Africa leads in mobile payments

At least 44% of Africans transfer airtime as a form of currency versus a global average of 17%. This is one of the findings from MEF’s fourth Global Consumer Survey, which analysed consumer behaviour from 15 000 respondents in 15 countries. The survey found that...

PayGate adds Zapper to mobile payment options

Payment service provider PayGate has added mobile payment system Zapper to its stable of options, says general manager for business development Brendon Williamson, as the company gears up for a predicted mobile boom. “We expect that mobile will account for 50% of all...

Internet of Things drive retail revolution

A recent survey, which was conducted to examine the effect of the Internet of Things (IoT), has revealed that 83% of respondents surveyed agree that billions of connected and wearable devices talking seamlessly to each other and to service providers, will likely “have...

3% chance of Mac malware

Kaspersky Lab experts have calculated the chances of a malicious programme making it onto a Mac OS X device. In August, the probability of unwanted encounters with malware was about 3%. Compared to the 21% infection risk facing Windows users, the situation with Macs...