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Can an “innovation index” assist your company to innovate more consistently?: Innovation: an “over-used” word with little meaning in most companies? “Innovation” is a word heard very often in
Social media: an essential tool for internal communication: Social media is becoming more and more pervasive and has already been entrenched as a tool for
Who Moved the Cheese?: I was determined, when considering this insert, not to allow it to become another one of those
How to Prepare an Integrated Report: Like financial statements, an integrated report is the result of certain activities that have taken place within
Recordings: the contact centre security hole: The management and security of contact centre recordings tends to be sorely neglected, says Karl Reed, Chief
Winning at social media is a team effort: As the evolution of social media marches on and more companies adopt it as a mainstream business
Why business to customer communication is broken – and how to fix it: As a customer, do you know how many business relationships you have? Listing them can be an
To leverage the BYOD trend and protect the business, corporates need mobile device management software: The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) phenomenon, which sees individuals bring their own mobile devices into the
Mobility broadens channels for travel operators and agencies: ‘Travel companion’ apps increase opportunity for impulse buys and experience management As the travel industry builds up to
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SA Banks urged to take precautions with clients’ personal information

SA Banks urged to take precautions with clients’ personal information

With the Protection of Personal Information Bill (POPI) expected to be promulgated this year, the focus on protection of consumers’ personal information is becoming increasingly important for the local banking sector which handles and stores thousands of clients’ personal information on a daily basis.
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Reckless lending equals 9.3 million consumers with impaired credit records

Reckless lending equals 9.3 million consumers with impaired credit records

The debt industry portal, theDCI recently announced its support for initiatives by the authorities to address a ‘rising flood’ of unsecured debt that threatens to swamp embattled consumers.   Initial steps by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and National Treasury are welcome, but further action is required, theDCI lead a recent…
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E-commerce in Africa: Not quite ready for take-off

E-commerce in Africa: Not quite ready for take-off

Lack of bandwidth is not the only factor hampering the development of e-commerce and online business in Africa, says Peter Harvey, founder and MD of PayGate: The continent also needs a much more sophisticated financial infrastructure.   “To make e-commerce happen you need a complex ecosystem for making and processing…
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South Africa’s banking sector remains sound and profitable despite economic uncertainty

South Africa’s banking sector remains sound and profitable despite economic uncertainty

The financial results of South Africa’s four major banks for the six months ended 30 June 2012 have remained resilient despite the recent global economic uncertainty, according to a report issued by professional services firm PwC. “Although in most cases not directly, our banks have had to cope with another…
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New South African bank notes

Do you know your money?

In terms of the South African Reserve Bank Act, 1989 (Act No. 90 of 1989), the Bank has the sole right to issue banknotes and coin. As it is international best practice to develop a new banknote series every six to eight years. The South African Reserve Bank, therefore, last…
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Banks could slash online credit card fraud with one simple action

Banks could slash online credit card fraud with one simple action

Credit card fraud is one of the biggest obstacles to growing e-commerce,  but the risks could be slashed if the 3D Secure protection system was widely implemented. 3D Secure is the online equivalent of a PIN. Cardholders have to enter an extra password to complete an online purchase. That adds…
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Eskom Power outages threaten local business continuity in winter

Eskom’s warning that the risk of unplanned power outages remains high presents significant challenges for most local businesses which are reliant on a steady source of power in order to continue operations, particularly ahead of... Read more

Finance News - April 30, 2013

NCR Bans Credit Industry Codes

The office of the National Credit Regulator announced their final decision to withdraw its approval of the credit industry codes to combat over indebtedness.   The NCR found the codes to be unconstitutional, conferring excessive jurisdiction on... Read more

Finance News - April 29, 2013

By the time you "miss" it is too late

Sound financial advice could have kept this mess out of the courtroom The importance of open two way communication between an insurance company and its clients has been placed under the spotlight following a 20 March... Read more

Finance News - April 12, 2013

FNB eWalletPRO and Cash Converters launch prepaid ‘Cashies Card’

FNB eWallet Solutions and Cash Converters today announced the launch of the ‘Cashies Card’ which will, over time, replace in-store cash payouts to customers.   From this month, Cash Converters’ PayDay Advance customers will have the option... Read more

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