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Source: © 123rf Digital payments are booming in South Africa, with two-thirds of merchants and nearly 60% of consumers prefer card payments, with 78% of e-commerce merchants already onboard

Financial Services

Digital payments booming in South Africa with more growth potential especially for SMEs

17 Feb 2025

Bakwena to introduce contactless toll payments on N1N4 from 2025

Logistics & Transport

Bakwena to introduce contactless toll payments on N1N4 from 2025

4 Dec 2024

Banking

Absa's Black Friday transaction volume breaks records mid-day

29 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied. Privesan Naidoo; Executive: Trading Product VP (card and payments) at Nedbank.

Banking

Cards and contactless payments set to grow as the preferred way to spend this holiday season

Privesan Naidoo 25 Nov 2024

Wigwag launches Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Capitec Pay for Shopify and WooCommerce

Fintech

Wigwag launches Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Capitec Pay for Shopify and WooCommerce

Issued by Stitch Money 4 Nov 2024

Digitalisation: A game changer for sub-Saharan Africa's informal merchants

Informal Retailing

Digitalisation: A game changer for sub-Saharan Africa's informal merchants

25 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Visa and littlefish launch digital revolution for African small businesses

18 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Mastercard enables real-time card payments, starting in South Africa

9 Oct 2024

Independent ATMs keep cash accessible in South Africa

Banking

Independent ATMs keep cash accessible in South Africa

Issued by Paycorp Group 25 Sep 2024

Kazang launches multi-faceted rewards platform for merchants

Retailers

Kazang launches multi-faceted rewards platform for merchants

16 Sep 2024

Micro-merchants embrace digital wallets to reduce cash-related risks and costs

Banking & Finance

Micro-merchants embrace digital wallets to reduce cash-related risks and costs

29 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied.

Financial Services

Stitch unveils smartphone wallet solution for Apple, Samsung, Google

11 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied.

Banking

BankservAfrica and UnionPay International boost e-commerce in Africa

10 Jul 2024

Source: © GGA South Africa’s townships, rural and peri-urban areas are seeing changes in consumer behaviour as card device penetration grows

Banking & Finance

Card acceptance spurs economic growth in underserved communities

31 May 2024

Richard Frost, product head at Armata

Cybersecurity

Consumers must beware of Tap and Go fraud

6 May 2024

How to manage payment security as effectively as enterprise retailers

Retailers

How to manage payment security as effectively as enterprise retailers

Wayne Steppe 26 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. Elad Smadja, head of property bridging finance at Taurus Capital.

Property

Housing trap: South Africans can't afford to sell their homes as costs exceed R150k

4 Apr 2024

Is your favourite online marketplace giving you the best user-friendly experience?

E-commerce

Is your favourite online marketplace giving you the best user-friendly experience?

25 Mar 2024

Absa to be the 2024 Rand Show banking partner

Exhibitions & Events

Absa to be the 2024 Rand Show banking partner

Issued by Rand Show 12 Mar 2024

Fintech solutions helping informal traders grow and reduce risks

FMCG

Fintech solutions helping informal traders grow and reduce risks

Issued by Lesaka Technologies 21 Feb 2024

Bolt launches same-day parcel delivery service, Bolt Send, in Johannesburg

Distribution

Bolt launches same-day parcel delivery service, Bolt Send, in Johannesburg

1 Feb 2024

Yoco and MediaTek partner for payment solutions for African entrepreneurs

Hardware

Yoco and MediaTek partner for payment solutions for African entrepreneurs

14 Dec 2023

African businesses must ensure they benefit from evolving online payments

Banking & Finance

African businesses must ensure they benefit from evolving online payments

7 Dec 2023

Intercare Polokwane Medical and Dental Centre

Hospital Groups

Intercare Polokwane Medical and Dental Centre

Issued by Intercare 1 Nov 2023

Lipa Payments is Mastercard and Visa tap to phone certified

4th Industrial Revolution

Lipa Payments is Mastercard and Visa tap to phone certified

16 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied.

Fintech

Yoco empowers over 50,000 merchants with R2bn

3 Oct 2023

Source: Katja Hamilton.

Food, Water & Energy Security

McGregor in crisis: Gift of the Givers races against time to provide urgent aid

Katja Hamilton 3 Oct 2023

Source: Twitter @paystack

Healthcare

With the right payment partner, great patient experiences continue long after hospital discharges

Joel Bronkowski 13 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied.

Financial Services

Stitch's WigWag is here: no-code payment solutions for SMEs

12 Sep 2023

Intercare Bedfordview Medical and Dental Centre open in August 2023

Hospital Groups

Intercare Bedfordview Medical and Dental Centre open in August 2023

Issued by Intercare 28 Aug 2023

PayM8 expands e-commerce offering

Banking & Finance

PayM8 expands e-commerce offering

24 Aug 2023

Image source: mirco1 –

Informal Retailing

Small-scale retailers will need to adapt to survive and thrive

25 Jul 2023

Financial Services

The evolution of money: Why push payments are the future of inclusive payment transactions

Andrew Marsh 30 Jun 2023

Source: © The Star Nando's in the UK is facing a backlash after stating it is adopting a cashless model

Retailers

UK Nando's faces backlash after cashless tweet goes viral

28 Jun 2023

Source: Mypinpad.

Fintech

Mypinpad secures $13m investment

26 Jun 2023

Financial Services

Can QR code payments co-exist in a tap-to-pay world?

Katja Hamilton 15 Mar 2023

Intercare Waterstone Medical and Dental Centre is now open

Hospital Groups

Intercare Waterstone Medical and Dental Centre is now open

Issued by Intercare 7 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied.

Financial Services

Yoco solves for SMEs' interrupted cash flow

21 Feb 2023

Source: iStock.

Banking

Open banking payments transactions to surpass $330bn globally by 2027

13 Feb 2023

#BizTrends2023: What's next for payments in Africa?

Trends

#BizTrends2023: What's next for payments in Africa?

Karen Nadasen 19 Jan 2023

5 key tactics for your small retail business this festive season

SMEs

5 key tactics for your small retail business this festive season

Lara Du Plessis 14 Nov 2022

Intercare Linden Medical and Dental Centre now open

Hospital Groups

Intercare Linden Medical and Dental Centre now open

Issued by Intercare 6 Sep 2022

Banking & Finance

'Buy now pay later' users to exceed 900 million by 2027

8 Aug 2022

5 digital innovation trends enabling better customer journeys

Trends

5 digital innovation trends enabling better customer journeys

Leon Jacobs 12 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied. Wim De Bruyn, Capitec chief information officer.

Trends

The top tech trends transforming digital banking

8 Jun 2022

How to prepare your small business and approach funders when the repo rate changes

Funding

How to prepare your small business and approach funders when the repo rate changes

Rean Bloem 26 May 2022

Zapper introduces tap-on-phone merchant payments

E-commerce

Zapper introduces tap-on-phone merchant payments

4 May 2022

E-commerce

The shift to e-commerce in South Africa

Yaa Agyare-Dwomoh 14 Apr 2022