Designing African digital banking experiences

As mobile internet connectivity grows, African youth are fast embracing the opportunity to connect, converse and transact on the web, writes Dewald Nolte, vice-president: business at Entersekt. According to the GSMA (Mobile Economy Report 2015), mobile internet...

Frost & Sullivan recognises T-Systems in healthcare

At Frost & Sullivan’s 2016 African Growth, Innovation and Leadership Awards banquet held at The Bay Hotel in Cape Town on 18 August, T-Systems was recognised for the unparalleled customer value it offers South African healthcare clients as a Managed Services...

PayU launches recurring payment solution

PayU has launched a real time recurring (RTR) offering, PayU Xpress, that is set to boost security and convenience for both retailers and consumers. The solution provides South Africa’s eCommerce stores with a platform for their shift to a one-click checkout,...

New technologies demand a new outlook for finance

The days of bankers being able to apply a set of regular criteria when assessing clients’ requests for finance are officially over. They have fallen victim to the evolving march of technology and the introduction of machinery and devices that were unheard of and...

Collaboration will boost SA’s fintech industry

Fintech is set to boom in South Africa and the regulatory environment is likely to be conducive for growth in this space, says Ahmed Cassim, chief commercial officer at Hello Group. Global investment in fintech ventures has tripled over the last five years and will...

Security scanners run smoothly in Rio

Nuctech’s preparation and back-up solutions have helped ease the intense security workload during the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil. In the opening ceremony alone, over 80 Nuctech security scanners were put into use in and around the city’s landmark Maracana...