Salesforce to buy software maker Slack for $27.7 billion
Salesforce.com Inc agreed to buy Slack Technologies Inc. for $27.7 billion in cash and stock, giving the corporate software giant a popular workplace-communications platform in one of the biggest...
View ArticleSouth African FinTech reports strong growth in payment space
FinTech group Capital Appreciation Limited (Capprec) has reported its financial results for six months ended September 2020, showing 15% growth in a period that covered the most severe lockdown...
View ArticleBusiness Talk – In conversation with Muggie van Staden
Muggie van Staden is the managing director and chief executive officer of Obsidian Systems, an open source solutions company he has been at the helm of for 21 years.
View ArticleBeware these 2 types of mobile fraud in South Africa
Evina says that Africa’s mobile fraud losses will continue to rise above the 2020 figure of $4 billion to peak at a record $5 billion by the end of 2021 if nothing is done to prevent global...
View ArticleSouth African fintech group Adumo secures R225 million in new funding
South African fintech group Adumo on Tuesday (9 March), announced R225 million ($15 million) in new funding from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the IFC Financial Institutions Growth Fund to...
View ArticleDon’t get caught by these banking scams in South Africa
As times get tougher scammers are becoming more determined and craftier at cheating people out of their money, warns Momentum Metropolitan’s Cyber Security Team, who have issued a cautionary to...
View ArticleAltron acquires security firm Lawtrust for R245 million
Altron has acquired digital signatures services company Lawtrust from Etion for R245 million subject to Competition Commission approval.
View ArticleYou can now make instant restaurant bookings through Google in South Africa
South African software company Dineplan has signed n agreement with Google which will allow users to make instant bookings at restaurants directly from Google Search, Maps or Assistant.
View ArticleFNB warns of screen scraping scam targeting business
Businesses are often unaware that by giving a third-party or software programmes access to their financial information, they are potentially being exposed to the risk of screen scrapping.
View ArticleApple announces major updates for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Watch...
Apple Inc previewed its next-generation iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Watch operating systems, adding a slew of new privacy, health, smart-home, messaging, maps and digital wallet features.
View ArticleGoogle to open its first retail store
Google will open its first retail store in New York City, highlighting the internet giant’s effort to promote its consumer hardware devices.
View ArticleThese are the top Covid-19 digital scams in South Africa to be aware of
Research conducted by consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion reveals increasing digital fraud activity in South Africa, linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, while Kaspersky data shows that 68% of...
View ArticleSouth African fintech company Yoco raises R1.23 billion in funding
South African fintech company Yoco has raised R1.23 billion to accelerate product development and reach more merchants in South Africa and beyond.
View ArticleBeware these WhatsApp chat scams
For nearly a year, scammers have been taking advantage of the disruption in deliveries to convince users to open malicious email attachments with the aim to steal money and credit card details,...
View ArticleWhy you should disable this dangerous auto-join function on your mobile phone
A recent survey shows that half of respondents will choose to use public WiFi instead of mobile data when they are away from home. But few users are aware of the dangers public networks may pose, and...
View ArticleA look at the new cashless and queue-less store Checkers is testing in South...
The Shoprite Group is turning to data science and technology to improve its stores, with the retailer currently testing a number of new concepts through a programme called 'ShopriteX'.
View ArticleWhatsApp boosts end-to-end encryption
Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg said the company is expanding end-to-end encryption on its WhatsApp messaging service.
View ArticleMicrosoft Windows 11 is now available
As the day becomes October 5 in each time zone around the world, the availability of Windows 11 begins through a free upgrade on eligible Windows 10 PCs and on new PCs pre-installed with Windows 11.
View ArticleBeware these 3 mobile threats in South Africa
Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky has warned of increased mobile malware attacks in South Africa over the past six months.
View ArticleDeepfakes, cryptocurrency, mobile wallet attacks: beware these and other...
Check Point Software Technologies, a provider of cyber-security solutions globally, has published its cyber security predictions for 2022 detailing the key security challenges that organisations will...
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