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TalkCentral: Ep 151 – ‘Codpast’

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In this extra-length edition of TalkCentral, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about South Africa’s spectrum mess. Also this week, they talk about First National Bank’s decision to get into the

Smart IDs soon at more bank branches

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The department of home affairs plans to expand its smart card applications at bank branches by the end of October, following the success of the pilot project, minister Malusi Gigaba said on Wednesday

FNB may release more branded smartphones

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First National Bank could release more of its own branded smartphones in the future, depending upon the success of the products. FNB’s first two devices, the ConeXis A1 and X1 smartphones, were both

FNB launches own-branded smartphones

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First National Bank is stepping up its foray into the mobile telecommunications industry, launching its own-branded smartphones. The low-cost but “high-quality” ConeXis X1 and A1 phones will be available

SA bank fees: how they stack up

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Capitec Bank is generally the cheapest bank for the needs of most people, despite strong competition from other banks, according to Solidarity’s 2016 Bank Charges Report. As a result of strong competition in the basic

FNB debuts banking in a box

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People who previously did not have access to formal banking services in rural areas can now rely on mobile banking units to do their banking. FNB on Tuesday introduced the mobile banking units, shipping

Shoot-out: Telkom FreeMe vs Afrihost Mobile

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Telkom’s FreeMe looks to be the most competitive data-focused offering in the market, especially when put next to similar packages on the three larger mobile operators. When the new packages from South Africa’s “challenger” network are

FNB hit by more gremlins

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First National Bank has warned that connectivity problems — which started at the weekend — are expected to stretch into Monday. On Sunday, FNB customers turned to social media to complain that cards weren’t working at

FNB moves to fix outage

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First National Bank says it has fixed a connectivity issue that impacted its services on Sunday. Clients of FNB on Sunday turned to social media to complain of an outage that affected banking and even mobile phone services. Several customers

FNB down – major outage hits bank

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First National Bank clients on Sunday reported being unable to use their bank cards at the point of sale or at ATMs as a major outage hit the financial services institution. Users turned to social media to share their frustration