ZipZap mPOS offers USB solution

In an innovative move by Paycorp, South Africa’s leading independent payments company, ZipZap mobile POS (mPOS) now provides an additional card reader that enables businesses and retailers to connect to a Windows computer via a USB port as well as the standard...

Via Afrika on show at African EduWeek

“The key to Via Afrika’s content development is that material – be it print or digital – must meet the needs of users while changing the way they learn. Our eLearning material aims at moving beyond only augmenting what happens in the classroom, to transforming the way...

Digital wallets are coming to the fore

All reports seem to show that mobile is on the rise and, while this growth continues unabated, it has helped disrupt many traditional industries, including transportation, accommodations, services and retail. As a result, revenue for mobile commerce is gaining ground...

Ambit boosts solar powered classrooms

The South African technology company Ambit’s innovative solar powered classroom is poised to provide “off-grid” electricity and connectivity to rural classrooms and help teachers overcome the pitfalls of load shedding. It not only harnesses the continent’s most...

SMEs seek streamlined finance solutions

SMEs are looking for four things from their business systems and payment solutions – 24/7 availability, access to data wherever they are, and seamless secure integration within their business applications and third-party apps and services. That’s according to...

MMI supports Startupbootcamp programme

JSE listed MMI Holdings has upped its investment in innovation by becoming an early investor partner in the first ever insurance incubator programme managed by Startupbootcamp, a leading international start-up accelerator. Based in London, the programme invites global...