Mar 7, 2018
Standard Bank’s blockchain lead Naomi Snyman has been appointed to the prominent position of chairperson of the South African Financial Blockchain Consortium. Snyman says blockchain has enormous potential to redefine the financial services landscape, but to do...
Mar 5, 2018
Standard Bank has rolled out a new online tool to assist merchants countrywide to change the paradigm of customer interaction. The bank completed a highly successful pilot phase of its new online dashboard tool CustomerView across 12 clients in October and November...
Feb 15, 2018
Virgin Money has launched a new peer-to-peer payment application, Virgin Money Spot. Virgin Money Spot makes sending and requesting money from friends as easy as sending a text message. Users simply download the app, link their Internet-enabled card from any South...
Feb 7, 2018
TransUnion introduced its new CreditVision credit scoring solution, changing how lenders offer credit to South African consumers while providing consumers with more opportunities. A recent TransUnion study identified 3-million consumers who previously could not gain...
Feb 5, 2018
The Swaziland Royal Insurance Corporation (SRIC) has chosen to migrate to SSP’s digital insurance platform, SSP Pure Insurance. SRIC wanted a platform with the digital capabilities necessary to maintain its position as the largest insurer in Swaziland. SSP Pure...
Jan 19, 2018
Online trader Coindirect.com has announced the initial launch of its ground-breaking platform for local currency trading. The Coindirect.com cryptocurrency marketplace is designed to make trading in digital currencies simple, and is now live in the UK, South Africa,...
