According to Peter Harvey, the founder and CEO of payment gateway provider PayGate, Yuppiechef is one of the most successful online businesses staying one-step ahead of fraud attempts.
24 May 2012 06:39According to Dirk Dijkstra, head of communications at Ensight, an international multi-channel marketing company, too many South African retailers are focused simply on having a functioning website as their sole point of contact, despite a recent report by PayU that 75% of local respondents actively participate in e-commerce.
16 May 2012 10:35According to a recent study conducted by Entersekt, a mobile security company, and carried out by OnePoll, 41% of people believe online transactions are akin to playing Russian roulette and women are more cynical about online security than men are.
3 May 2012 09:48Westcon SA has announced the launch of its online store, with the first beneficiaries being its existing Kaspersky partners and resellers, who can now purchase their Kaspersky licensing online. The system is completely web-based and transactions and purchases are done in the cloud, allowing continual access to place, monitor, track and check on their orders, without a human element.
25 Apr 2012 12:31
According to Mark Chirnside, CEO of online and mobile payment service provider PayU, online consumers are steadily becoming perceptive, globally focussed and knowledgeable. The online renaissance is happening now - not somewhere in the future anymore.
20 Apr 2012 12:13MasterCard, in collaboration with local mobile-centric payments and financial services company Oltio, has introduced MasterCard Mobile to the South African market to provide even greater access, convenience and security for online shoppers.
19 Apr 2012 11:34MasterCard Worldwide has released its latest online shopping survey, which reveals that online shopping has increased significantly in South Africa and continues to show potential for growth, with price, convenience and security key factors in making purchasing decisions.
18 Apr 2012 10:49SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Facebook on Friday, 13 April 2012, confirmed that it bought a San Francisco startup that helps merchants court shoppers with rewards for checking in with smartphones during visits.
16 Apr 2012 13:44Entersekt, the Stellenbosch-based mobile security software development company, has had its transaction authentication solution approved by MasterCard Worldwide as compliant with the group's standard for the online environment.
11 Apr 2012 10:50e-Commerce solution provider Vaimo, which recently became the first South African supplier of Magento, an e-commerce platform owned by eBay, states e-commerce is now easy and affordable to implement.
4 Apr 2012 15:22
From 2 May 2012, prospective buyers can visit the Numatic online site to buy its homecare range, which includes its famous professional vacuum cleaners.
28 Mar 2012 09:18
DropGifts, described as a global leader in friend-to-friend gifting, is due to reach South Africa by the end of the first quarter of 2012. Already a market leader in the UK, France and Germany, the Berlin-based company revolves around the concept of social gifting, by enabling Facebook friends to send gift cards to each other from a range of top retailers.
20 Mar 2012 14:46
Gaudium Club has launched a member driven lifestyle portal, described as the first South African facility focused at enhancing life's experiences through the finest internationally rated, luxury products and services.
8 Mar 2012 14:18Group buying, a fairly new-concept introduced into US markets a few years ago, has proved to be a large industry with the most successful company being Groupon. This success has led to it going public on the US market with the highest IPO opening for a tech company since Google.
2 Mar 2012 11:32
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