GetBucks leverages technology
With the rapid evolution of technology, many consumers often find it difficult to keep on top of the latest platforms available to them. From online banking and shopping to live sports updates, the apps and platforms aimed at enhancing cost and convenience are...
ZipZap, Microsoft partner on mPOS
ZipZap, the mobile POS (mPOS) solution from Paycorp, has partnered with Microsoft Mobile to offer businesses and retailers a mobile solution that enables them to accept payments from customers wherever they are, transacting anywhere, anytime. “Microsoft is committed...
Leveraging consumer credit health insight
Intelligence and actionable insight are essential to business success in a data-driven market. Obtaining as much relevant information as possible to drive more effective decision-making is critical to developing and maintaining a competitive edge, thus fostering...
FNB’s Slimlines grow in popularity
FNB’s Slimline self-service terminals have shown continued growth in popularity with a 30% increase in transaction volumes for the period July 2014 on April 2015. This innovative self-service terminal with large touch screen, integrated camera and Chip and PIN reader...
Digital wallets are coming to the fore
All reports seem to show that mobile is on the rise and, while this growth continues unabated, it has helped disrupt many traditional industries, including transportation, accommodations, services and retail. As a result, revenue for mobile commerce is gaining ground...
SMEs seek streamlined finance solutions
SMEs are looking for four things from their business systems and payment solutions - 24/7 availability, access to data wherever they are, and seamless secure integration within their business applications and third-party apps and services. That’s according to Charles...
MMI supports Startupbootcamp programme
JSE listed MMI Holdings has upped its investment in innovation by becoming an early investor partner in the first ever insurance incubator programme managed by Startupbootcamp, a leading international start-up accelerator. Based in London, the programme invites global...
Digital transformation to change insurance
The advent of the digital world is revolutionising technology, in turn creating disruptive trends such as social, mobile, analytics and cloud (SMAC), says Saraswati Pramudi, principal consultant at Wipro BAS Architecture Practice. A new category of consumer is...
Insurance as a service
Studies conducted by Ovum reveal that the use of SaaS (software as a service) in the global insurance industry is already significant with at least a third of all insurers fully deploying or trialling SaaS currently. Despite a significant minority of insurers...
Increasing cyber-attacks demand solutions
Cyber-attacks are escalating in frequency and intensity, posing a growing threat to businesses and countries’ national security. South African companies in ever-larger numbers are seeking financial protection through insurance, buying coverage for losses from data...
SimbaPay launches access to M-Pesa PayBill
SimbaPay has announced the launch of the first product in the world that allows Kenyans living abroad to make M-Pesa PayBill payments. This is a new addition to the existing SimbaPay platform. M-Pesa PayBill is an M-Pesa service that has previously only been available...
Bytes MS reduces costs with NCR
Banks can each save up to R5-million per year by employing a tailored cash management solution. This is according to Alan Anderson, Bytes Managed Solutions’ Business Development director, who says that Bytes Managed Solutions (Bytes MS) can ensure significant cost savings through its latest cash management technology from NCR Corporation, the global leader in consumer transaction technologies.