Net 1 UEPS Technologies is moving towards profitability, with more positive results reported for the quarter ended 31 December 2021. Continued momentum in Easy Pay Everywhere (EPE) saw that business ending the quarter with just under 1,1-million EPE accounts. Overall,...

Supplies of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine have already fallen - and been replaced by LNG imports - to such a degree that shutting off the remaining gas that is still flowing through Ukraine would have relatively limited additional impact on European supply,...

South Africa was the first market to test Mastercard's new biometric card that combines chip technology with fingerprints to verify the cardholder's identity for in-store purchases. Two separate trials have been concluded with Pick n Pay and Absa Bank. The new card...

Around 27-million South Africans spend an average of three hours a day tweeting, posting and liking media on international social media platforms, but few of them consider their legal recourse on these platforms. "We Are Social's 2016 Digital Report indicates that...

Employment equity professionals consider career progression and a better work-life balance to be highly motivating factors to join and stay within a business - and higher pay may no longer guarantee a candidate's signature. Research from Robert Walters shows that,...

Retail banking ,an industry founded on stability and tradition, is in the midst of a transformation. Retail banks worldwide are rethinking their business models in light of technological advances, the growth of online and mobile banking, fierce economic pressures,...

A move to more integrated cloud-based systems over the next three years is set to be a game-changer for businesses seeking a reduction in capital costs, efficiencies, more flexibility and accelerated innovation. Cheaper data and more accessible connectivity will also...

Leading financial services companies are operating in a new and more complex environment; one where the fundamental definition of how customers experience and interact with a bank is being challenged and redefined. This is according to KPMG's latest report titled,...

As an investor, the first action to avoid when the market drops is panic, as this can lead to bad decision-making. This is the word from Aneesa Razack, CEO of FNB Share Investing, who says: "Understandably, the reason people invest is because they want to see a return...

This week, leaders from governments, pharmaceutical companies and charitable organisations convened at a summit in Geneva to pledge new commitments to the collective efforts to control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The summit co-incided with the...