Personal transfer trial using blockchain kicks off

Fujitsu has reached an agreement with Mizuho Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group to conduct a joint field trial of a person-to-person money transfer service using blockchain technology. The trial will begin in January...

Blockchain-based travel hub in the pipeline

The Lufthansa Group has partnered with Switzerland-based startup Winding Tree to develop a decentralised booking marketplace using blockchain. It is envisioned that, in the future, airlines, hotels and other travel service providers will offer their services on...

Business rescue pressures not unique to SA

Despite the distress in which the South African economy finds itself in, it is not unique to this country as global uncertainty is putting organisations around the world across industry sectors under immense pressure to survive. This is according to the Turnaround...

PC gaming booms in Europe

Europe’s PC gaming market continued to confound expectations in the second quarter with strong revenue growth of 22,7% year-on-year, as enthusiasts sought out high performance and premium branded systems. The Context PC Gaming report tracks all essential gaming...

Bank your Change helps FNB customers save

FNB says that, over the last 14 months, it has helped customers save more than R1-billion from small change when shopping. Bank Your Change, a free feature which can be activated by all FNB customers with a transactional bank account, enables them to save a portion of...

Management buyout of BCX’s Netcampus

BCX has announced the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary Netcampus to its management. The deal sees current managing executive, Tebogo Makgatho, taking 70% of the company while the remaining 30% will be sold to Telkom FutureMakers, Telkom’s enterprise...