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These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. Consulting firm IQbusiness is balancing a run of targeted acquisitions and offshore expansion into the UK and Middle East with a deliberately cautious approach to AI, with CEO Rob Godlonton warning that companies deploying the technology without solid digital foundations simply generate "AI vomit".
Samsung’s mobile payment service is now available to PayGate’s network of more than 25 000 online merchants.
Yoyo merchants that choose to sign up with Zapper will be able to offer payments using just one QR code across both payment apps.
The seismic shift caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has created a host of uncharted challenges as well as magnified obstacles in the payments industry.
As consumers adjust to an increasingly digital reality and hygiene hyper-awareness, agile, secure, connected and digitally-enabled payments will become the norm.
With a boom in mobile payments expected, the opportunities for fraudsters to make their move on the shopping public is higher than ever, warns Aspect Software.
The local fintech firm will use the funds to hire more staff and expand into other growing markets.
Mobile payment platform Zapper is the latest company looking to lure the Chinese payment app into the country.
New collective bulk-buying apps are enabling informal traders to keep afloat by facilitating discounts.
Virtual reality, smart home tech, connected cars, wearables and mobile payments are expected to be the main drivers of growth in the digital market.
The bank has acquired a majority stake in Firepay - the company behind the mobile payments product.
The AHUB will provide a meeting place for start-ups and investors at this year's AfricaCom conference in Cape Town.
The MasterCard Impact of Innovation study shows most South Africans would not mind using their smartphones to pay for services.