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News

New digital Smart ID rollout to reach 240 FNB branches

Development

New digital Smart ID rollout to reach 240 FNB branches

1 day

iiDENTIFii names co-founder CEO as AI-driven identity fraud rises

Cybersecurity

iiDENTIFii names co-founder CEO as AI-driven identity fraud rises

20 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Rob Downes, Head: Digital Assets at Absa CIB.

Financial Services

Africa's blockchain opportunity is bigger than the funding suggests

Rob Downes 14 Jul 2026

#ATM2026 | RX Global's Danielle Curtis on resilience, technology and the future of travel

Tourism & Travel

#ATM2026 | RX Global's Danielle Curtis on resilience, technology and the future of travel

Robin Fredericks 7 Jul 2026

An example of grid reordering. Source: Supplied.

Social Media

Instagram introduces grid reordering

11 Jun 2026

Singularity Summit returns to inspire Africa’s future this October

Artificial Intelligence

Singularity Summit returns to inspire Africa’s future this October

Issued by Mann Made 20 May 2026

Kenya, Morocco and Nigeria to pilot AfCFTA digital trade system

Logistics & Transport

Kenya, Morocco and Nigeria to pilot AfCFTA digital trade system

19 May 2026

Berenice Paulsen (left foreground) at the Bellville Sassa office in November 2025. We then that she had been trying for five months to help her sister Desiree Fredericks (right foreground), to get an Older Persons Grant. Archive photo: Marecia Damons

Health & Social Welfare

New Sassa system piloted in Bellville office

Marecia Damons 4 May 2026

For South Africans, being online and living life have become the same thing

Research

For South Africans, being online and living life have become the same thing

Issued by KLA 18 Mar 2026

On 29 January 2025 in Kolda, Senegal, Khaby Lame joins a workshop for out-of-school girls organized as part of the ‘Salmaitou’ programme, an initiative engaging girls aged 15 to 19 in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), innovation and leadership. Source: Unicef.

Branding

Khaby Lame is the world’s most followed TikToker: the story of a Senegalese‑born star who sold his identity

Fanny Georges 16 Mar 2026

E-commerce fraud projected to exceed $131bn globally by 2030

E-commerce

E-commerce fraud projected to exceed $131bn globally by 2030

5 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Nerdware’s Lerato Mothopeng: Inclusive digital transformation for Africa

Digital

#BizTrends2026 | Nerdware’s Lerato Mothopeng: Inclusive digital transformation for Africa

Lerato Mothopeng 15 Jan 2026

Research

Verified consumer data non-negotiable for SA brands

Ross Joughin 9 Jan 2026

SA’s first car dealer enters the metaverse

Artificial Intelligence

SA’s first car dealer enters the metaverse

Issued by Mann Made 10 Dec 2025

RAPT BizTrendsTV | Bronwyn Williams: The Dark Forest, fat pigs, pitchforks, and giant monsters

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV | Bronwyn Williams: The Dark Forest, fat pigs, pitchforks, and giant monsters

Danette Breitenbach 9 Dec 2025

The digital dawn of the Independent Economy: Dime's transformative journey in SA

Technology

The digital dawn of the Independent Economy: Dime's transformative journey in SA

25 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied. Eshmael Mpabanga, Country Head: Intellect Design Arena South Africa.

Fintech

#EXCLUSIVE: Why SA's core financial infrastructure needs a foundational redesign

Eshmael Mpabanga 20 Oct 2025

Law Practice

Fica compliance risks for law firms: 5 red flags

Hawken McEwan 3 Jul 2025

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Heidi Patmore – Digital wallets: A gamechanger

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Heidi Patmore – Digital wallets: A gamechanger

Danette Breitenbach 24 Jun 2025

Why AI is both a risk and a priority defence tool

Cybersecurity

Why AI is both a risk and a priority defence tool

Issued by ITP Communications 19 May 2025

Financial Services

Global collaboration boosts detection of high-risk bank transactions, research shows

22 Nov 2024

The Finternet: A new global financial system could be closer than we think

Fintech

The Finternet: A new global financial system could be closer than we think

Briana Marbury, Issued by Semaphore Communications 19 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied. Carrie Peter, managing director at Impression Signatures.

Banking

How digital signatures drive security, certainty, loyalty in banking

5 Sep 2024

Combating shoplifting and fraud in retail with Ares-i

Security

Combating shoplifting and fraud in retail with Ares-i

27 Aug 2024

Finance

Narrowing the trillion-rand insurance deficit in South Africa

22 Aug 2024

Waheed Adam, CEO of iTouch

Mobile & Apps

MVI could solve digital fraud

12 Aug 2024

Reinventing stores redefines the retail strategy

Retailers

Reinventing stores redefines the retail strategy

Lauren Samaai 23 Jul 2024

Why a 'cool' top-level domain is good for business

Internet

Why a 'cool' top-level domain is good for business

Issued by Domains.co.za 12 Jul 2024

Fintech

2024 predicts: GenAI realism, Digital ID progress, but social engineering mutates again

Gerhard Oosthuizen 8 Jan 2024

Higher Education

Building a strong personal brand in the digital age: Insights and strategies

Prabashni Reddy, Issued by Regent Business School 18 Dec 2023

Airports of the future: Redefining travel with innovation

Aviation

Airports of the future: Redefining travel with innovation

Emine Zerrin Sakir 7 Dec 2023

Going virtual: The opportunities that the metaverse holds for SA small businesses

SMEs

Going virtual: The opportunities that the metaverse holds for SA small businesses

Faiez Hartley, Issued by Business Partners Limited 12 Oct 2023

#AfricaMonth: Lavina Ramkissoon explores the implications of generative AI for Africa's future

4th Industrial Revolution

#AfricaMonth: Lavina Ramkissoon explores the implications of generative AI for Africa's future

Imran Salie 25 May 2023

Ghana's Trustur is crowned best democracy-affirming startup in Africa at Tech4Democracy, Cape Town

How To Start Up

Ghana's Trustur is crowned best democracy-affirming startup in Africa at Tech4Democracy, Cape Town

Issued by Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika 10 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Gerhard Oosthuizen, chief technology officer at Entersekt.

Trends

5 banking and payment security threats and trends to watch in 2023

Gerhard Oosthuizen 27 Jan 2023

The 5 things that must be taken into account when connecting SA public sector agencies

Technology

The 5 things that must be taken into account when connecting SA public sector agencies

Sina Mvoko 20 Dec 2022

5 tech trends for SMEs to watch in 2023

Trends

5 tech trends for SMEs to watch in 2023

James Bergin 14 Dec 2022

New study finds ICT infrastructure investment to be key in alleviating inequality in Africa

ICT

New study finds ICT infrastructure investment to be key in alleviating inequality in Africa

27 Sep 2022

Gender equality: How woke (or broke) is your internal comms?

PR & Communications

Gender equality: How woke (or broke) is your internal comms?

Issued by icandi CQ 3 Aug 2022