Managing an electronic payment system
Time and time again, a lack of skilled workers is cited as the major barrier to business growth and future expansion in South Africa. The fourth quarter of 2012 was no different, says Grant Thornton’s International Business Report. According to the report, 47% of...
A new way of managing credit
Issues around the conflict between sales and credit will be a hot topic at the fourth World Credit Congress (WCC) to be held in May – the first time the Congress has ever been on the African continent. Global credit guru Luis Eduardo Perez Mata of Mexico City, Mexico...
ZunguZ social payment power-house for Africa
The combination of ZunguZ, a multi-tier social payment platform, with deep integration into the Facebook and the Social graph, represents an unparalleled offering that can only lead and help develop the mobile payment space – particularly in Africa. ZunguZ has been...
Safaricom uses Gemalto’s backup solution
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has announced that Safaricom, a leading mobile operator in Africa, with over 18-million customers, is using its LinqUs Cloud Backup solution to offer mobile subscribers in Kenya a comprehensive backup service for...
Nedbank’s online home loan channel grows
First launched to market in September 2012, Nedbank’s fully automated online home loan channel has enabled more than 3 000 clients to apply for finance for their homes online in a seamless and convenient manner in its first six months. This illustrates Nedbank’s...
Huawei launches BYOD solution for banking
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has showcased its BYOD solutions to cater for the introduction of omnichannel banking in the African market, at the Future Bank Africa event 2013. Future Bank is part of a...
Thomson Reuters signs deal with the ECB
Thomson Reuters has announced that it has signed a three-year deal with the European Central Bank (ECB) to roll out Thomson Reuters Eikon desktops across the ECB and 18 participating national central banks. It is so far the largest market data purchasing initiative...
Gemalto highlights NFC at MWC 2013
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, demonstrated innovative NFC applications at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. This proof of concept for enterprise applications transform mobile phones into secure and convenient identification...
Finance to go truly social in 2013
Next year personal financial management will move into an entirely new phase of development. Service providers within this competitive space say the continuous focus on research and development and rollout of offerings has helped lay the foundation for growth – and...
Bytes partners with Volante
Bytes Systems Integration has partnered with international data integration, software and services company Volante Technologies to provide global best practice financial messaging and integration solutions for the South African financial services market. This...
MasterCard introduces MasterPass
At the Mobile World Congress, MasterCard has introduced MasterPass - the future of digital payments. MasterPass is a digital service that allows consumers to use any payment card or enabled device to discover enhanced shopping experiences that are as simple as a...
LV= adopts Mendix App Platform
LV=, one of the UK’s largest insurers, has adopted the Mendix App Platform for its fast-track development of innovative applications. In the hotly competitive insurance industry, LV= has seen its business grow rapidly over the past five years, which has created...