T-Systems sponsors Wayde van Niekerk

T- Systems South Africa is sponsoring 400m World Champion Wayde van Niekerk. The sponsorship will see T-Systems South Africa support van Niekerk to advance his athletics career and assist to launch the Wayde van Niekerk Foundation, an initiative founded by van Niekerk...

SMEs can get payment processing solution

A partnership between home-grown fintech-preneurs and one of South Africa’s largest discount retailers is set to help small businesses by allowing them to transform their phone into a secure mobile point of sale (mPOS) terminal. They will be able to process...

Sentiment analysis empowers the public service

What is government doing to tap into the wealth of data generated through social media channels? It is time for a mind-set change, embracing predictive analytics and big data, to bolster proactive governance and service provision, writes Kroshlen Moodley head of...

Hello Group selected as Start-up Challenge semi-finalist

Hello Paisa, an offering from leading service provider Hello Group has been announced as a semi-finalist in the 2016 African Start-up Challenge hosted by Innotribe. Hello Paisa is a mobile phone based international money transfer service that allows migrants in South...

Mobile payments have revolutionised business

There are approximately 447,9-million mobile payment users worldwide, a remarkable evolution from coins being introduced in 700 BC, notes in the 10th century and the introduction of Western Union’s “credit card” in the 20th century, writes Charles...

Tshwane debuts safety app

The City of Tshwane and the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) have launched the Namola user app, officially announced by Tshwane executive mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa during his State of the Capital Address. Namola is a smartphone application that significantly...