TechCentral https://techcentral.co.za Technology News Leader In South Africa Thu, 22 Feb 2024 07:15:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 TechCentral Technology News Leader In South Africa clean Absa says time is ripe for Africa fintech listings https://techcentral.co.za/absa-time-ripe-africa-fintech-listings/240111/ https://techcentral.co.za/absa-time-ripe-africa-fintech-listings/240111/#respond Thu, 22 Feb 2024 07:15:54 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=240111 https://techcentral.co.za/absa-time-ripe-africa-fintech-listings/240111/feed/ 0 Lesaka buys Touchsides from Heineken in taverns push https://techcentral.co.za/lesaka-touchsides-heineken-taverns-push/239189/ https://techcentral.co.za/lesaka-touchsides-heineken-taverns-push/239189/#respond Tue, 06 Feb 2024 06:42:19 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=239189 https://techcentral.co.za/lesaka-touchsides-heineken-taverns-push/239189/feed/ 0 Mastercard firms up MTN fintech deal at R100-billion valuation https://techcentral.co.za/mastercard-mtn-fintech-deal-r100-billion/239184/ https://techcentral.co.za/mastercard-mtn-fintech-deal-r100-billion/239184/#respond Tue, 06 Feb 2024 06:23:29 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=239184 https://techcentral.co.za/mastercard-mtn-fintech-deal-r100-billion/239184/feed/ 0 Trump blasts the idea of a digital dollar https://techcentral.co.za/trump-blasts-the-idea-of-a-digital-dollar/238147/ https://techcentral.co.za/trump-blasts-the-idea-of-a-digital-dollar/238147/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2024 05:50:34 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=238147 https://techcentral.co.za/trump-blasts-the-idea-of-a-digital-dollar/238147/feed/ 0 MTN partner Ericsson targets 50% of Africa’s mobile wallets https://techcentral.co.za/mtn-partner-ericsson-fintech-africa/237619/ https://techcentral.co.za/mtn-partner-ericsson-fintech-africa/237619/#respond Tue, 09 Jan 2024 07:54:24 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=237619 https://techcentral.co.za/mtn-partner-ericsson-fintech-africa/237619/feed/ 0 Firms are going cashless, and that’s okay: Reserve Bank https://techcentral.co.za/firms-going-cashless-okay-reserve-bank/237539/ https://techcentral.co.za/firms-going-cashless-okay-reserve-bank/237539/#comments Mon, 08 Jan 2024 15:21:16 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=237539 https://techcentral.co.za/firms-going-cashless-okay-reserve-bank/237539/feed/ 3 FutureBank, Paymentology partner to deliver instant issuance https://techcentral.co.za/futurebank-paymentology-partnership-glopr/236862/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 04:10:14 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=236862 Entersekt goes global with latest acquisition https://techcentral.co.za/entersekt-goes-global-modirum-3ds/236801/ https://techcentral.co.za/entersekt-goes-global-modirum-3ds/236801/#respond Tue, 12 Dec 2023 11:57:23 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=236801 https://techcentral.co.za/entersekt-goes-global-modirum-3ds/236801/feed/ 0 Fintech boom in Nigeria https://techcentral.co.za/fintech-boom-in-nigeria/236401/ https://techcentral.co.za/fintech-boom-in-nigeria/236401/#respond Tue, 05 Dec 2023 09:30:07 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=236401 https://techcentral.co.za/fintech-boom-in-nigeria/236401/feed/ 0 Direct Transact, FutureBank partner to lead SA’s embedded finance market https://techcentral.co.za/direct-transact-futurebank-embedded-kinpr/236392/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 08:09:46 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=236392 Pineapple raises R400-million in series-B round https://techcentral.co.za/pineapple-raises-r400-million-series-b/235144/ https://techcentral.co.za/pineapple-raises-r400-million-series-b/235144/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:35:27 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=235144 https://techcentral.co.za/pineapple-raises-r400-million-series-b/235144/feed/ 0 South Africa’s informal sector is ditching cash fast https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-informal-sector-cash/234928/ https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-informal-sector-cash/234928/#comments Fri, 10 Nov 2023 19:45:15 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=234928 https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-informal-sector-cash/234928/feed/ 1 iKhokha, Shopstar pave the way for simpler e-commerce https://techcentral.co.za/ikhokha-shopstar-simpler-e-commerce-ikhpr/234119/ Fri, 27 Oct 2023 04:54:11 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=234119 TCS | Rahul Jain on Peach Payments’ big funding round https://techcentral.co.za/tcs-rahul-jain-peach-payments-funding/233775/ https://techcentral.co.za/tcs-rahul-jain-peach-payments-funding/233775/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2023 06:59:59 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=233775 https://techcentral.co.za/tcs-rahul-jain-peach-payments-funding/233775/feed/ 0 TCS | Rahul Jain on Peach Payments’ big funding round nonadult Time for central bank digital currencies to prove their worth https://techcentral.co.za/central-bank-digital-currencies-worth/233758/ https://techcentral.co.za/central-bank-digital-currencies-worth/233758/#respond Sun, 22 Oct 2023 13:48:54 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=233758 https://techcentral.co.za/central-bank-digital-currencies-worth/233758/feed/ 0 Big banks, take note: PayShap should be free https://techcentral.co.za/payshap-should-be-free/233741/ https://techcentral.co.za/payshap-should-be-free/233741/#comments Fri, 20 Oct 2023 12:58:43 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=233741 https://techcentral.co.za/payshap-should-be-free/233741/feed/ 3 Peach Payments concludes R575-million funding round https://techcentral.co.za/peach-payments-r575-million-funding/232666/ https://techcentral.co.za/peach-payments-r575-million-funding/232666/#respond Tue, 03 Oct 2023 10:59:06 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=232666 https://techcentral.co.za/peach-payments-r575-million-funding/232666/feed/ 0 The NFT craze is dead https://techcentral.co.za/the-nft-craze-is-dead/232610/ https://techcentral.co.za/the-nft-craze-is-dead/232610/#respond Mon, 02 Oct 2023 08:28:37 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=232610 https://techcentral.co.za/the-nft-craze-is-dead/232610/feed/ 0 MTN outlines big financial services expansion plan https://techcentral.co.za/mtn-revamps-momo-takes-aim-at-the-banks/232498/ https://techcentral.co.za/mtn-revamps-momo-takes-aim-at-the-banks/232498/#respond Thu, 28 Sep 2023 17:28:48 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=232498 https://techcentral.co.za/mtn-revamps-momo-takes-aim-at-the-banks/232498/feed/ 0 Mauritius says work on digital currency at advanced stage https://techcentral.co.za/mauritius-work-on-digital-currency/232369/ https://techcentral.co.za/mauritius-work-on-digital-currency/232369/#respond Thu, 28 Sep 2023 05:40:00 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=232369 https://techcentral.co.za/mauritius-work-on-digital-currency/232369/feed/ 0