FNB unveils mobile banking for the underbanked

First National Bank (FNB) has announced the launch of eWallet eXtra, a mobile bank account that allows unbanked and underbanked South African consumers to use a feature phone or a smartphone to open a bank account without ever walking into a branch. eWallet eXtra will...

Lenovo signs up sports sponsorships

Lenovo has entered into a multi-year sponsorship partnership with Scuderia Ferrari – starting with the 2018 season which kicked off in Melbourne on 25 March. The partnership will see brand exposure through the placement of the Lenovo logo on the side wing and...

Embrace a connected retail environment

The increased connectedness of consumers is contributing to a more dynamic environment – one where expectations on what the buying experience must entail are evolving. By Leon Coetzer, UK CEO of redPanda Software Thanks in part to the African mobile phone market...

Enter now for Applications Olympiad

James Selby was a DJ while still at school, and the only learner in South Africa to get 100% in the Applications Olympiad first round in 2016. Selby went on to achieve a silver medal in the finals. When asked recently what he would say to learners about the benefit of...

CaseWare Africa launches Modified Cash template

CaseWare Africa, a division of AdaptIT, has launched a template for the Modified Cash standard. The standard was developed by the Office of the Auditor General in National Treasury to mandate the principles by which national and provincial departments should present...

SAP, UCT drive innovation, co-operation

By 2020, nearly half of the total workforce will be made up of Millennials, the young, connected and tech-savvy demographic born between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s. Despite this, the latest PwC CEO survey found that one of the biggest challenges for...