South Africa

Itron Enables Smart Gas Payment for South Africa’s EnviroFuel

Itron, Inc. announced that it has delivered its smart payment solution for gas to EnviroFuel, a private gas utility, as a part of an initiative to provide alternative energy sources Read More →

Aug 21, 2013 Caryn Mather

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Nedbank Group and the Bank of China Formalise Alliance

Nedbank Group and the Bank of China (’BoC’) have entered into a strategic business cooperation agreement to grow business flows between the People’s Republic of China (’China’) and Africa. The alliance Read More →

Aug 19, 2013 Caryn Mather

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ATMIA Secures Survivor Extraordinaire Brett Archibald as Keynote Speaker for Cape Town Conference

The ATM Industry Association announced that survivor extraordinaire, Brett Archibald, who was rescued after over 28 hours lost at sea without a lifejacket, will be keynote speaker at the association’s Read More →

Aug 16, 2013 Caryn Mather

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Xchanging Announces Financial Processing Services Agreement With Standard Bank

Xchanging, the business process, procurement and technology services provider, has announced it has won a new contract with Standard Bank. The contract will see Xchanging supplying financial processing services to Read More →

Aug 15, 2013 Staff Writer

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Transaction Capital announces sale of Paycorp to Actis for R937m

Transaction Capital today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary Paycorp to pan-emerging market private equity firm Actis. Paycorp, owned by Transaction Capital Read More →

Aug 13, 2013 Staff Writer

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Storm Set to Erupt Between SA e-Commerce Players, Banks

A major storm looks set to rock the South African online scene as some of the country’s largest e-commerce players square up against its biggest banking Read More →

Aug 7, 2013 Staff Writer

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South African Development Community Payments System Goes Live

On Sunday 21 July, the SADC (South African Development Community) Integrated Regional Electronic Settlement System (SIRESS) was successfully implemented in a live environment for the four countries of the Common Monetary Read More →

Aug 7, 2013 Staff Writer

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Capitec, FNB and Nedbank Bank Accounts Most Popular with South African Consumers

In recent ThinkMoney research, Capitec, FNB and Nedbank were revealed as the leading consumer bank accounts in South Africa. This was according to nearly 7 000 bank account reviews written Read More →

Aug 5, 2013 Staff Writer

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South Africa’s Banking Rewards Programs: A Comparison

South African banks are now all in full swing with their respective loyalty or rewards programs. In a highly competitive banking environment, where the large South African banks Read More →

Jul 31, 2013 Caryn Mather

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The 2013 South African eCommerce Awards

The South African eCommerce Conference will be held on 11 September 2013 at the Sandton Convention Centre and promises to be an educational and inspiring event focussing on all aspects Read More →

Jul 17, 2013 Staff Writer