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5 things to look for in a payments provider
There can be no doubt that e-commerce is on the rise, initially spurred on by people needing to stay at home, shopping online has become a way of living for many of us. FNB Merchant Services data released in March indicates the local ecommerce market has grown...
Changing the fintech landscape
By Bluegrass Digital CEO Nick Durrant There is a new breed of agile, tech-driven start-ups that are fast changing the fintech landscape. Modern tech-savvy consumers are opting for financial service providers that can help them better understand their financial...
Pre-owned Luxury is Redesigning Retail
The second-hand market is set to double in the next five years from $36 billion to $77 billion[i], driven largely by consumers' desire for greater access. While the purchase of pre-owned items is not a new phenomenon, there has been an upsurge in the pre-owned luxury...
Local businesses need local insights to maximise Google Ad spend
By Michelle Geere, CEO of Adbot Every year, Google’s search engine processes over 1.2 trillion searches worldwide – that’s roughly 3.5 billion searches per day, or just under 146 million searches every hour[1]. With these figures only set to climb, companies around...
Look out for 10 new trends used by fraudsters post-COVID
By Mark Mwongela Ngungi, Sales Development Director, Africa at PayPal The effects of COVID-19 may have done wonders for digital commerce and remittances, but the mass move to digital channels also opened doors for scammers to take advantage of unwary consumers. Most...
A next-gen online shopping experience for merchants and customers
Securing eCommerce channels enables a springboard for future growth, says Charles Lobo, Regional Risk Officer, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa at Visa
Reducing your risk when all your information is out there
By Anna Collard, SVP Content Strategy & Evangelist at KnowBe4 Africa Anyone who uses banking and financial services, social media, mobile apps or has retail accounts has shared their personal information far and wide across digital systems. Preventing identity...
Real Estate Investments Unlock Financial Freedom
South Africans are struggling to achieve financial freedom with 34% not having enough savings to last more than a month if they lost their income/jobs[i]. However, this freedom can be within reach through investing in quality assets such as real estate to build up a...
How intelligent technology creates a premium home entertainment experience
The popularity of smart homes, which use connected devices to perform actions and automated routines, continues to grow. For example, research predicts that the number of smart homes worldwide will surpass 350 million by 2023 and over 450 million by 2025. “Smart TVs...
SA’s proptech revolution is about to begin
Slow pace of technology adoption no longer an option amid global boom of funding and disruption