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A recent spate of Sim-swap fraud cases saw First National Bank and MTN South Africa portrayed as the least trustworthy companies in their respective industries. Dozens of people have fallen victim to the Sim-swap scam, having hundreds of thousands of rand

Cape Town audiologist Gail Jacklin, who lost over R200 000 in a Sim-swap scam earlier this year, says she is emotionally drained and has lost trust in both First National Bank and MTN. Earlier this week, private consulting forensic

A forensic investigator has alleged an inside job at First National Bank and MTN in a Sim-swap scam that pilfers customers of hundreds of thousands of rands. Private consulting forensic

First National Bank will no longer actively develop its application for Windows-powered smartphones, it said on Thursday. It has also pulled the plug on development of its app for

Independent information and communications technology company Vox Telecom has acquired a majority stake in enterprise-level marketing cloud company Everlytic for an undisclosed sum. The Vumela Fund, which is managed by First National

Technology-powered South African start-up SweepSouth, which provides online, on-demand home cleaning services, has secured R10m in new venture capital funding, it said on Monday. The funding comes from the Vumela Fund, as well

Vodacom has not revealed what caused an error that led to several of its customers being double debited last week. Vodacom sent an SMS to customers on Friday afternoon informing them that the company was aware that some accounts had been debited twice owing to a “technical glitch”. The company promised to

Mobile payments are gaining acceptance and will impact on traditional businesses, says a research organisation. According to Gartner, half of consumers in developed economies such as

First National Bank has apologised for inconveniencing some of its clients on Saturday. “We apologise to any of our customers who weren’t able to make purchases using their FNB cards a short while ago. This problem has now been resolved,” tweeted the bank

First National Bank has added shopping coupons from Shoprite Checkers to its smartphone banking app. The deal allows FNB customers to access in-store savings at the point of