Brazilian fintech invests in Tyme Group
Brazilian digital banking group Nubank, a publicly-traded company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), has invested in South African-born fintech Tyme Group. Tyme, a global digital banking group headquartered in Singapore and backed by South Africa’s Africa Rainbow...
Icasa approves sale of Telkom’s Swiftnet towers
Telkom SA has obtained approval from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) for the disposal of its masts and towers business housed in Swiftnet. This is the final major regulatory requirement for the R6,75-billion transaction to a consortium...
Financial sector to drive security spend in Europe
Growing security needs, new regulations, and the increasing risk of ransomware attacks due to the current geopolitical situation continue to drive European security spending, says IDC. According to its latest Worldwide Security Spending Guide, total European spend...
IoT devices in SA under cyberattack
During the course of last year, Kaspersky detected and blocked 221 695 cyberattacks on Internet of Things (IoT) devices in South Africa; 45 562 attacks in Kenya; and 30 089 in Nigeria. All these attacks were blocked on Kaspersky honeypots - decoy devices used to...
Mixed results for smart devices in META
The Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META) smart home devices market had a mixed performance in the last quarter of 2022 as end users adjusted their spending - and while shipments were up 15,9% YoY, the market was down 3,4% on Q3 2022. That's according to the latest...
Balancing privacy with customer data collection gets harder
A significant 60% of marketing leaders believe collecting first-party customer data with an appropriate balance of customer value exchange and privacy will become more challenging in 2023, according to a survey by Gartner. A Gartner survey of nearly 400 marketing...
These are the top cybersecurity predictions for 2023
Half (50%) of chief information security officers (CISOs) will adopt human-centric design to reduce cybersecurity operational friction, while large enterprises will focus on implementing zero-trust programs. And, going forward, half of cybersecurity leaders will...
Challenging economy keeps debt balances up
TransUnion's Q4 2022 South Africa Industry Insights Report finds that total outstanding balances and new account originations were higher year-over-year (YoY) across most consumer lending categories as consumers looked to access greater liquidity to finance increased...
Inflation and supply chain fears ease, but global economy still uncertain
The outlook for the global economy took a positive turn in the first few months of 2023 as inflationary pressures began to ease, but ongoing geopolitical tensions and domestic challenges in key markets are slowing any return to sustained growth. According to KPMG's...
Steady growth for RFID sales
The radio frequency identification (RFID) business will continue to grow in 2023, with IDTechEx projecting a market value of $14-billion in 2023, up from $12,8-billion in 2022. This market value comprises of RFID labels, cards, fobs, and other form factors, as well as...
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Shell’s Africa customers get Orange Money
A pan-African partnership covering nine countries (Botswana, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Senegal and Tunisia) allows Shell customers to pay for their fuel using Orange Money. Under this agreement, Orange Money customers will be...
Future of finance for small businesses
New technology is transforming business for SMEs, according to Gary Turner, MD EMEA of Xero. How we finance and manage our business in today's South Africa is changing thanks to the increasingly important role of technology. Key developments in financial technologies...
Key lessons for banks pursuing mobile innovation
Online security is paramount, but ease of use cannot be compromised, says Entersekt CEO Schalk Nolte. At the start of a new year fraught with uncertainty on many levels, leaders in the local banking and financial spheres are looking to gain any competitive advantage...
Commvault simplifies cloud data management
Commvault, a global leader in enterprise backup, recovery, archive and the cloud, today launched new reference architectures for Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enable customers to simplify data protection and management with a pre-optimised, easy to deploy, and...
Riverbed supports Maersk on its digital journey
Riverbed Technology, the application performance company, today announced that Maersk Line, part of the Maersk Group and the world's largest container shipping operator, is using Riverbed SteelCentral to monitor business-critical applications and services and provide...
Legacy Hotels & Resorts selects Sabre technology
Legacy Hotels & Resorts, known for its collection of exclusive and luxury hotels and properties throughout Africa, is adopting a new distribution platform to support its aggressive expansion strategy. Legacy Hotels & Resorts has selected Sabre Hospitality...
Sophos debuts Phish Threat attack simulator
Sophos has launched Sophos Phish Threat, an advanced phishing attack simulator and training solution that is fully integrated with the company's cloud-based security management platform, Sophos Central. With centralised management and automated campaign analysis,...
Red Hat deploys software-defined storage at Monash
Monash University, one of Australia's most prestigious research universities, has implemented a massive multi-petabyte deployment on Red Hat Ceph Storage. Founded in 1958, Monash University was established to create a science and technology-focused research...
Realise the benefits of cloud backup
The past year has seen South African businesses migrate a substantial amount of their data to the cloud. Phillip de Bruyn, customer experience manager at Redstor, believes this will bring a renewed focus to the benefits of extending such a rollout into the development...
Seacom wins Metro Ethernet Forum certification
Pan-African telecom enabler, Seacom, has earned the Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification for services from the Metro Ethernet Forum, an industry association that provides a global services framework and the foundation for service innovation in the telecoms industry. The...
C# Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Lynnwood
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Test Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
We're looking for a Test Analyst who will be responsible for testing software before it is made available to stakeholders. The aim is to design and execute test plans on applications and to detect and actively assist to resolve any concerns. What you'll do:Participate...
Senior .NET Developer – Western Cape Rondebosch
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Senior Software Developer (C++, Delphi) (CH1012)
Our client in the financial services industry is looking for a Senior Software DeveloperThe Senior Developer will part of an inhouse development team that produce software solutions. The developer work together with a team of business analysts and other developers to...
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Software Quality Engineer
We are looking for both intermediate and Senior Software Quality Engineers to join our Johannesburg based team. The role requires strong Automation Testing experience, as well as Manual experience. You'll use the automation framework and pre-defined test tools to...
Lead Business Analyst at QES
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Senior Software Developer (C++, Delphi) (CH1012) – Gauteng Arcadia
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