Fraud surges as digital transactions dominate worldwide

Fraud surges as digital transactions dominate worldwide

Digital transactions dominated the global marketplace in the first six months of 2022, as the pandemic-driven trend of consumers migrating to online interactions became commonplace behaviour. This is the headline finding from LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ Global...
Average take-home pay recovers in October

Average take-home pay recovers in October

For the third consecutive month, the average nominal take-home pay, tracked in the monthly BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI), improved in October. However, the number of salaries paid has taken another knock as economic challenges persist. “The average...
Poorest populations still shut off from online opportunities

Poorest populations still shut off from online opportunities

The cost of Internet services has inched downward across the globe in 2022, according to Facts and Figures, the annual worldwide overview on the state of digital connectivity from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The Internet has become more affordable...

Despite macroeconomic challenges, 5G enjoys global growth

Global 5G subscriptions remain on track to top 1-billion by the end of this year, and 5-billion by the end of 2028, despite current and developing economic challenges in many parts of the world. The November 2022 edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report also forecasts...

Climate change: A pandemic we must collectively address now

During this year’s COP27 in Egypt, world leaders have grappled over what must be done to curb global warming. Seven years ago, world leaders signed an international treaty to limit global warming to well below 2°C but, nonetheless, efforts remain insufficient to...