Digitalisation can empower informal merchants to unlock Africa’s growth
The digital transformation of sub-Saharan Africa’s economy will not be complete without a focus on helping the region’s hundreds of thousands of small, micro and informal merchants to digitalise their businesses. And payments represents a natural starting point for...
Emerging markets well positioned to drive global growth
By 2035, emerging markets will play a crucial role in shaping the global economy, contributing about 65% of global economic growth. This is among the findings from S&P Global’s latest Look Forward research study, which identifies and assesses the opportunities and...
Global smartphone shipments continue to be impacted
An updated forecast for the worldwide smartphone market from IDC is showing a more prolonged recovery than previously expected. According to the latest Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker forecast, shipments of smartphones will decline 9,1% in 2022, a reduction...
Intel fuels Moore’s Law paving the way to 1trn transistors by 2030
Intel has unveiled research breakthroughs fueling its innovation pipeline for keeping Moore's Law on track to a trillion transistors on a package in the next decade. At IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) 2022, Intel researchers showcased advancements...
Prevent Christmas cheer falling to cybercrime
Christmas is always a special time for millions of people around the world, but it is also a special season for cybercriminals as they take advantage of shopping days to intensify their phishing attacks, ransomware, and even dropping malware into emails. During this...
Downloads to crypto wallets on the decrease
Despite the massive volatility experience this year, cryptocurrencies hit 257-million users worldwide - up from 239-million a year ago. However, while the crypto user base continues growing, crypto wallets find it hard to beat 2021 figures as a record year for...
Cross-border innovations will drive instant payments
The number of instant payment transactions will increase from 97-billion in 2022 to more than 376-billion by 2027 - growth of 289% - according to a new study from Juniper Research. The company predicts that an increased roll-out of instant cross-border payment schemes...
Cryptocurrencies see biggest drop in market’s history
The number of cryptocurrencies has been constantly growing for almost a decade - hitting an all-time high of over 10 000 in February - but the recent crypto price crash and its subsequent $2-trillion wipeout also caused the biggest drop in the number of cryptos....
Fleet management systems set for strong growth
The number of active fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in North America was 13,7-million in Q4-2021, according to market researcher Berg Insight, and with a CAGR of 13,7%, is expected to reach 26-million by 2026. In Latin America, the...
Average take-home pay recovers in October
For the third consecutive month, the average nominal take-home pay, tracked in the monthly BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI), improved in October. However, the number of salaries paid has taken another knock as economic challenges persist. "The average nominal...
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Low-tech attackers use open source tools
Kaspersky Lab researchers have uncovered a new trend among cyberespionage threat actors: instead of developing customised hacking tools or buying them from third-party suppliers on the criminal underground, they are using tools available on the web for research...
Reasons to outsource database administration
With the South African economy in crisis, IT managers are under greater pressure than ever to tighten budgets and increase efficiencies. One of the ways to significantly reduce IT costs is to outsource your database and operating system administration to a service...
Seacom gains momentum in SA business market
Pan-African telecoms enabler Seacom has announced that it has grown its South African base of channel partners servicing the business market to more than 65 companies of all sizes, up from 20 in October last year. In addition, the telecom operator and its channel...
Social entrepreneurship key for Africa
Is social entrepreneurship the new face of development? A recent impact report released by Reach for Change suggests it might be. Social entrepreneurs across Africa are contributing to advances in education, healthcare, financial inclusion, environmental protection...
Digital offers strong opportunity for SMMEs
South Africa's National Development Plan (NDP) has indicated that around 90% of employment opportunities in the country will be created by SMMEs by the year 2030. While the public and private sector have numerous programmes and incentive schemes in place to assist and...
Tshwane debuts safety app
The City of Tshwane and the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) have launched the Namola user app, officially announced by Tshwane executive mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa during his State of the Capital Address. Namola is a smartphone application that significantly...
Microsoft YouthSpark grant for Mentec Foundation SA
Microsoft Philanthropies has announced grants for over 100 nonprofit organisations in 55 countries, including Mentec Foundation in South Africa. The grants are a component of the $75M commitment Microsoft made to increase access to computer science education around...
Qlik strengthens cloud offerings with Industrial CodeBox
Qlik has acquired Industrial CodeBox, the company behind QVSource, which allows Qlik Sense and QlikView users to include data from cloud-based sources such as social media, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications, and other web-based APIs into their applications for...
Vox Telecom, Ionizr partner on WiFi monetisation
Local end-to-end technology provider, Vox Telecom is partnering with Ionizr, a pioneer in realtime proximity advertising technology in South Africa, integrating the open access digital engagement platform into its Vox AURA managed guest WiFi solution. "We wanted to be...
Engen centralises branch offices with Riverbed
Riverbed Technology has announced that global energy company Engen is using Riverbed solutions to centralise remote and branch office (ROBO) IT, and improve productivity, back-up and data security across its multi-national organisation. Riverbed SteelFusion has...
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