Posts by Alastair Tempest

As this Newsletter has reported previously, the AfCFTA is looking at how to improve intellectual property (IP) regulations in Africa. At present there are 2 major African IP regional bodies…

In October 2020 EFSA submitted our views on a discussion paper by the Competition Commission (CompCom) on “Competition in the Digital Economy”. In that paper CompCom pointed out that it…

As previously reported in the Newsletter, SARB started a process of investigating ‘interchange determination charges’ last year. These charges are made when a payment is made from one financial body…

Online Payments Committee Thomas van der Spuy  – Chair, CallPay Karen Nadasen, PayU Junaid Osman, PayU Rahul Jain, Peach Payments Nancy Kamau, Peach Payments Matshaya Media  , Stu Mene Sara…

Ecommerce has been the only silver lining during the COVID storm over the last eleven months. The economic and unemployment fallout from the pandemic will certainly continue for a long…

The Insaka Academy Flagship Course Check out Insaka Academy’s flagship course YOUR ONLINE STORE  to improve your ecommerce!   UNCTAD’s Annual Report on Global B2C Ecommerce Switzerland replaced the Netherlands at the top…

Algerian mobility startup ‘temtem’ has diversified its offering with the launch of a “super app” that allows users to access a range of services in one place. Launched in 2018, temtem made…

As this Newsletter has reported previously, the EU Central Bank pushed for the “Strong Customer Authentication” (SCA) system for online payments. Our European colleagues at Ecommerce Europe expressed their concern…

This month the Newsletter is going to look at some new developments in Europe and at some recent European Union (EU) activities. First, Eurostat’s 2020 Community survey on ICT usage in households and by…

Have you tried livestreaming on your e-shop yet? Recent indications in China and the USA indicate that livestreaming may be the future of ecommerce. For example, China-based livestreaming app Kuaishou went public a…