A recent survey by TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) showed that over half (57%) of South African consumers surveyed are taking a more active role in learning about credit as a result of the current economic climate. According to Garnet Jensen, senior director for TransUnion, this heightened interest could possibly be contributing to the small improvement seen in the […]
First National Bank (FNB) has once again been awarded The Most Innovative African Bank at the 2017 African FinTech Awards for the second year in a row. The accolade affirms FNB’s status as a leader in innovation in spite of strong competition from some of its competitors. The African FinTech Awards recognises innovative and disruptive […]
Dimension Data is one of a select group of companies worldwide to be awarded their certification as a provider of Application Management and Support (AMS) services to businesses on a global scale. Dimension Data is already a Global Premium supplier of SAP’s Hana Enterprise Cloud and a new partner certified to deploy SAP’s public cloud […]
Within 3 years from now, only 15% of your brand relationships will involve human interaction, states Gartner. Chatbots have landed. They are infiltrating the world of marketing and they are here to stay. If that sounds slightly unsettling, this thought might be even more: chances are that you have interacted with a chatbot on more […]
Maybe as one travels through the African continent, they may feel like gambling by playing a lottery game that is legal and legitimate. The African continent is the second hugest continent on earth after Asia. One is able to get a lottery game to play almost anywhere on this continent. Northern Africa Lottery When you travel through North […]
We all keep that one of each sock in our wardrobes in the faint hope that one day the other will ‘turn up’. But why is it that even after a year of no shows, we insist on keeping those single socks? Probably because the moment you throw one of them out, the other is […]
Despite the tough economic environment which makes it difficult for consumers to put money away for rainy days or specific goals, FNB has leveraged innovation to help its customers save over R1 billion in the past 14 months from small change when shopping. ‘Bank Your Change’, a free feature which can be activated by all […]
Vodacom is, yet again, in the media. This time they have announced that they are dropping out-of-bundle data rates. This decrease will be effective from the middle of October for all Vodacom customers. “For prepaid and customers on top-up packages, the out-of-bundle rate will drop by as much as 50% – once the new 99c-per-MB tariff […]
As a business owner, your first priority will be successful advertising. You need to get the highest amount of exposure for your business in the shortest amount of time. As you do so, you also need to keep your finger on the pulse of public response. If your posts aren’t getting a high number of […]
Creative Media Works, operating as BBM Messenger, has partnered with Springster, Girl Effect’s global mobile-first platform for vulnerable young women, to launch Girl Talk, a highly important and purposeful content offering. With a purpose to ‘create a new normal’ for young women, Girl Talk can be found within the Discover menu of BBM. As young […]
