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Smarter in-store payment options can cut queues and lift retail sales

Banking & Finance

Smarter in-store payment options can cut queues and lift retail sales

Lehan Le Grange 1 hour

The most expensive metre in retail is the one that leads to the till

Sales

The most expensive metre in retail is the one that leads to the till

Dieter Oelofse and Shaun Shehab 18 Jun 2026

AI shopping booms in SA, but trust remains central

4th Industrial Revolution

AI shopping booms in SA, but trust remains central

Irene Auma 12 Jun 2026

Irene Auma, Regional Head of Fraud Risk Management for Sub-Saharan Africa at Visa. Image supplied

Research

Visa Study: 77% South Africans use AI to shop, but trust is key at checkout

Irene Auma 12 Jun 2026

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Services

Bridging the gap: South Africa’s informal sector needs unified digital tools

Andrew Bourne 29 Apr 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Pay@'s Aart Jurriaanse: The year digital payments redefine SA's financial landscape

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Pay@'s Aart Jurriaanse: The year digital payments redefine SA's financial landscape

Aart Jurriaanse 2 Feb 2026

Capitec in R400m deal to acquire fintech Walletdoc

Technology

Capitec in R400m deal to acquire fintech Walletdoc

8 Dec 2025

Source: Supplied. Cliff Mayinga, Provincial Head: Coverage Business Banking (Western Cape) at Standard Bank South Africa.

Sports Science

Cape Town Cycle Tour's economic impact surpasses R500m annually: How local businesses benefit

6 Mar 2025

Zapper introduces ‘My Cards’ feature to accelerate loyalty programmes in SA

Retail Services

Zapper introduces ‘My Cards’ feature to accelerate loyalty programmes in SA

6 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: 7 trends for retailers to '2020-thrive'

Trends

#BizTrends2025: 7 trends for retailers to '2020-thrive'

Evan-Lee Courie 6 Feb 2025

How technology is shaping South Africa's retail landscape

Technology

How technology is shaping South Africa's retail landscape

Bonga Gumede 5 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: Old Mutual FOR SME - Global outlook relevant to the local South African economy

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Old Mutual FOR SME - Global outlook relevant to the local South African economy

Nobesuthu Ndlovu, Issued by Old Mutual SMEgo 13 Jan 2025

Fintech

Navigating SA's entrepreneurial landscape: How fintech companies can help overcome SME challenges

Janine Sweeney 9 Oct 2024

Source: Spenda.

Financial Services

Spenda drives financial inclusion with Scan to Pay

20 Jun 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Africa: Drivers of venture capital growth in Q3 2023

Ashlin Perumall, Janine Howard and Tanya Seitz 17 Jan 2024

Black Friday bargains or fraud traps: The risks of tap and go payments

Banking & Finance

Black Friday bargains or fraud traps: The risks of tap and go payments

16 Nov 2023

Social Media

China's WeChat is all-encompassing but low-key - a Chinese media scholar explains the Taoist philosophy behind the everything app's design

Jianqing Chen 5 Oct 2023

The retail payments gold mine: The alchemy of data into growth

Banking & Finance

The retail payments gold mine: The alchemy of data into growth

14 Sep 2023

Empowering Africa's financial future: Pioneering a path of transformation

Markets & Investment

Empowering Africa's financial future: Pioneering a path of transformation

Issued by Dentsu 16 Aug 2023

Source: Mypinpad.

Fintech

Mypinpad secures $13m investment

26 Jun 2023

Source © Premium Times The number of Nigerian customers choosing to engage and transact with brands online is increasing

Digital

More Nigerian customers engage and transact with brands online

Olatayo Ladipo-Ajai 5 May 2023

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E-commerce

Retail goes mobile - 95% of customers make purchases via smartphone

15 Nov 2022

Mayen Warrie, key account executive at Infobip Nigeria

Services

Elevating the e-commerce experience with omnichannel adoption

Mayen Warrie 9 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied.

Financial Services

PayGate enables Samsung Pay

27 Jul 2022

#AfricaMonth: Why informal retailing in Africa must not be overlooked

Informal Retailing

#AfricaMonth: Why informal retailing in Africa must not be overlooked

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 May 2022

Can tech-enabled SMEs power Africa's growth?

Technology

Can tech-enabled SMEs power Africa's growth?

Dumisani Moyo 30 May 2022

Digital trends shaping financial services

Fintech

Digital trends shaping financial services

Nick Durrant, Issued by Bluegrass Digital 27 May 2022

Absa launches campaign to support small businesses

SMEs

Absa launches campaign to support small businesses

24 Mar 2022

There is nothing small about the impact small businesses have on our economy

SMEs

There is nothing small about the impact small businesses have on our economy

Issued by NSBC.Africa 22 Mar 2022

Facebook prosecuted for abuse of dominance

Social Media

Facebook prosecuted for abuse of dominance

15 Mar 2022

Source: Supplied.

Banking

Introducing Absa Mobile Pay

10 Mar 2022

Innovations that will reshape business in the future

Digital

Innovations that will reshape business in the future

James Bayhack 17 Jan 2022

New MTN digital and fintech CTIO announced

Telecoms & Networks

New MTN digital and fintech CTIO announced

10 Dec 2021

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Cybersecurity

2022 cybersecurity forecast: Deepfakes, cryptocurrency and mobile wallets

27 Oct 2021

CRM, CX, UX

New survey shows frustrations with authentication processes

12 Oct 2021

Top African 'Tech Unicorns' worth watching

Entrepreneurship

Top African 'Tech Unicorns' worth watching

7 Sep 2021

Source: Supplied

Hospitality

How hospitality companies abroad are using tech to survive the pandemic

Marilyn White Radebe 4 Aug 2021

Africa continues to be hard hit by mobile fraud

Mobile & Apps

Africa continues to be hard hit by mobile fraud

26 Jul 2021

Customer experience reimagined post-Covid

Financial Services

Customer experience reimagined post-Covid

Katlego Tong, Issued by Israel Trade Office to South Africa 14 Jun 2021

MTN South Africa will bid in second Ethiopia telecoms licence round

Telecoms & Networks

MTN South Africa will bid in second Ethiopia telecoms licence round

4 Jun 2021

Yoyo pilots bank card-linked loyalty, integrates with Zapper

Banking & Finance

Yoyo pilots bank card-linked loyalty, integrates with Zapper

1 Jun 2021

Kenyan authorities set to regulate free-and-easy fintech

Legislation & Regulation

Kenyan authorities set to regulate free-and-easy fintech

Ariana Issaias and Dominic Indokhomi 20 May 2021

MTN South Africa teams up with World Bank's IFC on mobile money

Telecoms & Networks

MTN South Africa teams up with World Bank's IFC on mobile money

20 May 2021

Consumer convenience a competitive advantage in a connected world

CRM

Consumer convenience a competitive advantage in a connected world

Jonathan Hurvitz 13 Apr 2021

Airbnb host-led initiative encourages spending at local businesses

Hospitality

Airbnb host-led initiative encourages spending at local businesses

12 Apr 2021

Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Informal Retailing

Challenging 6 informal sector myths

Kim Furman 12 Apr 2021