South Africa

Infographic: E-commerce in Africa

Emerging markets research firm, Jana has released an infographic showing insights on the e-commerce preferences of African consumers in Nigeria, Kenya & South Africa. Surveying 600 consumers in each country, Read More →

Sep 9, 2013 Caryn Mather

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South African eCommerce Awards Finalists

As the public voting closes on this the eighth annual South African eCommerce Awards, uAfrica.com is pleased to announce the finalists (in alphabetical order) in the 2013 eCommerce Awards: • Style36.co.za • Read More →

Sep 6, 2013 Staff Writer

Country 1830

MasterCard and Blue Label Telecoms to Equip 22,000 Traders in SA

MasterCard and Blue Label Telecoms Limited (Blue Label) today announced a partnership that will see 22,000 small traders and rural shops in South Africa equipped with Point Read More →

Sep 5, 2013 Staff Writer

Country 1830

eCommerce Merchants Affected by 3D Secure Cut-over

There has been some talk in the merchant community around the Payment Association of South Africa (PASA) mandating 3D Secure for all ecommerce merchants. PASA had sent a letter to Read More →

Sep 3, 2013 Dan Flagg

Country 1830

KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Treasury: Interruption of the Electronic Payment of Suppliers

The electronic payment system of the state (BAS) has been down since Sunday, 25 August 2013. This meant that departments could not capture and approve payments and the Provincial Treasury Read More →

Sep 3, 2013 Dan Flagg

Country 1830

SnapScan Wins Top prize at MTN Business App of the Year Awards 2013

Mobile payments app SnapScan was voted 'App of the Year' at the annual MTN Business App of the Year Awards in Melrose Arch, Johannesburg. The 8-month old start-up from Stellenbosch managed to Read More →

Sep 2, 2013 Staff Writer

Country 1830

1000 Developers Sign Up with MyGate’s Developer Centre

Since the launch the MyGate Developer Centre in May 2012, over 1000 developers have signed up enabling them to integrate and test any of MyGate’s online payment solutions. The developer centre Read More →

Sep 2, 2013 MyGate

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MasterCard and Standard Bank Group Sign Agreement

Ann Cairns, President of International Markets, MasterCard, with Peter Schlebusch, Group Executive, Standard Bank Group celebrate the signing of an agreement strengthening the relationship between MasterCard and Standard Bank Group Read More →

Sep 2, 2013 Staff Writer

Country 1830

iVeri’s mPress (MPOS Solution) is Now Available for BlackBerry

Version 1.2 of MPress, iVeri’s MPos solution is now available in BlackBerry World. This means that iVeri now has MPos apps for Android, Apple and BlackBerry. For iVeri customers this increases Read More →

Aug 30, 2013 Staff Writer

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FNB’s Easy Account Cheapest Full-Service Bank Account in South Africa

The Solidarity Bank Charges 2013 report shows that FNB's Easy Account is the cheapest full-service bank account in South Africa. "Price is important for customers, but they should also look for Read More →

Aug 30, 2013 Staff Writer