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Gaurang Shah
Aug 13, 2020

Mastercard intros SME-in-a-Box to help businesses go digital

The new low-cost payments solution enables small companies to accept a range of digital payments, allowing them to take their businesses online.

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COVID-19
Aug 12, 2020

New app touted as COVID-19 ‘health passport’

The CovidPass app promises to restore confidence in the travel industry and push the revival of tourism, says the World Economic Forum.

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UKheshe
Aug 12, 2020

Ukheshe named finalist in Ecobank Fintech Challenge

The South African microbanking platform plans to use the challenge to drive its objectives of reaching Africa’s unbanked.

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SA insurtech Inclusivity catches Lloyd’s attention in UK

The Cape Town-based start-up makes the new cohort of disruptors that will join the Lloyd’s Lab innovation accelerator programme.

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Grindstone Accelerator SMEs create jobs, boost revenue

Participants in the fifth edition of the accelerator programme collectively created 23 new jobs and added over R20 million to their top-line revenue.

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4IR accelerator programme supports female-owned firms

Tshimologong Precinct kicks off its inaugural Ya Basadi in 4IR programme this month, which supports female-owned businesses.

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SA organisations commit to responsible use of AI

A transdisciplinary initiative intends to promote the responsible use of AI and establish an ethical framework with regulation and standards for the technology.

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AWS
Aug 6, 2020

Cloud can fast-track SA small business growth

The cloud can help mitigate job losses in SA, says AWS.

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Online insurance
Aug 5, 2020

Online insurance product deluge from SA’s big banks

The financial institutions have introduced several digital insurance products amid the lockdown and pressure from start-ups.

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Lobby group questions ICT sector BBE ratings

The Progressive Blacks in ICT says government has allowed tech companies to manipulate the empowerment system in attaining BBBEE contributor status.

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Standard Bank
Aug 4, 2020

Standard Bank, Silicon Cape deal targets local fintech start-ups

The organisations want to help support SA’s tech start-up ecosystem and develop innovative solutions for the financial services industry

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BCX
Aug 3, 2020

BCX Digital Innovation Awards seek innovative SMEs, corporates

BCX calls upon cross-sector businesses that use technology to improve an existing process or product to enter the BCX Digital Innovation Awards.