First National Bank (FNB) has been voted as South Africa’s top Corporate Bank in the business category in the 2015 Sunday Times Top Brand Survey. The winning brands are voted for by consumers and business decision-makers who rank them as being the best in their category in a nationwide survey. Now in its 17th year,
Gartner, Inc.’s “Hype Cycle for ICT in Africa, 2015″ report identifies over 30 key technologies and describes how they will impact business performance during the next 10 years. “The Hype Cycle aims to help global strategic officers and domestic CIOs from the private and public sectors take account of the current state of important technologies
The rise of e-commerce and increased competition are driving the demand for real-time supply chain visibility. This is according to Oliver Facey, Vice President of Operations for DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa, who says that supply chain operators should increasingly invest in transportation management systems and solutions to improve the quality, speed and precision of service.
The 2015 South African eCommerce Awards continued to see solid growth this year, with more than 200 websites entering the awards. The awards, now in their 10th year, are designed to recognise and reward those South African websites that have demonstrated excellence in their use of the Internet as a platform for commerce. Through a
ZAZOO, a business unit of Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc., has partnered with Funifi, a startup based in the UK and Cyprus, to enhance their service by adding a secure payment mechanism to the Funifi DO (chore) app using Mobile Virtual Card (“MVC”) technology. This partnership adds momentum to ZAZOO’s growth, as the unit is
Mukuru and Mcel have partnered to allow money to be sent from South Africa into any Mkesh mobile wallet in Mozambique. With the mobile phone being central to the process it is the most convenient way of sending money to Mozambique; and at a 10% flat fee it is the most affordable cash-to-cash offering. Mukuru
Planet Payment, Inc., a leading provider of international and multi-currency payment processing services, has teamed up with Absa, one of South Africa’s largest financial groups, and CyberSource, a global payment gateway and merchant provider, to implement Shop in Your Currency, Planet Payment’s Multi-Currency Pricing Solution, in South Africa. “This solution allows retailers to localise their
As the old saying goes, do not work harder work smarter – the same can be said of the way in which you bank. We often unknowingly transact in a way that not only frustrates us but that takes up unnecessary time and wastes money that could have been put to use to cover other
With Greece sinking and the global economy slowing, attention is shifting to new emerging consumer markets of the future, says Mike Lee, ATMIA’s CEO and a futurist. ATMIA’s 2015 Conference and Expo, “Customer experience and channel usage in Africa’s emerging payment and consumer markets”, will look into four pillars of the payments future in the region, namely: Innovation Consumption
Ericsson announced that MTN Swaziland has deployed Ericsson Converged Wallet, enabling the operator to quickly introduce relevant, new and differentiated mobile financial services. The rollout impacts more than 275,000 existing MTN Swaziland mobile wallet users and 3,000 agents. The new platform serves as a mobile money hub solution, connecting MTN’s operations in several countries, enabling
