African Bank, MasterCard collaborate
At the World Economic Forum being held this week in Davos, the African Development Bank (afDB) and MasterCard have announced a broad collaboration that aims to expand financial inclusion across the African continent. The collaboration seeks to develop solutions that...Slight uptick in SA’s credit health
The Consumer Credit Index (CCI), released yesterday by TransUnion, indicates that credit health improved slightly in Q4 of 2014 when compared to Q3. The latest CCI figures show an increase from a revised 49,9 in Q3 to a preliminary 50.1 in Q4. This marginal upward...T-shirt crowd-funding takes off in SA
South Africa’s first crowd-funding platform for customised T-shirts is set to launch in February. Design4T.com enables groups, organisations or individuals to create and sell custom apparel with no upfront costs. In addition, local governments and non-profits can use...Altron set to post 50% lower earnings
Altron has advised shareholders that the company’s basic earnings per share for the financial year ending 28 February 2015 are likely to be more than 50% lower as against the previous financial year, though various impairment reviews will only be concluded closer to...CTB-Locker demands ransom
Over the past few days, ESET has received multiple reports of malware-spreading campaigns in various countries, mostly in Latin America and Eastern Europe. A fake e-mail purporting to contain a fax is in fact nothing more than a campaign to spread malicious code. Of...