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April 11, 2014 •
Online, Top Stories •
Charlie Fripp •
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Specialist online marketing research agency Columinate yesterday released its third annual ‘Internet Banking SITEisfaction in South Africa’ survey. Launched in 2012, the survey is a measure of customer satisfaction with online banking services in South...
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November 4, 2013 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa •
Chris Tredger •
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Telkom SA today announced that it has signed a collaboration agreement with Absa and is now an official partner of the programme. The partnership sees Telkom offering Absa customers greater value and rewards when subscribing to Telkom flagship Simple and...
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May 24, 2013 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Chris Tredger •
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MTN and Absa have formulated a task team that will keep a close eye on fraud and bring about new ways to rapidly clamp down on it. This follows an urgent meeting where executives from Absa and MTN discussed the spate of Sim Swap fraud cases. “Protecting our...
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March 14, 2013 •
Online •
Chris Tredger •
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Microsoft has used the National Small Business Chamber’s (NSBC) myBusinessExpo in Midrand to unveil several initiatives to support and create small businesses in South Africa, including an SME online hub that will provide free support and resources and an...
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November 29, 2012 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Chris Tredger •
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South African Absa has entered into an agreement with a local payment innovations company thumbzup, to enable businesses and entrepreneurs on-the-go across South Africa to accept debit or credit card payments using their smartphones or tablets through a...
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June 20, 2012 •
Online •
Chris Tredger •
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South African bank Absa has unveiled a branch that helps clients step into the future. The new “Branch of Tomorrow, Today” is located at Clearwater Mall, just outside Johannesburg. In ensuring that the customer’s voice remains the driving force...
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March 16, 2012 •
Events •
Charlie Fripp •
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The IT Leaders Africa Summit, a premier gathering for IT and business executives from across Africa, over two days hosted interactive workshops, panel discussions and keynote discussions led by Chief Information Officers (CIOs). Topics ranged from mobile...
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March 8, 2012 •
Software, Top Stories •
Charlie Fripp •
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South Africa’s Absa bank today announced that the sum of their online banking transactions hit a record one trillion rand last year. This figure accounts for individual as well as small business online transactions. “For the first time in any calendar...
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November 7, 2011 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Charlie Fripp •
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In today’s fast-paced, ever changing payment environment, consumer purchases are motivated and driven by much easier, accessible, convenient and secure ways of paying. “In line with our ongoing pursuit of providing innovative solutions and services that...
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October 14, 2011 •
People, Top Stories •
Charlie Fripp •
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Alpesh Patel has been appointed as ABSA Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Africa. The role includes all ABSA and Barclays Africa Technology functions. Alpesh joins as Managing Director and will be based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Alpesh will report to...
