WAPA opposes Neotel acquisition

The Wireless Access Providers’ Association (WAPA) today registered strong opposition to Vodacom’s planned acquisition of Neotel and says it is watching developments carefully before formulating a formal response. WAPA believes that the acquisition would stifle...

What’s your online persona?

Is there such a thing as an online persona? According to a new global study from MasterCard, the answer is yes. The Digital Sharing and Trust Project shows that consumers actually shed their “real-world” identities when they go online to assume “digital personas” that...

Mobile payment standard proposed

Visa, MasterCard and American Express have introduced a proposed framework for a new global standard to enhance the security of digital payments and simplify the purchasing experience when shopping on a mobile phone, tablet, personal computer or other smart device....

PS4 set to outsell Xbox this Christmas

A new connected game and entertainment console forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC) concludes that the number of game console bundles shipped worldwide in 2013 will be marginally higher than the 2012 total of approximately 33-million bundles, ending a...

US shoppers need spending incentives

As delegates gather for the Shop.org Annual Summit 2013 in Chicago, the latest figures from the US Department of Commerce show that retail sales are slowing. The figures prove that retailers need to do more to attract customers back through their doors. Stores must...