Articles by Richard Cutcher

Articles by Richard Cutcher, Page 44

Tue, March 12th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher

Guaranty Trust Bank reaches 90,000 mobile money subscribers in two months

Dare Adeyeri, chief information officer at Guaranty Trust Bank, Nigeria, believes now mobile money has begun in the West African country it will explode in usage. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 08:31 · Richard Cutcher

Botswana biometric food coupon company in line for UN award

A biometric technology company which has changed the way Batswanans cash in their food coupons is into the third and final round of the United Nations Public Service Awards 2013. → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 07:48 · Richard Cutcher

Nigerian banking expert optimistic for Africa success

A former Nigerian banking chief believes mobile money is where Africa can lead the world of science and technology the first time. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 14:43 · Richard Cutcher

Kenyan I&M Bank looking at ATM biometric registration

I&M Bank, in Kenya, is investigating biometric devices to install into ATMs to tackle credit card fraud. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 13:40 · Richard Cutcher

Only technology joined with human processes can tackle fraud

The general manager of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council has outlined how simply being PCI compliant does not make you invincible to fraudulent activity. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 13:10 · Richard Cutcher

Chip and PIN cutting counterfeit fraud, challenges remain

A credit card fraud expert has said the introduction of chip and PIN payments has cut down on counterfeit fraud, but criminals are not standing still. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 11:57 · Richard Cutcher

Omni-channel banking will improve consistency

Ensuring customers are connected to their bank 24 hours a day will improve consistency of service, according to Hendus Venter of Nedbank. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 09:43 · Richard Cutcher

ABSA to launch mobile app within 30 days

ABSA will go live with its mobile application, Hello Money, on smartphone devices within the next 30 days as it tries to open up “more channels” for its customers. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 08:36 · Richard Cutcher

We are moving ahead of the regulator – M-Pesa

Boniface Gitonga Mungania, business development manager for M-Pesa at Safaricom, has told the Future Bank Africa 2013 conference one of the keys to their success is because they are “moving ahead” of the regulator. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 07:44 · Richard Cutcher

FNB’s innovation does not include cocaine

A top FNB bank director has told the Future Bank Africa 2013 conference their innovation is different from the Apple model of going into a “a dark room, eat a lot of pizza and do cocaine”. → Read more
Fri, March 8th, 16:13 · Richard Cutcher

SimCity video game sales suspended by Amazon

The latest incarnation of popular video game SimCity had sales briefly suspended by Amazon because of “issues” with the product. → Read more
Fri, March 8th, 15:59 · Richard Cutcher

SA government not doing anything to hit 2020 broadband target

The South African government is only paying “lip service” to the 2020 100 per cent broadband penetration target and will miss it badly, according to Arthur Goldstuck. → Read more
Fri, March 8th, 15:55 · Richard Cutcher

MTN fire latest shot in SA pre-paid price war

MTN South Africa has dropped anytime pre-paid voice calls to two cents per second as part of its One4All price plan. → Read more
Fri, March 8th, 15:40 · Richard Cutcher

Geek Girl Dinners Cape Town chair speaks on International Women’s Day

Women in the workplace are often “overlooked” in the tech industry and need to “stand up for themselves”, says Suhaifa Naidoo, chairperson of Geek Girl Dinners Cape Town. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 15:36 · Richard Cutcher

Africa’s Payments and Retail Show to begin in Johannesburg next week

All things mobile money, banking and payments in Africa will be showcased for three days in Johannesburg from Monday. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 14:00 · Richard Cutcher

Google to launch music streaming through YouTube

A Google music streaming service is reportedly going to be launched through YouTube later this year. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 13:57 · Richard Cutcher

Certified single-click payment coming to South Africa

Cape Town startup Peach Payments are beginning the rollout of a single-click payment solution for the South African e-commerce industry. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 10:38 · Richard Cutcher

MTN view Myanmar as an excellent opportunity

MTN Group is among 90 companies competing for one of two mobile network licences in Southeast Asian country Myanmar, with chief executive Sifiso Dabengwa describing the country’s 60 million population as an “excellent opportunity”. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 07:34 · Richard Cutcher

HTC sales down 40 per cent

HTC phone sales fell by almost 44 per cent to US$384 million in February compared to the same period in 2012, despite releasing its latest device the HTC One. → Read more
Thu, March 7th, 06:52 · Richard Cutcher

8ta brand to sponsor PSL for five years

South African mobile operator 8ta has clinched a five-year sponsorship deal with the Premier Soccer League (PSL), less than week after Telkom had appeared to ditch the brand. → Read more