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Simplified international money transfer system

26th April 2024 An instant transfer product that moves money between South Africa and the UK in both directions, and from South Africa to any European Union country has recently been launched. Developed by financial services platform Mukuru, the system uses WhatsApp and the company’s dedicated app to perform... 

Digital solution for audit and certification processes

12th January 2024 Audit and certification services provider JC Auditors (JCA) has partnered with French software company Viasyst to introduce an online platform aimed at streamlining the management of audit and certification processes. The key benefits of JCA's digital solution include: 

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JC Auditors offers digital solutions

Online shipping helps small businesses

6th November 2023 A new automated e-commerce capability designed to support e-commerce merchants across sub-Saharan Africa aims to help small businesses to efficiently manage shipments online. FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation, has enhanced its FedEx Ship Manager (FSM) solution to allow businesses... 

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FedEx Ship Manager supports online retailers

Online purchasing portal for industrial products

27th October 2023 SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa has launched an online purchasing platform to streamline procurement for its customers. The company’s training manager Zander Claassens says the portal allows customers to order products and parts and access documentation and computer-aided design, or CAD, data. The... 

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SEW-EURODRIVE’s online purchasing portal

NFTs give access to exclusive travel membership

2nd June 2023 NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are unique digital objects containing computer code and data that convey ownership and can be used to promote customer loyalty by extending specific privileges to NFT holders. The Pangolin Collection NFT has minted 111 unique NFTs that are said to give owners access to... 

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The Pangolin Collection NFT gives owners access to travel benefits

Data platform enables accurate and reliable financial accounting

21st April 2023 An online data aggregation platform that scours 20 data sources through 160 search types, including those most commonly used by accountants, is designed to allows users to conduct live, accurate searches on individuals and companies and in-depth ‘know your client’ checks online. “Accountants are... 

Image of a computer screen showing the Searchworks data platform allows users to conduct live, accurate searches on individuals and companies
Searchworks data platform allows users to conduct live, accurate searches on individuals and companies

Green premiums simplify carbon offsetting

2nd December 2022 Carbon offsetting aims to generate a net climate benefit that can be passed from one entity to another, enabling a consumer or company to counteract unavoidable carbon outputs. Negating the emissions of a product or activity can be achieved by investing in climate projects that reduce emissions... 

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Curbon's e-commerce tool helps offset the carbon footprint of purchases

Locally-developed cashless parking solution

14th October 2022 A smart parking management software platform aims to provide a convenient and seamless cashless and ticketless solution for public and corporate parking. Parket founder and chief technology officer Joshua Raphael notes that the drive towards a cashless society and broader digitisation was... 

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Parket is a cashless and ticketless parking system

Business solution supports SMEs and informal entrepreneurs

16th June 2022 According to recent research, the informal sector accounts for about 18 % of South Africa’s gross domestic product, with over three-million workers engaged in the informal economy. In addition, an estimated 2.9-million migrants are said to reside in South Africa, many of whom struggle to access... 

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Hello Pay supports SMEs and informal entrepreneurs

Mobile point-of-sale devices now within reach of small businesses

13th May 2022 Mobile point-of-sale solutions (mPOS) solutions are becoming more widely used in South African retail operations, with a noted trend of merchants not only adding these solutions to businesses but even replacing traditional POS systems with mobile terminals. Local fintech company Hello Pay says... 

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Hello Pay has launched its new mPOS device

Sars tax terminology now available in all official languages

31st March 2022 The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has launched a multilingual version of its tax terminology publication. The publication contains 450 terms in all official languages, namely Sesotho, Setswana, Sepedi, Tshivenḓa, Xitsonga, IsiNdebele, Siswati, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa and Afrikaans, with an... 

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Sars has launched a multilingual tax terminology publication

Digital platform connects electricity producers and consumers

11th March 2022 A new digital platform aims to help clients source alternative means of energy production by offering guidance related to technical decisions, the selection of installation partners and legal and funding solutions. Standard Bank Group’s PowerPulse platform facilitates navigation of the solar... 

Prepaid water meter offers convenience and reliability

10th December 2021 A wall mounted prepaid water meter is said to be ideal for use in instances where the sub-metering of water consumption is required, such as rental properties, residential complexes or for body corporates. The PPU Amanzi WM unit is programmed to stop the flow of water once the prepaid credit is... 

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The PPU Amanzi WM prepaidwater meter from JKNV Energy

Prepaid electricity meter offers accuracy and reliability

19th November 2021 Prepaid electricity meters are seen as a convenient solution for managing electricity usage and costs, especially for rental properties, existing or new installations in domestic homes, cottages, townhouse units, complexes, flats or retail outlets. Hexing HXE115-KP electricity prepaid meters are... 

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The Hexing HXE115-KP meter operates on the JKNV Energy vending platform and integrates with EasyPay

Super app offers a single point of entry and payment platform

29th October 2021 A new mobile application (app) that is designed to enable consumers to make payments, play online games and order takeaway items, has recently been launched by Vodacom. The VodaPay Super App, designed in collaboration with Alibaba Group-owned fintech services platform Alipay, offers consumers a... 

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The VodaPay Super App is now available

Taking the hassle out of large asset financing

4th August 2021 By helping clients to eliminate costly mistakes, save time and make financing decisions that meet their specific needs, OnlyApprovals aims to ensure that clients get the answers they require from asset finance applications. The company provides specialist services to assist with asset finance... 

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OnlyApprovals provides specialist services to assist with asset finance applications

Online marketplace gives corporates access to digital solutions

17th June 2021 A digital solutions marketplace platform that offers both Web applications and application programming interfaces (APIs) has been launched. The OneHub platform from Standard Bank is described as an online mall for digital solutions, designed to help corporate clients to enhance efficiencies and... 

Online marketplace gives corporates access to digital solutions

Empowering women in engineering

6th February 2020 The Intombazane Development Trust has recently invested in a diesel and gas engine component remanufacture company, as part of its efforts to empower its members and beneficiaries. The move is seen by the remanufacture company as an effort to embrace the spirit of transformation and development,... 

R1-million vehicle tracking warranty

29th November 2019 A R1-million limited recovery vehicle tracking warranty has recently been launched. The warranty assures that the book value of a vehicle, up to R1-million, will be paid out if the stolen vehicle is not recovered. 

Online portal offers insights into promising African markets

10th September 2019 A website that presents data and analysis related to the growing markets of Africa, has been announced. The online portal acts as a knowledge resource designed to equip users with information about business opportunities in African countries, providing elements such as statistics, strengths and... 

Bitcoin app and crypto currency education for Africa

26th August 2019 A wallet application (app) for buying, selling and storing Bitcoin, is now available. The app is compatible with Android and Apple operating system, or iOS, devices. Bitcoin is a digital, crypto currency without a central bank or administrator. It can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer... 

US government backed financing for the purchase of US manufactured equipment

10th July 2019 An American-based commercial lender provides extended-term finance to international buyers of US-manufactured equipment. The transactions are guaranteed by The Export-Import Bank of the United States, a US government agency mandated to promote US exports. 

Investec Import Solutions

6th November 2018 Investec Import Solutions offers you an integrated, end-to-end import transaction and working capital solution that removes all the administration and complexity of importing goods into South Africa.  We free up your working capital by financing both the purchase of goods and the forwarding and... 

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