In a previous article we discussed which big retailers are doing ecommerce in South Africa. With the word out that the South African ecommerce boom is on the way, we thought it would be a good idea to do a follow up article on which ecommerce sites are the popular in South Africa. In order
There’s not much of a limit on what you can buy online these days. Thing is, in South Africa at least, almost all of those ways involve having a bank account and, if you want things to be really simple, a credit card. But what if you could finance your online purchases with a single
United Bank for Africa (UBA), a Nigerian commercial bank, has launched an e-commerce platform aimed at supporting the growth of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the West African country. U-Mall is a partnership with Netplus Advisory Limited, which UBA said will allow SMEs to set up online stores and extend their reach. U-Mall
In celebrating the 15th year anniversary of working together, Nedbank recognises the partnership it has established in 1998 with iVeri whose unique technology continues to be invaluable in enabling eCommerce. Pamela White, Head Corporate Card Services at Nedbank says, “We are proud to partner with iVeri to assist businesses improve efficiency, allowing for an environment where
Acculynk, a global PIN-debit authentication gateway, now actively brings global customers to US merchants by enabling authentication of debit cards issued by the world’s largest local-country debit card schemes. US online merchants, both large and small, seeking to grow sales by courting consumers outside the US must be able to accept debit cards cross-border. Up
eBay Enterprise, the leading global provider of commerce technologies, omnichannel operations and marketing solutions for the world’s premier retailers and brands, introduced its new suite of commerce technologies at its annual Client Summit recently in New York. “Retailers and brands understand the importance of having industry-leading capabilities across their entire value chain to support a
hybris, a SAP company and the world’s fastest-growing commerce platform provider, announced that kalahari.com, South Africa’s largest online retailer, has selected the hybris Commerce Suite to power its retail vision forward, strengthen its position as an innovative market leader, and fast-track market growth selling both digital and physical goods via its online stores and marketplaces. A 2013
According to the Gulf Cooperation Council ecommerce is booming globally, with MENA ecommerce sales set to hit $15 billion by 2015. Conversely, only 15% of businesses in Middle East currently have an online presence which means there is still lot of scope for growth for the E-commerce industry.
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 • 5rooms.com • bidorbuy • Citymob • Groupon – South Africa • HomeChoice • Hot Online Fashion • kalahari.com • Loot.co.za • Mr Price
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 acquirers on the 26th March 2013 requesting an implementation date of 02 April 2013 for acquirers to ensure all merchants are aware of this mandate
