Only 15% of business owners and managers interviewed said the South African government’s lockdown regulations did not impact their business negatively.
The payments company says its partnership with FNB enables thousands of businesses and individual customers to transact when buying internationally.
Imperial and Parcelninja plan a foray into Africa, which will see the companies digitising the informal merchant sector across the continent.
On 10 March, e-commerce retailers, entrepreneurs and businesses invite South Africans to celebrate online shopping.
Despite the obvious challenges, a Mastercard Index points to opportunities for women in the COVID-19 era, particularly in the digital economy.
The company will use the funds to expand access to electronic payment solutions, especially for underserved small and medium businesses.
The VodaTrade digital platform enables SMEs to transact with large organisations, receive orders and issue invoices, without worrying about backend challenges.
The University of Pretoria expands its partnership with French-based Institut Mines-Télécom, to incubate technology start-ups.
African venture capital firm HAVAÍC enters a joint-venture with Universum Wealth, to establish a new Pan-African start-up investment fund.
Telcos play a key supporting role in enabling SMEs to shift to a digital business model.
The digital payment service allows local businesses to accept contactless payments on any NFC-enabled Android device with no need for additional hardware.