Dispelling QR code payments acceptance myths in SA

Percy Schultz, sales director at Netcash, looks at why merchants can benefit by adding QR codes to the list of payment options they accept. Consumer adoption of QR code payments has accelerated during the pandemic, partly due to merchants and consumers looking for...

Dis-Chem extends e-learning to clinic staff

Following a successful e-learning pilot programme tailored for its pharmacy staff, Dis-Chem Pharmacies has extended its online training and knowledge development programme to clinic sisters. Since inception in April this year, over 2000 pharmacists, dispensary staff,...

Intelligent automation in financial services

A Statista study conducted last year, revealed that 39% of the organisations surveyed indicated that they have already adopted intelligent automation (IA) at a functional level. By Patrick Ashton, managing executive at SilverBridge Holdings This has likely increased...

Fintechs collaborate so consumers can compare finance

Payment and merchant solutions provider Dashpay has partnered with financial marketplace Fincheck to offer an array of on-demand personal finance facilities via Newland point of sale smart terminals, in stores across South Africa. Dashpay’s Newland devices...

Yoco launches standalone card machine

Yoco, a South African financial platform for small business, has announced the Yoco Neo, the company’s ‘standalone’ card machine which does not require a smart device or bluetooth to enable payments. “This year, with the Covid-related...

Fresh thinking needed for public sector challenges

Public sector organisations are facing a multitude of new challenges and threats that are testing responses and capabilities built in a more stable world. By Talib Sadik, interim group CEO of Denel SOC Responding to this new reality requires ingenuity. There is a...