Absa launches Masterpass app
Absa has launched the Absa Masterpass App, a digital wallet powered by Mastercard, enabling South Africans to make safe and easy payments wherever Masterpass is accepted. Payments via the Absa Masterpass App currently gives people the power to make online purchases...
New app from Standard Bank
Standard Bank is on a journey of rapid digitisation across the continent, offering its customers more convenient ways to interact with their personal banking services. The latest step in this digital transformation journey is the expansion of the existing Standard...
UCS Solutions achieves PCI DSS v3.1 certification
UCS Solutions, a provider of IT services to the retail industry, has achieved Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v3.1 audit certification and earning a license from Payment Association of South Africa (PASA). It's an important accomplishment for...
Infiniti Insurance pioneers online platform
Short term insurer Infiniti Insurance has launched Infiniti Online, a secure online insurance platform that gives clients the autonomy to manage their personal and business insurance requirements however and whenever they choose. "We developed this online platform to...
Partnership to drive insurance transformation
Professional services company KPMG in South Africa, and digital platform provider OutSystems have joined forces to drive digital transformation in the insurance industry. The partnership will see the two organisations collaborating to provide financial services...
FNB’s eWallet continues to increase in popularity
FNB's eWallet has seen increasing popularity and reached an impressive milestone with over R33-billion sent to users since the inception of the mobile money service and R1,2-billion sent every month to eWallets in South Africa. Lytania Johnson, CEO of eWallet...
Regent adopts Exergy for commission administration
When Regent had to automate its commission administration system, it opted for the commission module embedded in the SilverBridge Exergy policy administration system. The migration is considered to be one of the most successful projects at Regent Insurance given its...
MasterCard simplifies e-commerce for Dynamics users
MasterCard will collaborate with Microsoft to bring simple and secure e-commerce payments to Microsoft Dynamics users. Simplify Commerce, a versatile, highly secure and incredibly simple cloud-based payments platform, helps businesses grow by maximising online and...
Standard Bank enables global payments via smartphones
The latest release to Standard Bank’s smartphone app enables customers to make international payments to individual recipients in almost 200 countries, from the convenience of their Apple or Android smartphones. “This updated functionality represents the ultimate in...
Absa adopts Striata secure document repository
Absa Stockbrokers and Portfolio Management has implemented the Secure Document Repository (SDR) solution from Striata to manage statements, contract notes and tax certificates that need to be accessed securely by Absa Stockbrokers and its investors. At go live in...
Beyond data towards insight
Big data has redefined our world. It's constant and rapid flow originates from a wide variety of sources and has allowed the opportunity for organisations to access greater intelligence, writes Mark Heymann, senior director: commercial at TransUnion. Organisations,...
Insurance telematics policies gain traction
According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of insurance telematics policies in force on the European market reached 5,3-million in Q4-2015. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37,2%, this number is expected to...