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Business ValueOpinionVAS How to Create the Best Omni-Channel VAS Experience Consumers are becoming spoilt for choice as the digitisation movement is providing ever more options for purchasing digital goods and…Helen WhelanMay 13, 2022
InnovationOpen Payments ConferenceOpinionPayments Is a Digital Identity the Key to Financial Inclusion? It is estimated that globally, almost one billion people lack any form of recognised identification. In addition to this, 3.4…Helen WhelanMay 5, 2022
InnovationOpinionPaymentsQR PaymentsRPP Reuse, Reduce, Recycle (Good Tech)… RPP Style Quick Response (QR) codes have been around since 1994 and have been used for a variety of purposes, ranging from…Sarah AshtonApril 19, 2022
BankingEventOpen Payments ConferenceOpinionPayments Open Banking: All aboard! But where are we heading? (Part 2, the Local Route) A striking feature of the Open Payments Conference was the desire to share, develop and exchange ideas for developing modern…Lu ZurawskiApril 8, 2022
BankingEventOpen Payments ConferenceOpinionPayments Open Banking: All aboard! But where are we heading? (Part 1, the Global Route) As chair of the Open Payments Conference recently in Cape Town, I was privileged to experience a palpable spirit of…Lu ZurawskiApril 6, 2022
EventInnovationOpinionPaymentsRPP Open Payments Conference: Reflecting on Five Stand-Out Themes It is an exciting time in the South African payments landscape with the convergence of digital adoption, access to cloud…Helen WhelanMarch 25, 2022
BankingBusiness ValueOpinionPayments Cash Voucher Withdrawals: Fast Becoming an Essential Bank Offering With major banks now offering established apps, feature-rich websites, and a multi-product digital goods and services marketplace, where do the…Helen WhelanMarch 18, 2022
Life at ElectrumOpinionRecruitment Culture, Coffee & Collaboration: My Marketing Internship Experience at Electrum I'm a final year Strategic Brand Communications student at Vega School in Cape Town and joined Electrum's marketing team as…Catherine KotchoubeiJanuary 28, 2022
BankingInnovationOpinionRPP Getting Ready for Open Banking in South Africa The Rapid Payments Programme will soon be rolled out in South Africa. With it, comes the potential for greater innovation…Werner PykeJanuary 19, 2022