Ga-Maphopha Talane – China based company, Huawei announced launching its ‘Huawei Pay’ in South Africa this week in partnership with a Cape Town based company, Zapper – the QR Payment Code Software / Platform.
The method was available in Russia, China (Hong Kong & Macao), Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.
Good news for SA citizens, the easy and secure method will be launched in the country this week. This pay offers the easiest secure way to pay by taphone an Near Field Communication (NFC)-capable phone against a contactless payment terminal or card reader. It has proven to be more safer when contrasted to a plastic bank card which is easily skimmed.
This would aid SA with the reduction of credit card payment related criminality issues as people will have an unreserved control on their accounts with updating daily spend-able money based on the amount of money they’d be paying or its due.
“We are proud to launch Huawei Pay in South Africa in partnership with Zapper. With Huawei Pay, you add your bank card/s to the app and then pay in stores a imply by scanning the Zapper QR Payment Code on the bill when you check out. All local debit and credit cards are supported. It is a simple and convenient payment solution that we know will make the loves of South African consumers easier,” said Likun Zhao, Huawei Consumer Business Group for Southern Africa’s Vice President.
“Huawei is a favourite among a large portion of smartphone owners in South Africa and equipping them with access to Zapper’s scan-to-pay platform will empower them to make fast, safe payments across the country. We are in the business of facilitating transactions and by putting the Zapper solution in the hands of millions of South am African consumers, many more merchants can now also confidently offer cashless transactions. It us clear thus partnership is a win for the local mobile payments market and we look forward to continued innovation together,” said Brett White, the Chief Executive Office of Zapper.
Huawei made it clear that it does not store any of your transaction details as neither use your bank number to handle your payments nor is this information stored on your device or on the Huawei Pay’s servers, such information or details is not shared with merchants.
Huawei Pay in other software-accessible countries is supported by a limited or selected Huawei devices whereas in SA it will be supported by all phone models.