Online stores over-promise, under-deliver
When transacting online, customers expect a smooth, quick and unfettered service from the moment they enter the site to the fulfilment of their request, whether it’s a banking or shopping experience.Zane Zietman, chief operating officer of Digital Planet, leaders in...
Expertise the key to online security
The days are long gone when you could protect your bank accounts by keeping your PIN number safe, says PayGate IT director David Beukes - these days the business of security is a lot more complex and best left to experts. “We all instinctively believe that if...
Check Point uncovers Magento vulnerability
Check Point Software Technologies has announced that its Malware and Vulnerability Research Group recently discovered a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in eBay’s Magento Web e-commerce platform, affecting nearly 200 000 online shops around the world. If exploited, the vulnerability gives the attacker the ability to fully compromise any online store based on the Magento platform, including credit card information and other customer financial and personal data.
Gumtree Automotive revamps user experience
Gumtree Automotive is introducing big changes to ensure that a smoother user experience for both prospective car buyers as well as the thousands of professional sellers that already make use of the site’s ad management dashboard. “Since the introduction of the Gumtree...
E-commerce drives industry transformation
In the last two years, IDC visited more than 30 traditional enterprises and industry clusters proceeding from the emerging mode of Internet such as e-commerce, and obtained a deep insight into the impact of Internet on traditional industry transformation and upgrade....
PayGate takes the pain out of integration
Building e-commerce functionality into client sites has traditionally been difficult and often frustrating for Web developers. But, says Innovation Boutique MD Francois Brill, Paygate’s range of developer support tools has made the process much easier -- and client...
PayGate offers payment collection service
An e-commerce hurdle for smaller businesses in South Africa has fallen with the launch of a new payment collection service from PayGate. “For a small company that’s turning over less than R100 000 a month, getting an e-commerce merchant account through a bank can be...
EFCC certifies Jovago.com
Africa’s largest online hotel booking platform, has received a certificate from the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to guard against money laundering and other financial crimes.This stamp of approval will ensure that customers and partners using the...
Jumia rolls out Apple store
Jumia has rolled out their official Apple store online, becoming the first online retailer to be authorised by Apple to sell their products. Now that Jumia.com.ng sells official Apple products, they are anticipating even more enthusiasm and excitement from their...
Retailers need to improve e-stores in 2015
A new study released by the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) has revealed that South African retailers generally did little to advance their sub-par online shopping offerings 2014, yet local consumers are increasingly integrating online and offline...
PayGate launches PayPartner programme
Payment services provider PayGate has launched PayPartner, a support and rewards programme for the community of Web developers using its services, GM for business development Brendon Williamson has announced. “We have over 2 000 developers registered on our site, and...
M-commerce changes African retail game
New technologies such as cloud computing are revolutionising the way people do business across the globe. In the African market, infrastructure has traditionally proven to be a challenge that has hindered adoption of new technologies, says Jaco Barnard, head of Retail...