SMMEs embrace online, mobile banking

Jan 15, 2015

Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) are the most active business users of FNB’s online and mobile banking services, with FNB Business reporting that approximately 50% of SMMEs conduct an average of 20 online and mobile banking transactions per month. In...

IBM debuts new z13 mainframe

Jan 14, 2015

IBM has launched the z13 mainframe – one of the most sophisticated computer systems ever built. It delivers scale and economics, together with realtime encryption and analytics, to help meet the expectations of consumers for speed and safety for trillions of...
IT to drive retail bank revenue

IT to drive retail bank revenue

Jan 14, 2015

Retail bank IT investment in 2015 will be focused squarely on driving revenue growth, according to new research from Ovum. The large majority of investment made in 2015 will be focused on progressing with an omni-channel experience for customers.

Lenovo hangs on to top PC spot

Jan 14, 2015

Worldwide PC shipments totalled 83,7-million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, a 1% increase from the fourth quarter of 2013, according to preliminary results by Gartner. These results indicate a slow, but consistent improvement following more than two years of...

Feature phone users get mother tongue info

Jan 14, 2015

GoMetro, the transport start-up based in Cape Town that maps and reports on public transport in South African cities, has launched a new mobi site designed for the emerging market: GoMetro Mini. This new version of GoMetro is designed for older phones, and will...

Online sales drive eBucks festive spend

Jan 14, 2015

eBucks Rewards members exceeded the rewards programme’s already bullish expectations for spending during the 2014 festive season, with more than half of this spend taking place online. At the end of last year, Jolandé Duvenage, CEO of eBucks Rewards predicted the...