Around the World – Some Interesting and Some Disturbing News
The latest from the USA – TikTok has expanded its partnership with Shopify to add in-app shopping — a first for the video app. Participating Shopify merchants will be able…
Read MoreThe Future of the National Postal Operators in the Era of COVID
National postal operators around the world have struggled for the last decade (or more) with the drastic reduction in personal and business mail, offset with the increase in ecommerce parcels…
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Malware – A WhatsApp Function Has Been Infested The 16.80.0 version of FMWhatsApp has been found by the leading cybersecurity company, Kaspersky, to contain the Triada Trojan in one of…
Read MoreSARB’s Plans For The New Payments Industry Body (PIB) Progresses
We reported last month that SARB is pushing the Payments Association (PASA) to propose a new association that will be inclusive of all players in the financial environment. From various…
Read MoreMSMEs to the Rescue
According to a new World Bank study on South Africa’s economy, if the entrepreneurship ecosystem is strengthened, the increasing number of startups in the country could become an engine of…
Read MoreNew Ecommerce Users Increased by 5% in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020
VISA has issued the ‘Ecommerce developments across Sub-Saharan Africa’ report which points out that the pandemic has driven customers to ecommerce and digital payments. The report also points out that…
Read MorePublications and Opportunities
Alibaba Netpreneur Training Online Course Africa Organized by Alibaba Global Initiatives The Alibaba Netpreneur Training Online Course Africa programme offers digital entrepreneurs and business owners an opportunity to learn and…
Read MoreSmart Cities
We haven’t written anything about Smart Cities for some time, but the developments in Mauritius’s Beau Plan smart city caught our eye. Touted as “Africa’s first integrated, international hub for…
Read MoreAnother Fintech Success
Kenyan startup Jamborow is a fintech platform that provides white label solutions to enable savings and credit cooperatives societies, or Saccos, to serve their members and scale operations while at…
Read MoreTanzania Taxes Mobile Transactions
A new so-called “patriotism levy” imposed on mobile money transfers in Tanzania has come into effect. The tax, which was approved last month by the country’s parliament, will impose additional…
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