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From today, South African cryptocurrency traders, will be able to buy Ethereum using Rands directly on the Luno exchange at attractive…

VALR, a Johannesburg-based cryptocurrency trading platform with over 50 cryptocurrencies, announced on Wednesday that it is launching Ethereum-Rand (ETHZAR) trading…

The lowdown on Libra: what consumers need to know about Facebook’s new cryptocurrency by Ernest Foo Cryptocurrencies have become a…

by Marcus Swanepoel The announcement of Libra, the Facebook-initiated global cryptocurrency, is extremely important news for the entire global financial…

by Jennifer Grygiel Facebook has announced a plan to launch a new cryptocurrency named the Libra, adding another layer to…

by Seshree Govender Cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, have become well known for their volatile value. In contrast to…

Old Mutual Insure has opted out of insuring computer equipment used for cryptocurrency mining. The Sandton-based insurer said on Monday…

In recent years, data has been celebrated as arguably the most crucial part of a business’ assets. Companies of all…

By Staff Writer South African consumers are eager users of new payments technologies, which means that bitcoin and the blockchain…

Don’t be left in the dark with what’s disrupting the financial services industry in South Africa. The FinTech (Financial Technology)…

PayFast  – with more than 80 000 registered merchants – is celebrating its 10th birthday amidst a flurry of FinTech…

by Martin Hall Late in 2016 Senegal’s Banque Regionale De Marches announced the launch of the eCFA Franc; a cryptocurrency for…

by Dirk Baur In investment terms, a safe haven is exactly what it sounds like: a place of relative safety when…

by Lee Naik, CEO of TransUnion Africa It’s well into 2017 and you’ve been bombarded with more trends pieces than…

Blockchain technology will enable financial transactions to take place quicker and provide an undisputed version of the truth for all…

by Dominique Collett, head of AlphaCode, a Rand Merchant Investments club for fintech startup entrepreneurs From digital banks to mobile-payment…

Blockchain-based authentication systems are based on irrefutable identity verification, using digital signatures based on public key cryptography.

Blockchain is being spoken of reverently – and irreverently – by business pundits, and backed by media and industry leaders…

The financial services industry is awash with disruptive technologies and banks across the world are clamouring to embrace these in…

German entrepreneur Kim Dotcom is planning to relaunch file-sharing website Megaupload in January 2017, five years after the U.S. government…

The rise of so-called fintech companies will make it easier, and cheaper, to undertake monthly mundane transactions. By Andries Kok, CFO…

More than 20 years after the first web server started bringing the internet into our lives, a recent conference in…

Take an advanced technology. Add a twist of fantasy. Stir well, and watch the action unfold. By Andrew Maynard It’s the…

Apple has reported its first decline in revenues and income for the past 13 years. The market and media has…

While Blockchain technology is certainly worth investigating, CIOs should not be fooled into thinking it is the panacea for all…