First National Bank is pulling the plug on its Connect VoIP voice-over-Internet protocol product, effective 13 November 2016. In a note to customers, FNB said it has made the decision
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As CEO of First National Bank, Michael Jordaan moved the lender into the tech era by persuading customers to manage their accounts online. One of his biggest challenges was finding enough software developers. “At the time we had severe shortages
South Africa’s big four retail and commercial banks spent in excess of R30bn on IT in the 12 months to end-June 2016, including the cost of staff involved in this function. Excluding the cost of people, nearly R15 out of every R100 spent on
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
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
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
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
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
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
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