Applications open for edtech incubation

Attention all African edtech startups aiming to improve educational outcomes on the continent: applications to take part in the fourth cohort of Injini’s incubation programme are now open. The first round of applications opened on Monday, 14 October 2019 and...

Self-service coming to a store near you

JSE-listed Altron’s subsidiary Altron Bytes Managed Solutions (Altron BMS) has become the only South African company accredited to provide NCR self-checkout solutions to retailers. NCR FastLane Self-Checkout (SCO) is a retail offering that allows customers to...

Finding banking’s ‘Phoenix’

For some time, many technologists have predicted that new players and new technologies will quickly gain traction in the local banking industry. In this vision, fintechs, telcos and other agile players will ride roughshod over today’s banks. By Felix Antonysamy,...

Paratus refurbishes Musonda computer lab

Paratus Zambia will refurbish the computer lab at Musonda Community School in Kitwe. This project will be done in partnership with Partners for Life Advancement and Education Promotion (PLAEP). Besides a permanent 2Mbps Internet link, Paratus will be donating a...

Reliable credit scoring made easy

Alternative credit scoring fintech company CredoLab has launched in South Africa to help financial institutions and other lenders credit score more people, especially those who are new to bank and new to credit. Launched in Singapore three years ago, CredoLab develops...

How technology is changing insurance

It’s no secret that the insurance sector is conservative by nature and has largely been slow to embrace technology. In the past year, many of the large incumbents have been touting new ‘digital’ offerings to keep the insurtech challengers like...