Travelers exposed to risk online
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH African consumers are putting themselves at risk by conducting some financial operations online when abroad, where they have no protection. This is according to research, which indicates 48 percent of travelers believe losing money is one of the top-three threats they may face abroad. Kaspersky Lab, a global More...
KCB, Visa speed up Kenya e-commerce
NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – E-commerce has been effectively accelerated in Kenya following a partnership between Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) and Visa to launch mVisa. It is the mobile payment solution that will More...
Cape firm clinches Russia wine contract
CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – A South African company, Stellenbosch Koopmanskloof Wines, has secured a lucrative deal to supply the beverage to Russia. The agreement, clinched during an Investment and Trade Initiatives More...
More South Africans embracing e-commerce
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africans are increasingly adopting e-commerce to perform transactions. This is according to an industry report indicating locals have shown a growing confidence in e-commerce More...
Retailers miss out on digital disruption
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MANY South African grocery retailers are failing to make the most of the digital revolution, much to the detriment of their competitiveness. This is according to an expert ahead More...
Huge scope for mobile growth in Kenyan retail
NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – DESPITE the massive uptake in mobile usage in Kenya, there is still significant scope for growth in the market, particularly in the retail environment. This is according to a new Nielsen More...
Customers to guard against wasteful spending
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MEMBERS of the public have been advised to be wary of reckless spending during the festive season. The advice comes amid a surge in spending during the season. “Every year we see More...
Africa’s booming retail sector set to attain China’s lofty standards
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE continent’s retail industry is earmarked for a boom, such as one experienced by current economic powerhouse China in the late 1980s, on the back of a rapidly increasing population More...
SADC franchisors devise strategies to enhance growth
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) - THE challenges persistent in the local market have encouraged South African franchisors to look beyond the country’s borders and take a long-term view on introducing integrated strategies More...
First international access to M-Pesa PayBill launched
SimbaPay NAIROBI – SIMBAPAY, a leading digital money transfer provider, has announced a service enabling Kenyans living abroad make M-Pesa PayBill payments. Said to be the first such product in the world, More...