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What consumers and businesses want The mobile payment industry is quickly evolving to meet the growing demands of mobile users, "with more recognisable brands stepping into the industry to advance technology and offer what consumers and businesses want in terms of apps and services that allow them to pay with their phones". According to John Rampton in his article, ' The evolution of the mobile payment' on TechCrunch.com, it's anticipated that there will be more than 4.8bn individuals using a mobile phone by the end of 2016. Moreover, consumers have come to expect a broad range of sophisticated technology features in their cars, such as Wi-Fi access, voice-activated controls, keyless entry and remote start and stop. MasterCard has thus partnered with General Motors (GM) and IBM Watson to offer OnStar Go, a new cognitive mobility platform, which will be embedded across many GM vehicles starting early next year, whereby drivers and passengers can make secure and seamless payments for goods and services using their credit or debit cards stored within their Masterpass wallet. Read more for an example of how this will play out. In the same vein, Kirsty Barkhuizen shares some of the common themes around the journey to digital transformation, based on Adobe's most recent symposium in London. #SustainabilityMonth comes to a close with an article by Sindy Peters on Achenyo Idachaba, a green entrepreneur who turned an invasive water plant that chokes Nigeria's waterways into a source of income. Her company, MitiMeth creates eco-friendly handicrafts like home décor and personal accessories from aquatic weeds and other agro-waste. Watch Idachaba's TED Talk: ' How I turned a deadly plant into a thriving business'... Our hope is that you've been made more aware of environmental effects on business and inspired to think 'greener'. Comment online in our ed's column archive. Go mobile with apps and m.bizcommunity.com. Engage with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Subscribe to YouTube and via RSS. Send all your retail news and event invitations to retailnews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-retail@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. Read "How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news". | Weekly top stories |
Palesa Vuyolwethu Tshandu Clicks Group will invest R577m in capital expenditure in 2017, as it looks to raise the capacity of its health and beauty divisions... Read | MasterCard has partnered with General Motors (GM) and IBM to offer OnStar Go, a new cognitive mobility platform, which will be embedded across many GM vehicles starting in 2017... Read | Kirsty Barkhuizen Last week, Adobe hosted their annual Symposium in London with the theme 'Customer experience comes first'... Read |
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 | Ann Crotty A battle royal is looming over the proposed payout to dissenting KWV minority shareholders following the sale of the company's operational assets to Vasari Global, a company controlled by Vivian Imerman... read | |  | Colleen Goko Local analysts have welcomed British American Tobacco's (BAT's) $47bn bid to buy out the minority shareholders in US tobacco group Reynolds, which would increase BAT's exposure to the US market and to higher-growth emerging markets in the Middle East, Asia and Africa... read | | |
 | The V&A Waterfront has become a victim of its own success... read | |  | Devmark Property Group has introduced a new broking division specialising in retail and shopping centres... read | |  | Anchored on the corner of the R44 and De Beers Avenue, The Sanctuary, a R400m mixed-use retail and convenience development, has opened in Somerset West... read | | |
 | A partnership between Pick n Pay and the Gauteng Department of Economic Development (GDED) to regenerate entrepreneurial grocery stores will see its second store open in Diepkloof... read | |  | Sales from a new collectibles campaign from Checkers will benefit The Lunchbox Fund. Stick Ems are sticky little South African-themed safari animals together with ranger Charlie and his 4x4 vehicle, Buggy, on sale at R4.99 each... read | | |
 | Verint Systems has published a report on a large-scale study of more than 24,000 consumers in 12 countries, including South Africa, that indicates that despite the rise in digital customer service channels and options.. read | |  | Chantel Nimb Chantel Nimb at Oracle South Africa shares her experiences with good and bad customer service and points out that South African business need to give their customers good stories, worth sharing. Technology can assist this process... read | | |
 | Ahead of eCommerce MoneyAfrica 2017 in Cape Town at the CTICC on 22-23 February 2017, Manuel Koser, founding partner of Silvertree Capital and Chris Folayan, CEO of MallforAfrica share insights and tips for fellow e-commerce vendors... read | |  | The wine etailer, Port2Port can now offer an Italian selection from Caroline's Fine Wine Cellar in Cape Town... read | | |
