In today's technology roundup: Twitter turns entire accounts into ads, Barclaycard payments system fails, Google offers more details on Google TV, and BT seeks moratorium on Internet piracy cases.
Attackers now vie for intellectual property and corporate secrets, says SuperVision Biometric Systems.
In this World Wide Wrap: India bank invests in tech, e-banking boosts consumer experience, and mobile banking to transform Egypt.
In today's technology roundup: Android apps found sharing data, Facebook zeroes in on Koobface hackers, Net neutrality Bill dead in the water, and dozens charged in Zeus Trojan scam.
NSFAS fintech partners to challenge contract cancellations
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In this World Wide Wrap: Global 360 releases BPM survey, FDA extends use of Appian BPM, and Nigeria selects Pio-Tech's Bank BPM.
An Alcatel-Lucent study found 89% of respondents are willing to pay for the convenience and portability of a mobile wallet service.
The hosting and cloud computing company has been chosen by Vodafone to host and support the M-PESA money transfer platform.
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
In this World Wide Wrap: Mobile payment to reach $1tr, US behind in mobile payment, and Australian taxi service gets $15m fine.
In this World Wide Wrap: Alibaba plans on commercial bank, conference to honour e-business excellence, and Romania clamps down on eBay phisher.
Troy has partnered with HP to deliver anti-counterfeit printing solutions.
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
However, the bank will keep a close eye on costs as top-line growth continues to be under pressure.
The contact centre solution, implemented by Atio, provides support as the bank shifts its customer contact centre in-house.
In this World Wide Wrap: Xerox takes on IT services, Airtel to start mobile payments, and mobile providers should prioritise e-billing.