Aug 2, 2018
Enabling higher levels of financial inclusion across Africa means banks and payments companies must drive solutions allowing small and informal merchants to accept digital payments at lower cost. Such solutions must be scalable, quick to implement, secure, and able to...
Aug 2, 2018
FNB has announced that customers can now make payments through their Visa-enabled FNB Banking Cards by simply tapping their compatible Fitbit or Garmin wearable on any contactless enabled point-of-sale device. Customers with compatible Fitbit and Garmin wearables will...
Aug 1, 2018
South African micro-businesses spend around 20 times more of their available hours on tax-related accounting than medium-sized companies, and around four times more of their available hours than small companies. An economic report from Sage highlights the impact of...
Aug 1, 2018
The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 29,5% in 2017 to total $23,5-billion, up from $18,2-billion in 2016, according to Gartner. Amazon was the top vendor in the IaaS market in 2017, followed by Microsoft, Alibaba, Google and IBM. “The top...
Aug 1, 2018
Businesses are most concerned about losing customer trust in the event of an Internet of Things (IoT) related cyber attack – but they remain unprepared for such an attack. A Trend Micro indicates major discrepancy between the investment in IoT systems and the...
Aug 1, 2018
President Cyril Ramaphosa has committed his government to support a change to the constitution that will open the way for land expropriation without compensation (EWC). At the same time, he announced a new economic stimulus package. At the conclusion of a two-day...
