Despite savings, cloud ERP still lags
Mid-market businesses in Europe have reported savings of more than 25% when they deploy cloud over on-premise solutions, with one in five reporting reductions of 50%. However, ERP is lagging behind many other cloud services. Nearly nine in 10 (87%) of mid-market...Mobile payments face European obstacles
Although Europeans are increasingly using mobile devices for payments, most payments are still made using the traditional e-commerce environment: the Internet browser. However, a new report from IDC Financial Insights found that the future of mobile payments belongs...MTN adds new WoW tiers
MTN South Africa has introduced two new WoW tiers for its prepaid customers, in order to give them even more budget flexibility and additional value in their voice and data usage. In addition to already popular WoW bouquet of promotions, MTN is rewarding customers who...Cross-border money transfers with FNB app
The latest version of the FNB Banking App for smartphones now offers customers the ability to send money across the border from South Africa to Zimbabwe and Mozambique. FNB’s Zimbabwe Money Transfer service was first launched on Cellphone Banking in April 2013 to...What the cloud means for utility companies
The opportunity for cloud must be looked at differently in the utility industry. The ability for utilities to receive a guaranteed cost recovery on capital investments creates an apparent disincentive for utilities to invest in cloud software. IDC Energy Insights has...