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    Tap-to-phone transactions could shake up SA payments space

    By Lungile Msomi10 February 2022

    The news earlier this week that Apple plans to allow merchants to accept contactless payments directly on iPhones has stirred a great a deal of interest.

    MTN launches plans for informal traders starting at R49

    By Staff Reporter10 February 2022

    MTN South Africa has launched new prepaid plans aimed at informal traders and other small businesses, with prices starting at R49.

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    Google Analytics doesn’t sufficiently protect European Union citizens’ data from potentially illegal US surveillance and could be banned altogether.

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    European scientists on have announced fresh progress in the drive to make nuclear fusion a practical, safe and clean energy source.

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    By Agency Staff10 February 2022

    Meta Platforms’ revenue is taking a multibillion-dollar hit because it can’t gather as much data on iPhone users. The company spent last year attacking Apple for the change; now it’s publicly calling out Google, too.

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