Zapper app sees massive SA growth
Zapper has launched its secure payment app for smartphones in South Africa. The application is already available in the UK, Australia, France, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden and will soon be available in Germany. Derek Wiggill, GM of Zapper in South...Airtime could be a loyalty incentive
Airtime could be used as an incentive to drive the uptake and usage of mobile money services in countries where its growth has been sluggish. This is the word from Ericsson’s head of mobile commerce sales: EMEA, speaking at a mobile money conference in Johannesburg....More provinces shine in Applications Olympiad
The six winners of the 2014 Applications Olympiad represent five provinces, with the winner coming from Beaufort West in the Western Cape. Usually Olympiads are dominated by the two provinces with the most advanced schools: Gauteng and the Western Cape. This year the...Small changes have big effect in government
When it comes to information technology, government CIOs and IT managers can attest to the fact that even small IT changes can create a domino effect across other systems. This is according to a new report from IDC Government Insights: The Last Domino: Metro Area...Adverse events affect business confidence
Business confidence remained subdued in June 2014 as further adverse economic developments caused the SACCI Business Confidence Index, released this week, to linger below 90 index points. The index moved marginally to 89.7 in June from 88.9 in May 2014. The June 2014...