchant App, self-register, and
start accepting mobile money payments. Likewise,
any subscriber with a smartphone can download
the Youtap Pay App and start making payments.
Merchants who do not own a smartphone could be
provided a printed QR code to accept mobile money.
Youtap has launched a QR code solution and smartphone
apps for mobile money services in Africa and Asia.
Youtap’s solution enables customer-initiated or merchant-
initiated QR code payments for smartphones and smart point-
of-sale devices. The solution conforms to the BharatQR industry
Youtap’s QR code solution enables a full range of
mobile money transactions, including cash-in and
cash-out transactions, airtime top-ups, bill payments
and in-store payments. QR codes can also be used
to give back change when a customer uses cash.
Smartphone penetration across the emerging
markets is increasing significantly. Recently MTN
Group published statistics on the growth of smartphones
across its operating companies, including South Africa (15%),
Nigeria (36%), Ghana (64%) and Côte d’Ivoire (100%).
According to the GSMA, an association that represents
the interests of mobile operators worldwide, smartphone
adoption is expected to reach 50% by the end of 2018.
Infoblox appoints Ashraf Sheet as
MEA Regional Director
Infoblox Inc. has announced that
Ashraf Sheet has been promoted to the
role of Regional Director, Middle East
and Africa.
Cherif Sleiman, Vice President, EMEA at
Infoblox says, “Middle East and Africa
is a core market for Infoblox and as we
look to build our success in the region,
having the right leader is critical to our
growth strategy. Ashraf is an industry
veteran with over 18 years of experience
in the market.”
“I’m very pleased to undertake this
new challenge at such a pivotal period
in the company’s growth,” says Ashraf.
“I look forward to collaborating and
engaging with our partners and
customers to drive Infoblox’s cloud
and security solutions as part of the
digital transformation taking place in
the market.”
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As Infoblox looks to
ramp up business in the
region, the main focus for
Ashraf and his team will
be on creating value to
customers by elevating
every aspect of their
network availability,
agility, security, and
performance – on-
premise, across data
centres, and in the cloud.
With the increasing
incidents of DDoS
attacks and malware and
ransomware affecting
regional organisations,
security will be a big focal
area for Infoblox.
Infoblox is witnessing
high-growth levels in
Egypt, Turkey and Africa.
Ashraf Sheet is the new MEA Regional Director
for Infoblox
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