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...
SMEs run e-commerce sites easily with Sage
Sage Pastel Accounting is offering small businesses a quick and easy way to get up-and-running with a Web site of their own with Sage Online Tools. This powerful solution makes it simple for SMEs to create and maintain their own Web sites with a no-fuss site-builder...
Protecting your online store from fraud
Card fraud is rampant in South Africa, and growing at an alarming rate. This year, losses due to credit card fraud have increased by 23% to R453,9-million, according to the latest statistics from the SA Banking Risk Information Centre, says Donovan Marais, channel...
Shopify Shipping App launched
Shopify users in South Africa will be pleased to know that eSolutions, by DPD Laser, one of the premier sponsors at eCommerce Africa Confex, has launched the first free Shopify Shipping App specifically for the South African e-commerce logistics market. The app...
Power balance has shifted in e-commerce
The media has devoted enough columns that talk of disruption and disintermediation for the terms to be dismissed as mere buzzwords, but buzz aside, it is been proven that disruptors have entered the market that will be impossible to dislodge: customers, says Claire...
Ding, dong the site is dead
David Finkelstein, director of worldwide marketing at KEMP Technologies, provides six tips to ensure your retail website stands up to the strain of online Christmas shopping. For many online retailers the spike in sales in the weeks running up to Christmas is...
Online retailers and festive season hiccups
Online retailers tracking website performance now and putting the right tools in place, will be well prepared to cash in on peak sales periods and grow their market in future, says Riverbed, says Brent Lees, senior product marketing Manager for EMEA at Riverbed...