Nedbank, working with Mastercard and Entersekt, has launched QR code (or quick-response code) payments to Masterpass, Pay@, SnapScan and Zapper merchants and billers in its Money app – for use online or in-store.

Sony’s quarterly profit topped analyst expectations thanks to strong sales of PlayStation games and growth in its music business, which also benefited from a one-time gain on share sales of Spotify Technology.

There is a lot of debate in the investment industry about whether the high valuations of global technology stocks are sustainable.

The slowdown in the global smartphone market is starting to take a toll on Samsung Electronics, with net income falling short of analysts’ estimates as the sluggish market hit demand for its Galaxy devices.

The Chinese Internet giant, in which South Africa’s Naspers holds a 31.2% stake, has tumbled 25% from its January peak, erasing about $140-billion of market value.

South Africa’s newest mobile network operator, Rain, appears to be having some serious teething troubles. It has “temporarily suspended” the sale of fixed-wireless 4G/LTE products.

Vodacom has reportedly paid more than R1.2-million to forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan after the cellphone giant allegedly handed over confidential call records to the legal team representing a former high-ranking member of the criminal underworld.

Protests at some South African power stations amid deadlocked wage talks are stopping coal from getting to plants and threaten to force the country’s electricity provider to implement rolling blackouts.

When Apple reports results on Tuesday, investors will seek insight into upcoming new iPhones and how the current flagship iPhone X is performing.

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