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Peak Season Prep Starts Now: Three Priorities For Ecommerce Companies Ahead Of Annual Code Freeze
By Melinda Ellis van Zyl, enterprise sales lead, Shiprazor The online retailers who win Q4 are the ones who do the hard work in September. By the time November comes around, it is too late.
Connected Africa 2026 Announces 7th Edition Focused on Next-Generation Telecom Infrastructure
Connected Africa 2026 – 7th Edition Telecom Innovation & Excellence Awards will bring together policymakers, regulators, telecom operators, technology providers, financial institutions, and enterprise leaders in Johannesburg on 15 October 2026. Held under the theme “Driving Africa’s Telecom Shift to Digital Platforms and Next-Gen Infrastructure,” the summit will provide a platform to examine the technologies, […]
LIFT Becomes First South African Airline to Offer Apple Pay, Google Pay and Crypto Payments
Booking a flight is becoming a little easier for South African travellers, who can now pay with Apple Pay, Google Pay and even crypto while traveling with LIFT.
NjiaPay CEO Shares South African Payment Lesson Every Merchant Should Know
In this expert-opinion-driven piece, Jonatan Allbäck, CEO and Co-Founder of NjiaPay, a payment orchestration company catering to the needs of African businesses, shares not only theory but also real market data proving that your payment gateway is a growth lever, not a cost center.
28th Edition Connected Banking Summit – Southern Africa 2026 Returns to Johannesburg for Its Silver Jubilee Edition Advancing Intelligent Banking, Security, and Enterprise Digital Modernization in South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa | 14 October 2026 The International Center for Strategic Alliances (ICSA) announces the 28th Edition Connected Banking Summit – Southern Africa 2026, to be held on 14 October 2026 in Johannesburg, alongside the prestigious Innovation & Excellence Awards.
African Mining Week 2026: Draft Program Published Ahead of Cape Town Conference
African Mining Week (AMW) 2026 will take place October 14–16 in Cape Town, South Africa. Organizer Energy Capital & Power has published the draft program for the three-day conference and exhibition, which runs under the theme “Mining the Future: Unearthing Africa’s Full Mineral Value.”
5 BNPL Myths the South African Market Has Proven Wrong
Skeptics often view Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) as a debt risk, but South African consumers use it as a sophisticated budgeting strategy. In the below article, Payflex CMO Tracey-Lee Zürcher-Campbell debunks 5 myths about how local consumers and merchants use BNPL.
28th Connected Banking Summit: Innovation & Excellence Awards 2026 – Southern Africa
The 28th Connected Banking Summit: Innovation & Excellence Awards 2026 – Southern Africa, organised by the International Center for Strategic Alliances (ICSA), will take place on 14 October 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
EBANX Expands Recurring Alternative Payments Offering
EBANX, a payment technology company connecting merchants with consumers and businesses in emerging markets, announced the expansion of its recurring alternative payment methods (APMs) offering to six additional countries: the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, South Africa, Colombia, and Peru.
Research Shows South African Travelers Book More When They Can Pay Their Flexible Way
The best travel deal in the world might still lose the ground if accompanied by a clunky checkout. New research shows that flexible payment options like BNPL, digital wallets, or mobile money are quietly becoming one of the travel industry’s most effective sales tools.
Connected Africa 2026 – 7th Edition Telecom Innovation & Excellence Awards: Africa’s Premier Telecom Summit
Recognized as Africa’s premier telecom and digital-infrastructure summit, Connected Africa 2026 will convene the continent’s most influential leaders across telecom, banking, cybersecurity, cloud, and enterprise technology to accelerate South Africa’s digital future.
Helpmore Launches Trust Index to Highlight Small Charities in South Africa
For donors looking to support grassroots causes in South Africa, finding organisations that combine impact with transparency is often easier said than done. With the help of newly-launched Helpmore Trust Index that task just got easier.
Chikwama Pay and Paymentology Launch Africa’s First WhatsApp-Based Borderless Neo-Bank
Global issuer-processor Paymentology has announced a partnership with South Africa-headquartered fintech Chikwama Pay, a neobank that enables borderless banking across Africa by allowing customers to bank, borrow, insure, save, and transact directly through WhatsApp, without the need for a separate app.
Seasonal BNPL Surge in South Africa: Consumers Turn to Flexible Payments After Bonuses and Ahead of Winter Spending
South African consumers are increasingly turning to Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services during a surprising time of the year: just after receiving their annual bonuses. New insights from Payflex reveal that a significant share of BNPL purchases occurs in February and March, highlighting how consumers strategically use short-term financing tools to balance responsible debt […]
Western Union and Sasai Fintech Launch New International Money Transfer App for South Africa, Expanding Digital Remittance Access
Western Union has partnered with Sasai Fintech, a business of Cassava Technologies, to launch a new international money transfer mobile app designed specifically for consumers in South Africa.
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