Luno’s saving wallet
Luno users can now earn up to 4% interest per annum on their Bitcoin holdings through the recently launched Luno savings wallet. The offering allows Luno customers with Bitcoin to earn passive income on their balance with little effort and no penalties. However, investors should note the warnings regarding risk.
A high percentage of South Africans who own cryptocurrency do so for speculative investment purposes, with the majority holding their Bitcoin for the long term (or HODLing in crypto-speak). “Less than 5% of Luno’s South African customers plan to sell their Bitcoin in the next six months, in fact most plan to buy more, so the savings wallet means they can earn interest by simply doing what they were planning to with their Bitcoin,” sayss Marius Reitz, Luno’s GM for Africa.
Bitcoin has outperformed all major stock market indices (and gold) in 2020.
Platform: Android and iOS
Expect to pay: Free to sign up
Stockists: Visit Luno here for downloading instructions
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Ollie Health virtual healthcare
Ollie Health makes booking appointments with healthcare professionals as easy as possible, all the while keeping social distancing to a maximum. It provides access to a range of healthcare professionals across the country – ranging from general practitioners to dentists, psychologists, chiropractors, physiotherapists. Ollie Health enables users to filter professionals by medical aid as well as find and book virtual appointments within minutes.
“We are currently seeing healthcare professionals jump from using Zoom, Skype, and even WhatsApp video to perform virtual consultations, yet there is an opportunity to create a better experience with Ollie Health,” says Marc Knowles, founder and CEO of Ollie Health. “Video sessions should be simple, not stressful.”
Appointments, sessions, booking reminders, personalised video links, and preferred practitioners can all be managed from one app.
How it Works – For the Patient
- In-person and virtual bookings are free for app users, with the only charge being the cost of the appointment itself
- The app is accessible 24 hours a day
- Appointments are conducted from home
- Patients can filter professionals by medical aid
- Video platforms are safe and secure
- Video software is free
- Users receive personalised booking reminders, personalised emails and follow-up SMS’
How it Works – For the Healthcare Professional
- The app is free to signup and create a listing
- The first five bookings received are free
- Following the first five bookings, the app charges healthcare professionals a booking fee of R15 per booking
- Professionals can optimise their bookings and generate more bookings with secure video consultations
- The platform includes a voice note dictation functionality
Platform: Android and iOS
Expect to pay: Patients only pay for the doctor’s consult. Doctors pay R15 per month
Stockists: Visit Ollie Health here for downloading and signup details
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Secure year-end payments with Karri
The Karri app, powered by Nedbank, is now providing more than 1,000 schools across the country with technology to ensure fast, secure payments during year-end fundraisers.
Rather than collecting cash, schools can now create a variable donation style collection, allowing parents to donate however much they want to the cause.
The Karri system allows schools to create collections online within minutes. Parents then simply download the Karri app for free, create a profile and make the payment, removing the need for the child to be responsible for cash and putting the school at risk of theft. Plus, limiting contact between people, making the solution COVID-19 compliant.
Platform: Android and iOS
Expect to pay: A free download
Stockists: Visit Karrri here for downloading instructions.
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Apocalypse Survival Training
Apocalypse Survival Training is designed to combine storytelling into a ‘bootcamp’ exercise routine to keep users fit and safe though social distancing.
It does this through an audio fitness adventure with a storyline, set in an alien invasion of London in an alternative reality, where the lives of city’s survivors are in your hands. The audio production includes a full cast, composition and great sound effects.
The story unfolds over three workout types, giving users the skills needed to survive each stage of the apocalypse. There are also rewards to be earned, such as nuggets of top-secret intel, which are revealed as one completes each episode. The unlocked intel, progress and run logs are stored in the ‘Talon’ section of the app.
The three workout types are Speed (running), Strength (body-weight circuits) and Control (stretch and core). The training programmes have been written by experts, and each exercise is fully instructed by characters.
There are options for both new and experienced fitness fans, to cater for a variety of different fitness levels and abilities. Before hand, can also view the exercises from each episode before you hit play.
Platform: Android and iOS
Expect to pay: Two free trial episodes are available on download. To continue and level-up, additional episodes cost R20 each. The full package goes for R170.
Stockists: Download Apocalypse Survival Training here.
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Deezer’s Flow and Songcatcher widgets
Deezer’s new Flow and Songcatcher widgets are designed to help users find music in a quick and hassle-free way – one doesn’t have to open the Deezer app.
The Flow widget offers access to a mix of old favourites and new tunes which is can be tailored to a user’s preferences.
SongCatcher works similarly to SoundHound in that it identifies musical tracks playing near you, searches for them and then adds them to a playlist for listening to later.
To get the widgets active on an iPhone, follow these steps:
- Touch and hold a widget or an empty area in “Today View” until the apps jiggle
- In the upper-right corner, you’ll see a button with “+” symbol
- Tap the “+” symbol and scroll down to choose Deezer
- Then tap ‘Add Widget’, then ‘Done’.
After set-up, just swipe left on the Home Screen or Lock Screen to find the Deezer widgets in Today’s View.
Platform: At the moments Deezer flow and Songcatcher are only available on iPhone running iOS14.
Expect to pay: Both free and premium versions are available.
Stockists: Visit Deezer here for downloading instructions.