Cellular banking users will reach 913 million by 2014, predicts Berg Insight.
The deal will help the cellular network operator to regain mobile money market share and boost its user revenue.
In this World Wide Wrap: UK banks shave IT budgets, IT knows more than business units, and Oz banks outsource 500 IT jobs
Absa has plunged into social media. The result? So far so good, it says.
NSFAS fintech partners to challenge contract cancellations
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In this World Wide Wrap: POS terminal study released, banking tech market to decline, and ProfitBase and LS Retail partner.
The company will include BMC Software's mainframe services management solutions.
In this World Wide Wrap: KIS and Mix & Burn partner, state bank expands self-service network, and library self-service grows quietly.
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 ATI FirePro 2450 card can power up to four separate displays.
In this World Wide Wrap: Outsourcing growth for JP Morgan, Philippines to review outsourcing targets, and Romania an attractive outsourcing destination.
Afrifocus turned to Mimecast Unified Email Management for compliance and continuity.
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
In this World Wide Wrap: Fraud concerns over contactless cards, GPU solution benefits power and performance, and Interbanca chooses Reech RiskHedge.
In this World Wide Wrap: UAE bank gets Alcatel-Lucent solution, public sector lagging behind, and work for wounded soldiers.
The company has acquired mobile payment solutions company Paybox Solutions.