Jan 27, 2021
The demand for faster, more convenient, safe and now cleaner ways to pay has driven the transition to contactless and this trend will only continue to grow. In fact, in the third quarter of 2020, contactless penetration represented 41% of in-person purchase...
Jan 26, 2021
The pharmaceutical industry is faced with a multitude of challenges, including a rapidly changing landscape, competitive pressures, and the supply chain challenges wrought by the global Covid-19 outbreak. With a Covid-19 vaccine likely to be available in early 2021,...
Jan 25, 2021
Just when South Africans thought they’d seen the worst in 2020, the second wave of Covid-19 infections hit. Given this latest resurgence of volatility and uncertainty, local investors are understandably concerned about the state of the market and what they can do to...
Jan 22, 2021
Mastercard and strategic partner Network International have collaborated to launch a new digital platform which will accelerate the adoption of digital payments across the Middle East and Africa. With this new digital platform launching in January, Network...
Jan 22, 2021
Although the strategy of digitisation and digital transformation had loosely formed ‘part’ of organisational growth strategies, it was not until the Covid-19 pandemic – where the entire world was forced to stay, and work from home – that “digital” took...
Jan 21, 2021
2021 will continue to see the digitisation of payments across various industries including retail, professional services and ecommerce. Online payment gateway PayFast saw unprecedented growth in industries which previously had a limited need for digital payments....
