With the development of common specifications and infrastructure for smart cards, there now exists an opportunity to run multiple applications - everything from financial applications to corporate security authentication - on a single card.
Standard Bank says it has turned cellphones into "palm-top cashless ATMs" with the launch of two cellphone banking services - one of which allows for person-to-person payment using a cellphone.
PIC Solutions will provide the Saudi Arabian-based National Commercial Bank with a credit and risk training programme for its personnel.
CS Holdings (CSH) is to install an e-learning solution at Absa that will form part of the bank`s blended learning and development strategy.
NSFAS fintech partners to challenge contract cancellations
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A Durban court case focusing on an alleged "phantom ATM" withdrawal has highlighted potential security problems in the ATM network, but a First National Bank spokesman says local PINs are still secure.
eBucks.com, the FirstRand Group`s e-commerce venture, is now profitable on a month-to-month basis.
The Burgan Bank will use the 3Com expandable resilient networking technology to build its core networks.
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
Armies of clever geeks are cracking security on financial products at an alarming rate. The more sophisticated financial services get, the more it seems to make sense to keep the money under the mattress.
Prism Holdings has implemented Thales e-security EMV host security modules and smart card personalisation software valued at over R4.5 million at local banks during the past six months.
Last week`s "hack attack" in the US, which compromised millions of Visa and MasterCard accounts, barely affected South African account-holders, say local banks.
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
A local case concerning ATM fraud has stirred up international controversy as it prompted British researchers to prove that ATM PIN numbers can be cracked in only 15 attempts, rather than the 5 000 advertised by the card-issuers.
The first conference for Bankmaster users in Africa, held last month in Johannesburg, exceeded users` expectations, says Misys.
The SA credit card industry says there is no chance of a hacker gaining access to local credit cards - as happened to eight million accounts in the US - because the industry structure is different. But not everyone plays by the rules.