Debuting on the first-ever Fortune Future 50? Now that’s priceless. Coming in at No. 14, Mastercard is recognized as a leader on this new ranking that looks at the world’s forward-looking, innovative companies that are best set up for the future. The Fortune Future 50 has cited Mastercard for its work with biometric technology; the […]
People have strong views on the impact of digital technology on their lives, from the excitement of getting a new gadget to the satisfaction of doing in minutes what used to require a trip or a long phone call. Contrary perspectives include the fear of being left behind or even what technology will do to […]
SA rapper icon Jack Parow created a social media storm this week with the launch of South Africa’s laziest job competition. Parow, who proclaims he has a ‘PhD in chilling during the day’, urged students and recent graduates seeking well-paid holiday employment to apply for SA’s laziest summer job, where languishing in the garden in […]
WhatsApp is giving its over 1 billion users yet another reason to smile and keep coming back to the app multiple times in a day with its newly introduced live location sharing feature. WhatsApp may already allow you the option to share your current location with other users, but that’s a static, one-time share. The key difference […]
As access to the Internet becomes increasingly important, consumers are left trying to get to grips with which service provider to select. With a legacy of poor service and high costs, South Africa is finally starting to open up and offer reliable and affordable fibre choices. To assist in selecting the best fibre provider, Chameleon Fibre recently launched and is offering free […]
Motorists can expect a whopping 71.43% increase on license disc transaction fees from next year. This comes after the Minister of Transport, Joe Maswanganyi announced that motorists will be paying R30 more. South African drivers are currently paying R42 in transaction fees every time they renew their licence disc. From February 1 2018, this will […]
FNB was awarded the prestigious title of Master Innovator (organisations with a turnover above R35M) in the 2017 Accenture Innovation Awards, with FNB Connect winning in the Innovation Concept Category for Large Enterprises. This comes a week after FNB was named as The Most Innovative African Bank at the 2017 African FinTech Awards for the second year […]
Mastercard announced the African launch of its signature Girls4Tech™ programme at Sandtonview Primary School in Johannesburg, coinciding with International Day of the Girl Child. Girls4Tech aims to drive interest in and awareness of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) studies and careers among primary school girls aged 10, 11 and 12. The hands-on, inquiry-based programme […]
Creative Media Works, operating as BBM, has partnered with the world’s leading hotel price comparison site, HotelsCombined, to offer BBM users seamless search of all the best hotel booking sites to find the lowest possible rate on a hotel deal. HotelsCombined sits as an icon within BBM Messenger’s Discover ecosystem of content and services. BBM […]
Once you have done research and made up your mind about going for high rental yields instead of high capital growth properties, the next step is to master the process of picking the right investment property. Praven Subbramoney, CEO of Private Bank Lending at FNB, says many inexperienced investors often get it wrong when choosing […]
