Net 1 UEPS Technologies Inc. (UEPS) is “One to Watch”
Net 1 UEPS Technologies Inc. is focused on providing its Universal Electronic Payment System (”UEPS”) as an alternative payment system for the unbanked and under-banked populations of developing economies. The company’s system enables the estimated four billion people who generally have limited or no access to a bank account, to enter into electronic transactions with each other, government agencies, employers, merchants and other financial service providers. UEPS works by using real-time smart cards that have offline functionality, unlike traditional payment systems offered by major banking institutions that require immediate connectivity to a network. This offline capability allows users of the…