by admin | Mar 27, 2024 | Africa, Fintech, Journalism, Media, Money, News, Other Tech News, The Conversation
The online financial products and services known as “fintech” have become deeply embedded in the economic and social life of many African countries over the past decade. Headlines across the continent often extol fintech’s virtues. Technology is “driving financial...
by admin | May 10, 2023 | App News, Capitec, chatbots, Money, Moola, News, Other Tech News, South Africa
Capitec, South Africa’s largest digital bank, is looking to fundamentally change how South Africans act around money. It’s doing that with the help of the Capitec MoneyUp Chat, a chatbot that goes by the name of ‘Moola’, using WhatsApp to provide free, “conversational...
by admin | Jan 26, 2023 | Banking, Business News, Digital banks, Money, News, Newsletter, Other Tech News, shopping, TFG, TymeBank
TymeBank and The Foschini Group (TFG) are teaming up, opening a “new front door” to the banking world in South Africa. Even if you aren’t already a customer, you’ve definitely heard of TymeBank. You know, the bank that lets you open an account faster than it takes to...
by admin | Jan 5, 2023 | debt, e-tolls, Government, Money, Motoring News, News, Other Tech News, South Africa
E-tolls are unfortunately still a thing. In 2023. Yup, the entire scheme was meant to shut down before the clock struck twelve on 31 December 2022. That… didn’t happen. The Gauteng Premier’s office released a statement confirming the delay of e-tolls’ demise. We can’t...
by admin | Nov 29, 2022 | Black Friday, Money, News, Other Tech News, tech deals, The Conversation
It’s late November, which means the holiday sales period has well and truly begun. If you haven’t already seen your spending go up, the possibility is looming. And you probably have some concerns about spending your money wisely. Furthermore, shopping can be a...
