Crypto exchange VALR gets regulatory CASP license
VALR, the Pantera-backed crypto exchange headquartered in Johannesburg, announced that it has been granted both a Category I and Category II license by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) of South Africa as a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP). The FSCA...
How Meta is preparing for SA elections
Over many years, Meta has developed a comprehensive approach to elections on our platforms, writes Balkissa Ide Siddo, public policy director: sub-Saharan Africa at Meta. But we know that no two elections are the same. That's why our team is developing a tailored...
Intensified scamming activity marks popular smartphone launch
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Datatec expects higher revenue
Datatec has published a trading update for the six months ended 31 August 2021, alerting shareholders that revenue will be significantly higher that the six months one year ago. The group states that it achieved a strong operational performance during H1 FY22 as it...
SA slips further as economic freedom is eroded
South Africa has slipped down the rankings of the Economic Freedom of the World: 2021 Annual Report, coming in at 84th out of 165 countries and territories. In 2000, South Africa ranked 58th on the list of countries analysed. Since then it has been overtaken by 15...
Report highlights stark disparities in Covid-19 impacts
New data from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's fifth annual Goalkeepers Report reveals that the world stepped up to prevent worst-case scenarios from happening during the Covid-19 pandemic, but long-term investments will be needed to ensure an equitable...
SMB recovery faces challenges, inequalities
Facebook's Global State of Small Business Report reveals that the small business recovery is underway, but inequalities and challenges persist. The report surveyed 35 000 small businesses across 30 countries and territories between July and August 2021. Key findings...
Southern Africa defies shortages to grow PC, tablet sales
Southern Africa's personal computing devices (PCD) market, which comprises desktops, notebooks, and tablets, recorded year-on-year (YoY) growth of 20,1% growth in the first half of 2021 (H1 2021), according to the latest research by International Data Corporation...
Despite decline, phishing still a real threat
There was a reduction in the number of phishing attacks recorded and blocked by Kaspersky in South Africa (17% decline), Kenya (48% decline), and Nigeria (13% decline) for the first half of this year when compared to the same period in 2020. While the decline does...
Phishing puts SA companies under fire
The number of phishing emails targeting South African companies has increased during 2020, according to 65% of IT teams. This is one of the findings from a Sophos survey, "Phishing Insights 2021", which reveals that phishing attacks targeting organisations ramped up...
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