Indwe launches car and home insurance advice app
Indwe Risk Services today has launched BluPixl, an all-in-one car and home insurance app that lets consumers choose and manage insurance cover according to their needs. The app is powered by Indwe, an independent insurance brokers, and integrates insurance expertise...
Mastercard helps SMEs tap into the digital economy
Mastercard has launched a new low-cost payments solution that enables small business owners to move their businesses online and accept a range of digital payments from their customers. The "SME-in-a-Box" solution is powered by Mastercard's payment technology and that...
Standard Bank supports shift away from cash
The shift away from cash and towards digital and contactless payment methods has been accelerated by the pandemic. This, Standard Bank believes, will remain at elevated levels, and continue to grow under the new normal. "Digital payments have now become a critical...
The rise of the machines in digital banking
As AI and IoT become a part of our lives e-banking is gaining traction and with that comes an influx of different offerings some good and some bad. By John Lombela, MD of Cryptovecs Capital A positive move is the growth of digital banks. And contrary to traditional...
Standard Bank launches online life insurance offering
Standard Bank Insurance, through its Direct Life Insurance Services division, is now offering consumers the option of purchasing life insurance online. Consumers can now purchase Life Cover, Salary Protection, Disability Cover, and Serious Illness Cover by answering a...
Nissan SA adopts WesBank’s online digital finance application
New digital application technology developed by WesBank has been adopted by Nissan South Africa and Nissan Finance to assist customers when applying for finance online. The technology, launched by WesBank in October last year, is currently integrated into the bank's...
Capitec goes paperless
Capitec has introduced an eSignature capability, by means of a biometric fingerprint. Biometric readers allow for sanitisation after each client's use, while paper documents cannot be easily disinfected between parties. Wim de Bruyn, executive: business development...
FNB launches a virtual card
FNB is expanding its digital payments ecosystem by launching a virtual card for individual and business customers. The virtual card is available to individual customers across debit, fusion and credit cards and for business customers on debit cards. The virtual card...
How buying and insuring your car will change after Covid-19
There's nothing like the smell of a new car and the thrill of driving your wheels off the showroom floor. But to get to that moment, you usually have to spend weeks listening to sales pitches from car dealers and going for several test drives. By Ernest North,...
The need to modernise insurance systems
Shifting customer expectations and the need to replace aging systems are contributing to insurers' decision to modernise their environments and become more adaptable to the digital needs of the market today. Lee Kuyper, COO at SilverBridge, examines the process this...
How an African start-up grew into a global fintech powerhouse
While many view Mukuru as a technology company, its business is centered around helping people at a very personal level. By Sandy Rheeder, CIO of Mukuru From humble beginnings in a London flat in 2005, to African fintech giant in 2020, Mukuru's journey has been one of...
Click to Pay with Visa launches in SA
Visa has announced the expansion of Click to Pay in South Africa, helping consumers make secure, swift online purchases across various merchants and platforms. On retail websites or mobile apps displaying the click to pay icon, consumers that have enabled their card...