A study from Juniper Research has found that the number of consumer instant payments will exceed 235-billion in 2027; up from 74-billion in 2023. This growth of 218% will be driven by lower merchant acceptance costs when compared to traditional card schemes. This is...

Like a sports photographer at an auto-racing event, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured a series of photos of asteroid Dimorphos when it was deliberately hit by a 1 200-pound NASA spacecraft called DART on 26 September 2022. The primary objective of DART, which...

AB InBev Africa and BanQu are using blockchain to uplift smallholder farmers in AB InBev's supply chain. The partnership aims to expand financial inclusion and empower more people across the continent. It also gives AB InBev better line of sight when it comes to its...

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on July 30 that South Africa's unemployment rate jumped from 27,6% in the first quarter of this year to 29% in 2019Q2. This was the highest jobless reading since 2003. While there was some increase in employment between the...

DPO Group has announced its acquisition of PayFast, one of the largest payment processors in South Africa. The deal by the Nairobi-headquartered DPO Group was executed through a mix of shares and cash, with the PayFast management team remaining key shareholders in DPO...

The medical wearables market is predicted to be worth $19,7-billion by the year 2024, according to IDTechEx's latest research. The market will be driven by the demand for continuous health monitoring and point-of-care diagnostics for the management of chronic...

The predicted growth of infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is in line with the increasing growth forecasts for cloud computing. This is according to Andrew Cruise, MD of Routed, who says that while IaaS is seen as an emerging opportunity in Africa, the work has...

Providing prospects with high-quality information and "thought leadership" is no longer a differentiator for sales organizations -- to succeed today, according to Gartner. Sales leaders must help customers make sense of the massive amount of quality information they...

The interest rate cut and drop in petrol price during July is good news for consumers, however, the cost of motoring continues to rise steadily. The monthly mobility basket, which comprises of vehicle instalments, fuel, insurance and maintenance fees, has risen to R7...

The South African car market continues to struggle, with the bulk of the buying activity currently taking place in the used car sector as financially stretched consumers increasingly opt for older cars at lower price points. This is according to the latest TransUnion...