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Nedbank Set to Accelerate Africa’s Infrastructure Development
Nedbank has taken a landmark step in supporting Africa’s sustainable infrastructure development by merging its project finance and export credit teams into a newly repurposed Africa Infrastructure Finance business unit the bank aims to offer streamlined financial solutions tailored to…
Payment Trends to Watch in 2024 and Beyond
The last decade for payments has been extraordinary and the narrative surrounding payments is shifting. Over the next decade, payments will continue to connect people, devices, homes, cars and avatars spanning physical, digital and virtual worlds. No longer just financial…
Load shedding Places Continuous Strain on Manufacturing Sector
Load shedding continues to place strain on various sectors of the South African economy. According to an article by financial institution Payabill, highlighting the ways in which load shedding is seriously inconveniencing businesses in South Africa – the impact is…
FNB Launches Nav» Earth Carbon Calculator on its App
In new app launched by FNB’s, nav» Earth, uses spending habits to estimate carbon emissions spend and allows users to offset unavoidable emissions. Helping Users Reduce Carbon Emissions In an era where climate change is firmly on the global agenda,…
MTN to up Procurement Spend by R4 Billion and Offers Support to SMEs
MTN Xlerator is MTN South Africa’s enterprise supplier development (ESD) programme that plans to increase MTN’s procurement spend by R4 billion over two years with 51% black-owned SMMEs. The programme plans to double the number of SMMEs on its supplier…
Inside Tiktok’s Plan to Counter Misinformation of Isreal Events
Short video app Tiktok, announced on Sunday that it immediately mobilized resources and personnel to counter hate and misinformation emerging after the attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. This came in response to the EU’s warning to…
The Potential Impact of Starlink in Africa
Elon Musk’s SpaceX owns Starlink, a satellite internet provider service. To date, the service is accessible in Four African countries namely Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Mozambique in providing access to it. In July Starlink stated that the service was officially made…
New Authentication Channel a Game Changer for Online Businesses
3D Secure for online payments continues to gather momentum globally. However, for some industries, real-time authentication requirements can be a significant drawback, especially those that rely on recurring, subscription or instalment card-on-file transactions. Now, a new decoupled authentication enables the…
South African Logitech Startup Tripplo Closes Seed Round with Additional $1.8 million
Tripplo, the Johannesburg-based innovative logistics software platform, has secured a US$1.8m equity investment to close out its seed funding extension round. The round was led by Futuregrowth Asset Management (representing Old Mutual Life Assurance Company South Africa) and followed by…
SMBs Struggle to Keep Pace with Cyber Security Threats
Keeping on top of new threats is the biggest cyber security challenge facing small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) – and more than half are calling for help to manage the risks, new global research by Sage reveals today. The leader…
Safaricom Hosts the Second Annual Engineering Summit dubbed Decode 2.0
Safaricom hosted a second edition of the Safaricom Engineering Summit under the theme of “Igniting Africa’s Digital Renaissance.” The two-day forum, attended by over 800 in-person industry stakeholders and thousands of others online, seeks to build on the learnings and…
Ingram Micro Expands its Cyber Security Portfolio with Okta
Ingram Micro today announced a distribution agreement with Okta, a leader in cybersecurity solutions to cover Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt. This collaboration enables Ingram Micro to expand its security solutions portfolio…
3 Tips to Make your Hybrid Working Environment Pleasurable
Workers in the post-COVID economy are faced with a number of challenges, most notably the ability to connect to the office and work from anywhere at any time. Human capital management and wellness specialist consultancy Sensory Intelligence Consulting has compiled…
Central Bank of Lesotho Crowned as First Local PMO of the Year
The project management office (PMO) of the Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL) has been named as first-ever PMO of the Year for the country. This is the initial leg of the annual Global PMO Awards, the largest award of its type…
Safaricom Expands MyCounty App Platform to Kitui County in Kenya
Safaricom announces its partnership with Kitui county launching the MyCounty app platform that aims to digitize county services for more efficient operations and increased revenue collection. The platform that will offer services such as payment for county services, revenue management…
6 Ways AI is Being Used to Fight Fake News
In the digital age, information spreads like wildfire, and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is no exception. Accurate reporting is crucial to understanding the complex dynamics of the region. However, the rise of fake news has muddied the…
