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By Staff Writer The South African government may sell its profitable Telkom stake to bail out the national carrier, South African…

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

South-African based tech start-up WhereIsMyTransport has announced an investment of £1.2 million (R19.8 million) from Goodwell Investments and Bombardier. Last August,…

By Dave Glass, founder and MD of Electrum Every month, South African retailers receive billions of Rands in payments from…

The internet is experiencing explosive growth. It is also ever more apparent that it is impacting and changing not only…

by Staff Writer The free Wi-Fi service at FNB has already been used by more than 200 000 customers by…

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

by Palaniappan Ramaswamy Biometrics – technology that can recognise individuals based on physical and behavioural traits such as their faces, voices…

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

by BMW South Africa BMW South Africa was yesterday awarded a number of accolades at the 2016/2017 Cars.co.za Consumer Awards…

WBS is keen to engage with other telecoms firms and service providers to explore additional, similar agreements of mutual benefit.

South Africa has made some progress in fixing problems identified by ratings agencies. But there are a number of outstanding issues that might mean the country is given ‘junk’ status.

Banking and financial-services providers have more data than any other industry at their disposal – it’s time to make the most of this, for the benefit of customers themselves.

PSD2 was drafted to further standardise, integrate and improve efficiencies between EU states as well as stimulate competition in payments across the Eurozone.

While online retail still only accounts for 1% of retail revenue in South Africa, the growth rates of more than…

South Africa’s popular online comparison website Click ‘n Compare, which currently attracts 50 000 users, is rebranding into CompareGuru. By…

South Africa’s Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago has forecast zero percent growth for 2016, 1.5% in 2017 and 1.7% in…

The security community has been demonstrating successful cloning of contactless transactions since at least 2012. Full cloning of cards is…

With the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) Amendment Bill due to be passed in the next couple of months, continuing…

There are approximately 447.9 million mobile payment users worldwide, a remarkable evolution from coins being introduced in 700 BC, notes…

The World Bank’s Global Findex financial inclusion study shows that 12% of adults in sub-Saharan Africa have mobile money accounts…

If you had the opportunity to vote for a politician you totally trusted, who you were sure had no hidden…

Apple today introduced the all-new 9.7-inch iPad Pro — at just under one pound it features a new pro Retina…

South African-based biometrics firm Ideco will travel to the US next week for the global launch of its new all-in-one…

Cape Town audiologist Gail Jacklin, who lost over R200 000 in a SIM-swap scam earlier this year, says she is…