mobile banking

The way we do banking on our mobile phones is changing rapidly, very rapidly.While most cellphone banking in emerging markets like South Africa is still conducted via text messages, people are increasingly also using phone browsers for their banking.In fact, the latest survey results from tech research company ...

It’s not often that a geek rises to the top of a multi-billion dollar company. These are spots frequently filled by accountants or lawyers. But times are changing. In a technology-driven world, the geeks are rising to the top.We know Microsoft was run by a geek (possibly the geekiest CEO ...

One of South Africa's top four banks, First National Bank (FNB), has announced that its successful mobile banking application is now available for download on the majority of BlackBerry smartphones.Users of the popular BlackBerry Curve and Bold series will also be able to download the app which was featured ...

A first for the continent, one of South Africa's Big Four banks, First National Bank (FNB) has launched an online banking app for smartphones and tablets.FNB says the app delivers a unique user experience by combining “the benefits of banking with the power of a smartphone or tablet”.Michael Jordaan, ...

If one thought that Google would take a minute's rest after yet another highly successful I/O conference earlier this month where a slew of new Google products and developments – most notably Google Music – were announced and released, think again.According to "a source familiar with the matter", Google ...

India's poor populace could benefit from mobile banking, experts say. The hundreds of million with no access to financial services may put their faith in staggering pace that mobile phones usage is growing.Banking by phone could transform the workings of the rural economy, but the industry first needs to allay ...

It's no secret that the world has suddenly woken up to the mobile web explosion. Exponential statistics abound and atmospheric graphs shoot up and away from the X and Y axes as the growth is unprecedented in technological history. The internet will very soon be in the hands of practically ...

Last week I got a visit from Peter Afam Emeleogu, an old contact from TED Africa in 2007. We’ve both been busy in the intervening years, exploring how technology can be used to overcome inefficiencies in the system. Peter’s journey started when he realized the market value of mobile credit ...

As I write this story, I’m tucking into my free lunch. Yep, that’s right, I said free lunch. Remember when you were told that “there’s no such thing as...”? Well, that’s because I’m eating it. Vida e caffè just gave me a croissant and a cappucino without a penny leaving ...

When it comes to internet useage via mobile devices, applications far outpace browsing, even though both types of activity are available on almost two-thirds of the phones used by urban cellular users, reveals a new study. The study, "Mobile Internet in South Africa 2010" by respected research firm World Wide ...