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XLink crowned Technology Company of the Year at the Africa Tech Week Awards 2025

XLink crowned Technology Company of the Year at the Africa Tech Week Awards 2025

9 Jun 2025

Veteran journalist Lizeka Mda joins Sanlam Group financial journalism awards judging panel

Veteran journalist Lizeka Mda joins Sanlam Group financial journalism awards judging panel

5 Jun 2025

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5 digital innovation trends enabling better customer journeys

5 digital innovation trends enabling better customer journeys

Leon Jacobs 12 Jul 2022

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Is SA's proposed Rapid Payments Programme good news?

Andrew Springate 7 Jul 2022

Is Bitcoin prepared to march to the beat of the global sustainability agenda?

Is Bitcoin prepared to march to the beat of the global sustainability agenda?

Joe Baguley 7 Jul 2022

YouTube comments become new tool for scammers

YouTube comments become new tool for scammers

6 Jul 2022

Signage is seen outside of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in Washington, DC, US, 30 August 2020. Reuters/Andrew Kelly

US CFTC charges SA company with record $1.7bn bitcoin fraud

Pete Schroeder 1 Jul 2022

Unlocking South Africa's next level of e-commerce growth

Unlocking South Africa's next level of e-commerce growth

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Jun 2022

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Kenya and South Africa offer insights into digital economy challenges and alternatives

Stephan Manning 29 Jun 2022

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Crypto crash: market volatility is testing investor will but crypto-enthusiasts still see a future for the asset class

Andrew Urquhart and Brian Lucey 29 Jun 2022

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SEC confirms Bitcoin is a commodity - 3 key takeaways for crypto investors

29 Jun 2022

Karen Nadasen, chair of the Ecommerce Forum of South Africa and CEO of PayU. Source: Supplied

E-commerce, payments and unlocking the potential of the AfCFTA

24 Jun 2022

Why cybersecurity needs to tighten up as cryptocurrencies plummet

Why cybersecurity needs to tighten up as cryptocurrencies plummet

Dan Thornton 22 Jun 2022

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The top tech trends transforming digital banking

8 Jun 2022

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Mitigating risk in the main market is about more than just going cashless

Andrew Dawson 8 Jun 2022

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UST's rise and fall... and why we need regulation in the crypto space

Lucinde Rhoodie and Kara Meiring 3 Jun 2022

Pandemic-founded tech startups receive R2.5m from AlphaCode

Pandemic-founded tech startups receive R2.5m from AlphaCode

3 Jun 2022

Fintech platform LifeCheq secures R40m Naspers investment

Fintech platform LifeCheq secures R40m Naspers investment

31 May 2022

Source: Supplied. Mathius Ruch, co-founder and chief executive officer of CV VC; Wesley Patrick, author of the inaugural African Blockchain Report and Gideon Greaves, managing director of CV VC Africa at Davos.

CV VC launches seed fund for African blockchain startups

30 May 2022

Digital trends shaping financial services

Digital trends shaping financial services

Nick Durrant, Bluegrass Digital 27 May 2022

Source: REUTERS. Central African Republic's President Faustin-Archange Touadera speaks during the annual gathering in New York City for the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States, September 21, 2021.

Central African Republic to launch Bitcoin investment platform

26 May 2022

Paymenow adds NetcarePlus and Discovery Health to its value-added service offering

Paymenow adds NetcarePlus and Discovery Health to its value-added service offering

16 May 2022

#EcomAfrica: Is Big Retail missing out by not delivering to townships?

#EcomAfrica: Is Big Retail missing out by not delivering to townships?

Katja Hamilton 13 May 2022

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Digital wallets transaction value to grow by 60% by 2026 globally

12 May 2022

TCF regulation a win-win for SA customers and techcos

TCF regulation a win-win for SA customers and techcos

Diana Miguel 5 May 2022

Zapper introduces tap-on-phone merchant payments

Zapper introduces tap-on-phone merchant payments

4 May 2022

Blockchain paves the way for social good in Zambia

Blockchain paves the way for social good in Zambia

3 May 2022

Bitcoin adoption by Central African Republic baffles cryptoverse

Bitcoin adoption by Central African Republic baffles cryptoverse

29 Apr 2022

Unleashing the transformative power of mobile money

Unleashing the transformative power of mobile money

Ashley Olson Onyango 26 Apr 2022

Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44bn

Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44bn

Katja Hamilton 26 Apr 2022

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Aura and FNB team up to give customers access to instant emergency-response services

12 Apr 2022

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SA's central bank to launch digital monetary unit?

Katja Hamilton 11 Apr 2022

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