Small LLMs and agents
transform payments

Many financial services companies are evaluating AI-driven tools, writes RAMON VILLARREAL, Red Hat global architect and...

Digital adventures: Click, Cart, Chaos 

The modern adventure of buying groceries online, and the woes that go with it, keeps SHERYL...

BNPL: Buy now,
panic later

Webber Wentzel partners Lerato Lamola and Anél De Meyer take a legal deep dive into South...

Money talks, but
who listens?

Financial literacy in South Africa involves emotions and social factors, not just numbers, according to a...

Trading platforms make poor promises 

New research by Octa reveals unrealistic profit promises from 62% of SA traders, signalling rising demand...

Peach purchases W Africa payment gateway

The acquisition unlocks the UEMOA Francophone countries, and later CEMAC, for the business that started out...

Empathy shapes
FNB app

FNB’s nav» Money tool has reached 5-million users, helped along by an emotional connection with customers,...

Global online spend to hit
$6.6-trillion by 2029

New findings by Omdia reveal online consumer spending is set to outpace the expansion of the...

Octatrader debuts new AI trading tool

AI Pattern Recognition is expected to make trading analytics more precise and time-efficient.

Crypto compliance coming for SA investors

From next month, South Africans will face stricter rules for reporting crypto transactions, writes SAMEER KUMANDAN,...

Instant payments
wait their turn

Cash isn't going quietly, but real-time payments would free economic potential, ACI Worldwide CEO Thomas Warsop...

AI expected to
speed up banking

The Connected Financial Services Report from Salesforce reveals how financial service institutions can meet rising expectations...

Online shopping credit options broaden

A new partnership between Float and Peach Payments expands the availability of interest-free monthly instalments.

Crypto-scam Trojan lurks in Apple, Google stores

SparkCat uses machine learning to scan image galleries and steal screenshots containing cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases.

Real-time payments set for massive growth

Instant transactions will soon play a bigger role in Africa’s evolving financial landscape, writes KATLEGO MAPHAI,...

Cash flow kills small business

Late payments hold back innovation and job creation among SMEs, reveals research by Xero and World...

SA online holiday
spending up 23%

Total retail shopping in South Africa increased by 7% from 1 November through to Christmas Day,...

Protect your wallet in 2025

Especially as we enter discount season, these practical tips from experts will help you shop safely...

SMEs must brace for
a wild 2025

Local and global issues, supply chain disruptions and currency fluctuations feature among the year's forecasts from...

Smart tech leads African farms into the future

Standard Bank is helping farmers adopt sustainable methods through specialised financial support, writes JASON BANNIER.