DRC, BankservAfrica partner to use Tango

BankservAfrica partnered with Lusis Payments to provide Tango, a payment switching and processing software solution, in South Africa and across the African continent. BankservAfrica’s interoperable switching platform has successfully been running on Tango software...

Flexible working suits business consumers

Gartner says that IT leaders have a significant opportunity to contribute to the business by creating a more flexible work environment that accommodates the needs of the business consumer. “Starting with the rise of PCs and the internet era, users have a greater...

Experian, VisualDNA open up financial access

Wider access to financial services in emerging markets is to be made possible by a new initiative between VisualDNA and Experian. Experian, the global information services company, is working with VisualDNA, the leading provider of psychometric testing for the credit...

Cognisant computing to drive consumer IT

Cognisant computing – the next phase of the personal cloud movement – will become one of the strongest forces in consumer-focused IT, according to Gartner.It will have an immense impact across a range of industries, including mobile devices, mobile apps,...

That booking confirmation could be malware

In June, Kaspersky Lab registered an increase in fraudulent messages sent out on behalf of booking services. These fake notifications imitate hotel or air ticket booking confirmations and usually contain Trojan spyware masked as bills for reservations.US video game...

The growing role of ICT in Kenyan economy

ICT has assumed an increasingly strategic role in the Kenyan economy in recent years. Between 2000 and 2012, the country’s wider transport and communications sector, of which ICT is a part, grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7,7%, outperforming all...