Mustek expects higher earnings

Mustek has issued a trading statement alerting shareholders that earnings will be higher than last year. The company states that, for the six months ended 31 December 2018, headline earnings per share is expected to be between 15% and 25% higher than the previous...

Heavyweight appointments to Clickatell board

South African-born and Silicon Valley-based global customer engagement company, Clickatell, has made three new appointments to its board as it enters its next phase of growth and global expansion. Michael Jordaan, financial services expert, venture capitalist and...

Visa to fast-track African fintechs

Visa is expanding its Fintech Fast-Track Program in the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) region as it works to develop the next generation of digital payment solutions. Already rolled out in Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific, the program...
Watson takes on human in historic debate

Watson takes on human in historic debate

Mark Davison is at IBM PartnerWorld in San Francisco – IBM’s AI platform Watson made history today when it took on a champion human debater in the first public debate of its kind on the statement: “We should subsidise pre-school.” In the...

Corruption stifles investment in the future

“Corruption does not invest in the future, it kills the future.” This is the word from Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank, speaking at the World Peace Summit of Global Leaders. According to the World Economic Forum, an estimated $116-billion a...

One in 10 now use cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency, often associated with “geeks” or those looking to raise cash quickly, has turned into a popular payment method. According to a recent report from Kaspersky Lab, one in 10 people (13%) have now used it to make a purchase. However, cybercriminals are...