The contract is one of the largest awarded in the insurance sector in SA.
Banks should create a customised online banking experience in order to retain customers, says Logikal.
First National Bank's app has taken off rapidly since it was introduced six months ago, and plans for improvement are afoot.
The Wells Fargo Mobile banking app for Android is available for download from the Amazon Appstore.
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Brainstorm editor Samantha Perry interviewed SAPO CIO Justin White, who is tasked with turning the Postbank into a fully-fledged retail bank.
BBVA has adopted the cloud-based productivity and collaboration suite to increase operational efficiency and innovation.
Landesbank Berlin will pilot a project to provide contactless iPhone payments via Visa payWave.
Huawei Cloud drives African FinTech innovation
Mark Wang, Solution Architect at Huawei Cloud Southern Africa, spoke to ITWeb about Huawei being a strategic partner in the banking sector. He also addressed challenges for banks in SA and potential growth in the payment ecosystem for customers. #huaweicloud #fintech #digitalbanking
The bank issues the first prepaid Visa card for unbanked people in the country.
The company spends R17.25 million to buy out BI Planning Services.
The bank's demise was due to poor decision-making and failed IT systems, says the Financial Services Authority.
The future of banking in Africa
MTN and Huawei, in partnership with Brainstorm magazine, held an executive roundtable on 11 May for industry insiders from the financial sector to discuss emerging technologies and digitisation in the banking space. #mtn #huawei #fintech
The second-factor transaction authentication solution lets issuers authenticate online card purchases.
The company looks to turn mobile banking apps into digital wallets by adding support for MasterCard's PayPass NFC payments.
Perpetrators cost the banking sector R403.15 million this year, mostly through counterfeiting cards, or card-not-present fraud.