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As financial authorities and governments around the world start to see the inevitability of crypto-currency, could SA still become a hub of crypto-currency innovation?
Artificial intelligence, 3D printing, robots, big data and quantum computing are playing a tremendous role in humankind’s ongoing search for longevity.
While SA has largely embraced technology innovations, the country has yet to conquer the mobile money conundrum, as it’s caught in the grip of excessive legislation.
We won’t be able to stop advanced technologies being pervasive and automating jobs, so workers must remain ahead of the workplace game so that machines do not lead them.
It makes more sense to ensure existing legislation is enforced rather than to introduce another law to address cyber crime.
The 1996 Telecommunications Act gave Telkom an exclusive fixed-line licence, and consumers continue to pay for this poor policy.
SA can drive the adoption of e-commerce by embarking on deregulation regarding the use of mobile money.
What are the factors that will influence the uptake of mobile in South African banking?
Banks spend billions of rands on customer education, training users to prevent them from becoming victims.
South African banks have teams of information security specialists who work to eradicate cyber crime.
Skimming and SIM card swapping are only two in a list of crimes perpetrated by banking fraudsters.
Internet banking brought convenience to South African subscribers, but also added risk.