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Will an Increase in Vendorship really save Jumia?

Jenna Delport -
Africa's 'answer to Amazon', Jumia is struggling to bounce back in 2020 after messy NYSE listing followed by the decision to pull out from two African countries, Tanzania and Cameroon. The eCommerce company, that now only operates in 12 African...
Cybersecurity

Beware of Whatsapp scam offering free internet

Fundi Maseko -
ESET researchers in Latin America have discovered a scam that impersonates Whatsapp. The fake app offers 1000 GB of internet data to celebrate its anniversary. What strikes right off the bat here is that the URL that comes with the...
Features

TransUnion lifestyle assessment harnesses big data to tackle fraud

Fundi Maseko -
TransUnion has launched a new solution that seeks to help companies identify signs of fraud and corruption linked to their employees and suppliers by using advanced data analytics. During his presentation at the Michelangelo Hotel on 23 July 2019 Keith...
Cybersecurity

Tackling the trillion dollar identity fraud crises

Fundi Maseko -
Fraud costs trillions of dollars to world economies annually. For consumers whose identity data has been stolen, the impact on their lives can vary from being a nuisance to financial and emotional trauma Worldwide, around 40 per cent of consumers...
Cybersecurity

Secure Citizen App to launch in South Africa

Fundi Maseko -
The Southern African Fraud Prevention Services (SAFPS) is on the verge of launching its Secure Citizen App which will deal with the growing challenges that fraud presents. Recent statistics point out that 77 per cent of South African companies...
Cybersecurity

Unitel to chair the GSMA Association Africa Fraud and Security Group

Danielle Kruger -
Unitel was elected to chair the GSMA Association Africa Fraud and Security Group (AFASG), a specific working group dedicated to dealing with critical fraud and security issues for the telecommunications industry in Africa. The mandate has a period of two...
Cybersecurity

Ethics, citizenship and protecting human rights in the digital age

Danielle Kruger -
Fraud and identity theft; hacking; electronic vandalism; cyber terrorism and extortion; cyberstalking; invasion of privacy; cyberbullying and offensive material. These are just some of the digitally enabled crimes or illicit activities that can infringe on an individual’s human rights. As...
Cybersecurity

FNB prioritieses debit order fraud

Neo Sesinye -
FNB has detected abnormally high volumes and disputes of suspicious debit orders with descriptors Procall and Mzansi in December 2018 and January 2019. In line with its standard practice, the Bank informs customers of new debit orders loaded on their bank accounts. In...
Company News

Uganda deports MTN CEO over national security

Neo Sesinye -
The chief executive officer of MTN Uganda, a unit of South Africa's MTN Group, has been deported from the East African country over national security, police said on Friday, 15 February. The development is the latest concern for the largest...
Cybersecurity

Why understanding cyber risk is important

Neo Sesinye -
The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2019 ranks data fraud/theft and cyber attack as two of the top five global risks in terms of likelihood. The big question now is how will organizations respond? Reading the World Economic Forum’s...
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How Fayda Digital ID Powers Ethiopia’s Ambitious One-Stop Government Service Platform

Ethiopia has launched MESOB (Modern Ethiopian Service for Organized Benefits), a groundbreaking one-stop shop platform that exemplifies how Digital...
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