Hetzner South Africa has revealed that it is building a new data centre in Samrand, near Midrand, that will have a capacity of 1 200sq m when it opens its doors later this year. The data centre also has more than two hectares of space available for future development. The new facility will house
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Vodacom expects demand for data to offset a decline in voice revenues in the next few years, but with the margins on data slimmer and the price of data being driven down by a competitive market, the operator is also hoping so-called “over-the-top” services – content, social networking and financial services are three examples
Three weeks ago, in mid-April, Absa became the last of South Africa’s big banks to launch a mobile transactional banking application for smartphones and tablets, beating at the finish line by First National Bank, Standard Bank, Nedbank and Investec. But Absa, South Africa’s
Vodacom is the most reputable company among South Africa’s top 20 JSE-listed companies by revenue, a new survey has found. The 2013 RepTrak Pulse survey placed Vodacom rival MTN in fifth place, down from second place last year. Old Mutual placed second, with retailer Pick ’n Pay and Sasol taking
First National Bank has released a dedicated tablet version of its transactional banking application. Until now, customers have been able to use the FNB Banking App designed for iPhone and iPod touch on the iPad, but that version of the app isn’t optimised for the tablet computer’s larger
Absa has finally taken the wraps off its application for smartphones and tablets, becoming the last of South Africa’s big four banks to launch a transactional banking app. Absa’s banking application supports Apple’s iPhone and iPad as well as devices running the Android operating system. It allows users to make payments
Vodacom has hired a top expert in electronic payments and financial services to head its mobile commerce division. The telecommunications operator has appointed Herman Singh, formerly head of Standard Bank’s innovation arm, Beyond Payments, as its managing executive for mobile commerce. Singh
Financial services giant Old Mutual has acquired personal financial management start-up 22seven as part of a strategy of what it calls “developing digital support for its customers”. The value of the deal has not been disclosed. 22seven exited its beta phase last May and began
LinkedIn, the online network for business professionals, says it signed up its two millionth South African user on Tuesday. The US company, which is listed on the Nasdaq in New York with a market capitalisation of US$12bn, says it has 187m members in more 200 countries. It says the three biggest
Standard Bank will begin including contactless payment technology in new credit and cheque cards, allowing customers to make payments using the “tap-and-go” method, rather than them having to have their cards swiped or inserted into a chip reader. All new gold and titanium credit and