FNB wins innovation award

FNB has been voted as the most Innovative Bank in the 2013 Banking Innovation Study Results report.  Carried out by the Innovative Agency (Systemic Logic), based in the UK and South Africa, findings were produced on the levels of banking innovations in South Africa....

Fundamo exec named future mobile leader

Gavin Krugel, head of customer strategy and market activation for emerging markets at Visa company Fundamo, has been included in Global Telecoms Business’ 40 Under 40 list. The list identifies the most exciting young people in the mobile industry aged under 40 today...

Spam levels stabilise in March

After a sharp increase in spam volumes in February, March saw the flow of junk mail stabilise at a level of 70,1%. Despite this reduction, however, users could not afford to relax since at the same time the share of malicious attachments in unsolicited e-mail...

Telkom Mobile, MTN cut data rates

Both Telkom Mobile and MTN have announced new data rates. MTN has introduced new MTN Anytime Contract packages, which now offer contract customers more talk time through a combination of more anytime value and free MTN-to-MTN minutes, more text time through increased...

Samsung lifestyle centre opens in Jo’burg

Samsung Electronics South Africa officially opened its innovative, premium Smart Care Centre in Johannesburg. Offering consumers an easily accessible same-day walk-in carry-in service across a wide of range products, as well as an in-home service offering for larger...

Earth Day puts focus on transport

In light of Earth Day, which is celebrated annually on 22 April, Hennie Heymans of DHL Express says that there is a growing need for South African businesses to place more importance on sustainability and the “greening” of products and services, especially when it...