Dec 6, 2018
A majority of consumers are willing to walk away from businesses entirely if they suffer a data breach, with retailers most at risk. According to the research from Gemalto, two-thirds (66%) are unlikely to shop or do business with an organisation that experiences a...
Dec 6, 2018
Approximately 56% of middle income consumers in South Africa spend all their monthly income in five days or less after receiving it. This is according to data from FNB’s retail segment, which categorises middle income consumers as those who earn a gross monthly...
Dec 6, 2018
Internet Solutions (IS) has offered a preview of what will be regarded one of the most sustainable and energy-efficient pre-fabricated data centres in Africa. Located in Rosebank, Johannesburg, the Parklands Data Centre is a R500-million investment by IS, which owns...
Dec 6, 2018
Debit and credit card transactions reached 4,8-million during this year’s Black Friday. This represents a 4% year-on-year growth on 2017’s 4,7-million, according to BankservAfrica, Africa’s largest automated payments clearing house...
Dec 6, 2018
VALR has announced that it is launching a new digital asset trading platform in South Africa, leveraging Bittrex’s technology, to offer customers an advanced trading option. VALR is launching with a simple buy/sell feature, allowing customers to seamlessly and...
Dec 6, 2018
Multiple apps posing as fitness-tracking tools were caught misusing Apple’s Touch ID feature to steal money from iOS users, according to security company ESET. The payment mechanism used by the apps is swift and unexpected, activated while victims are scanning...
