The company scooped the Top Gender Empowered: Skills Development Award by Standard Bank Top Women Awards 2017.
Since the Bitcoin split earlier this month, SA has seen a massive increase in the crypto-currency's trading volumes.
The bank's ChatBanking service attracts just over 2 000 customers per month.
Contactless payments will account for one in two point-of-sale transactions globally by 2022.
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Although virtual currencies are gaining popularity, it's still too risky to start issuing them, says the central bank.
The international fintech platform will use some of the proceeds to grow its presence in Cape Town.
The technology arena will be home to over 100 technology-focused exhibitors at the AfricaCom conference in Cape Town in November.
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Push payments allow retailers to integrate a payment platform into digital messaging platforms such as SMS, e-mail or chat messages.
The group buys Virtual Card Services SA for an undisclosed sum and will merge it with its previous acquisitions.
Almost two-thirds of money transfers on the eWallet are done by males, but the bank says female users are on the rise.
The online payments company quadruples the number of transactions it processes.
Costs, access to smartphones and lack of? knowledge about using digital platforms are some of the barriers, notes FNB.