 | Green Wine Awards honours wine producers who play an integral role in the provision of eco-friendly wines and celebrate wine producers who are passionate about conserving the land... read | |  | Ever fancied purchasing Kruger Park or Kimberly's Big Hole or daydreamed of building a hotel on Cape Town's Boulders Beach? Monopoly Mzansi could make these dreams come true... read | |  | Colleen Goko Fast-moving consumer goods company Pioneer Food Group expects to deliver credible full-year results, despite the effects of the drought, which have already put a squeeze on the company's interim earnings... read | |  | Pioneer Foods Group said on Tuesday that it expected adjusted headline earnings per share from continuing operations in the year to the end of September to rise between 1% and 9% from a year ago... read | | |
 | The OK Franchise Division (OKFD) has announced its 2016 Franchisee of the Year titles at its annual OKFD conference, which was held in Bali earlier this month... read | |  | Eric Parker The joint venture is growing in popularity because it is a win-win mechanism that works well for the franchisor and the franchisee... read | |  | Robert Laing Clicks reported on Thursday that group revenue was up 9.6% to R25.5bn for the year to end-August... read | |  | Anita du Toit In addition to being concerned about the match between a franchisee and a franchisor, in terms of psychometric testing, franchisors should review their own leadership and management capabilities, as becoming a franchisor changes the nature of a business... read | |  | Colleen Goko Famous Brands will not pay dividends until 2018 as the company pushes to meet internal growth targets... read | |  | Robert Laing Famous Brands, whose franchises include Debonairs Pizza, Wimpy and Steers, reported a 62% jump in interim aftertax profit to R411m on 23% growth in revenue to R2.45bn for the six months to end-August... read | | |
 | At the recent Nedbank Green Wine awards, Earthbound received two awards for its Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 - Organically Grown Overall Winner and Organically Grown Best Red Wine... read | | |
 | The International Union of Food Science and Technology's (IUFoST) Global Food Industry Award has recognised Boxmore Packaging's Ina Paarman Dressing bottle design, presenting it with first place for Packaging Innovation... read | |  | Issued by Pyrotec When SC Johnson's production team began experiencing downtime issues because of an old labeller, the company's director, Zenele Sangweni, considered a refurbished machine and called Pyrotec PackMark... read | | |
 | Robert Laing Shoprite subsidiary Computicket's attempt to have anti-competitive behaviour complaints against it dismissed "because it was made by the commission not the commissioner" was dismissed by the Competition Tribunal on Friday... read | | |
 | Private labels or house brands are no longer the poor cousin of the retail trade; the new Nielsen 'State of Private Labels in South Africa' report reveals that they now account for R38.4bn of consumer spend at hypermarket/supermarket tills or R10 out of every R50 spent... read | | |
 | Shenaaz Jamal South African schools are encouraging sugar usage among pupils by letting signs at entrances announce they are sponsored by Coca-Cola... read | | |
 | Ann Crotty The Lewis share price slumped to its lowest level in seven years on Friday after a trading update revealed that the soon-to-be released interim results would show earnings down by as much as a staggering 45% on the financial 2016 interims. The share fell 8% to R38 in morning trade before recovering to close at R40.27, a fall of 3.3% on the day... read | | |
 | Issued by Field Office "Transparency in business" is a phrase that is becoming more and more common under managers, owners, and leaders. But, what does all of this actually mean?... read | | |
 | The V&A Waterfront has completed its large-scale awning installation across the property's Quayside Terrace restaurants. The new, permanent glass-and-steel designed structure has replaced the spattering of umbrellas that lined the terrace area overlooking Quay 5 basin... read | | |
 | Apple has come out in force with three new MacBook Pros. Have a look at all the updates you can expect from these here... read | | |  | THE HAGUE - Dutch brewing giant Heineken toasted a 2.0 percent growth in global beer sales for the third quarter, boosted by a warm European summer and strong performances in Asia and Mexico... read | |  | NEW YORK - The slow global economy and the health-driven turn against sweet sodas dented Coca-Cola sales for the sixth straight quarter, delivering a 28 percent hit to net income, the company reported Wednesday... read | | | More International | |
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 | Kerry Hope Despite the grim economic predictions, South Africa's enterprise software market is growing. While Standard & Poor's has predicted that the South African economy... read | |
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