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Over 100 000 FNB customers set up Apple Pay in first week
11 August 2021: FNB’s addition to its digital payments’ ecosystem has kicked off with positive momentum as over 100 000 customers add Apple Pay to their FNB Credit, Debit, Fusion, and Virtual cards in the first week. Chris Labuschagne, CEO of FNB Card says, “We are delighted with the positive response from our Retail and Commercial
Key ways an ERP supports change management
One lesson the pandemic has taught us is that companies must be agile if they are to remain competitive in an ever-changing business landscape. Embracing digital transformation is key to this agility. Modernising legacy systems no longer fit for purpose is what digital transformation is all about. For manufacturers, this transformation will help streamline processes
Windows 11 is coming to Macs
Windows 11 is coming to Macs, even those without Boot Camp. Parallels Desktop 17 will allow Mac users to experience Microsoft’s next version of Windows in a window on their Mac desktop. Parallels supports both Intel and M1 Macs (though there’s a catch for those running Arm-based machines), and can even be used to run
Samsung launches powerful new smartwatch chip
Samsung has unveiled the Exynos W920, a powerful new chip for wearables that promises a big performance boost and better graphics processing for smartwatches. The new processor is the first in the industry to be built with a 5-nanometer extreme ultra-violet process node, which Samsung said will offer “powerful yet efficient performance demanded by next-generation
Bank Zero launched
South Africa’s newest bank, Bank Zero, is now accepting new customers following a closed roll-out phase. Executives say applications will be “throttled” to ensure that the bank’s seamless onboarding experience is not overwhelmed. The mutual bank, founded by a number of former First National Bank executives, has had a difficult start due to a challenging work-from-home
Eskom suspends several employees after Medupi massive explosion
Eskom has suspended several employees after an explosion at Unit 4 at the Medupi power station caused what the utility has described as “extensive damage” to the facility. “The incident occurred during the activity to displace hydrogen with carbon dioxide and air respectively, for the purposes of finding an external leak,” Eskom said in a
New Takealot Group CEO announced
Takealot has appointed Mamongae Mahlare as its new group chief executive officer, effective 1 October 2021. Her appointment follows the announcement that Kim Reid will transition to chairman of the Takealot Group during the course of this year, where he will focus on the group’s longer-term growth ambitions. Mahlare joins the Takealot Group from Illovo
7 ways to make customers trust you again
If a parachute drifted behind the lines of your business today with a customer service consultant attached, what would they uncover about your customer service's current state? Unfortunately, what they’d likely discover—particularly after a period of rapid company growth—is slippage in potentially company-killing areas of customer service, lapses that you need to get fixed fast,
Dangote-owned sugar firm plans $1bn expansion
Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, owned by Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, plans to spend $1 billion on expansion after Nigeria’s central bank made his firm one of the three sole importers of the sweetener into Africa’s largest economy. The company has put more than 100,000 hectares of land under cultivation to grow sugarcane for local
Big changes for Facebook privacy and security settings
Facebook privacy settings are being scattered across different menus to restructure the interface in its smartphone apps. “Our research shows that using more specific and descriptive names makes settings easier to find,” Facebook said in a blog post announcing the change. “That’s why we’ve unbundled the Privacy Settings category and moved the settings previously contained within it
Apple will scan photos stored on iPhones and iCloud for child abuse imagery
Apple will roll out new child safety features to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS to clamp down on the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on its ecosystem. Firstly, it is introducing new technology that can scan images stored in iCloud Photos for content that depicts sexually explicit activities involving a child. The company said this would
How do we empower more women in technology?
While there have been steps in the right direction to boosting the number of women in leadership roles, there still exists a gender disparity, particularly in the technology sector. According to a report compiled by PwC economists, women currently hold 28% of leadership roles at the top 10 global tech companies, relative to men who hold 72%.
How Zoltan Miklos slashed his electricity bill to R1,100 per month
MTN’s general manager for engineering Zoltan Miklos has reduced his electricity bill to below R1,100 per month using a cost-effective solar backup system and power-saving techniques. Apart from being an experienced telecommunications executive, Miklos is also an expert in electrical systems and energy efficiency. MyBroadband spoke to Miklos about his setup at home, and he
The top Google searches in South Africa in 2020
Last year 2020, Google decided to now publish their annual “Year in Search” findings, in which it reveals the top trending search terms in South Africa – and other countries around the world. In 2020, as expected “coronavirus” was the top search term alongside other searches such as recipes for pineapple beer also featured highly,
Trending phones in 2021
Every year we go by, it is well known that we are set to experience a range of new phone releases and after conducting certain reviews and tests, we’re confident in recommending which phones are the best for the year 2021. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Apple’s iPhone keeps setting the bar high and is continually
SA Crypto developer arrested in the United States
South African cryptocurrency Riccardo Spagni, better know in tech world by his alias "Fluffypony", was arrested on July 20 when he was on his way to Mexico from New York . He is currently in custody of the US Marshals service. Spagni is well known for being the former lead maintainer for Monero, a cryptocurrency
Top ten healthcare technology start-ups
Tempus this establishment is located in Chicago. It creates data-harnessing technology to personalize cancer treatment using genomic sequencing, clinical data structuring, image recognition, biological modelling and other means. It’s stated goal is for each patient to benefit from the treatment of others who came before. Flatiron Health this establishment is located in New York City.
MTN emerge as victors in terror case – and score two major victories
In a trading update for the six months to end-June, MTN announced that its headline profit will decline by between 5% and 15%. Its profit was hit by once-off items due to foreign exchange losses, and large Covid-19 donations. But the market was encourage by the news that a magistrate judge in the US has
Tencent CEO’s wealth declines by R200-billion in China crackdown
It turns out even the most compliant Chinese billionaires aren’t immune to the regulatory onslaught sweeping the world’s second largest economy. In a twist that has upended conventional wisdom on the political pecking order of China’s business elite, Tencent Holdings’ mild-mannered boss, Pony Ma, has lost more paper wealth over the past nine months than
Vodacom launches data bundles with YouTube data
Vodacom has launched three new 30-day promotional LTE bundles available to new prepaid customers. These Everyday-ta! data bundles come standard with a bolt-on YouTube data allocation. It has also bolted on the promotional YouTube data to its existing 30-day open market bundles. To get access to the Everyday-ta! bundles, customers need to buy a bundle