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FNB codeFest kicks off in Johannesburg
By Matthew Alexander on 6 October, 2016
The annual FNB codeFest is set to kick off from 3 October to 7 October at FNB in Fairlands, Johannesburg. The six-day forum will be a non-stop programming marathon which will incorporate three main themes, Build, Learn and Share. The event takes place a week after FNB hosted the Africa DevOps Conference, a conference promoting sustainable skills development for future IT specialists. Each year more than 200 developers and programmers attend the forum to accelerate as well as innovate existing technological structures. "Our involvement in initiatives like codeFest and the DevOps conference highlights that FNB is determined to grow and develop the...
FNB introduces FNB Pay, fingerprint ID support in app
By Hadlee Simons on 5 October, 2016
FNB has announced version five of its banking app, with several big features in tow. The first feature is FNB Pay, allowing users to pay for goods/services under R200 by simply tapping their NFC-equipped Android phone against a contactless-enabled point of sale terminal. Purchases of more than R200 will require a PIN code in addition to fingerprint authentication, it seems. Unfortunately, iOS owners seem to be out of luck regarding Pay for now. The bank has confirmed having talks with Apple about Apple Pay however, but there's no ETA on this feature. "As of today, FNB customers with an NFC enabled Android device can...
Weekly Round Up Podcast #75: Leslie Jones’ website hacked, Sausage Party & more
By Staff Reporter on 26 August, 2016
Welcome to Weekly Round Up, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation, and news from the last few days. This week, Hadlee Simons plays host and talks to Matthew Alexander and Andy Walker. The team discusses this week's Leslie Jones' website hack, the launch of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, as well as FNB's own ConeXis smartphone range. We also talk about a startup that's letting people order drinks on demand, Bottles, and we touch on the imminent release of the movie Sausage Party. What on earth is Sausage Party? What are we watching, reading, playing: Matt has given up on No...
You can now search for your next house within FNB’s mobile app
By Graham van der Made: Staff Reporter on 17 May, 2016
South African banking institution FNB today updated its app with the ability to search for property. That's right, FNB is now expanding its reach into yet another market for consumers. This new feature -- called #House (with # seeming to be a new naming scheme in marketing) -- allows customers to look for home services, find property 'nearby,' and even check your applications online, among other things. It's all quite nifty for those wanting a house through FNB. Properties listed have a breakdown of bedrooms, bathrooms, garages, and floor area. They also have a detailed description of the property, mandate type, monthly...
FNB app gets mobile vouchers, coupons
By Nur Bremmen: Staff reporter on 6 November, 2015
FNB on Friday announced a couple of new features on its app which sees the bank getting into the mobile voucher and coupon space. According to a press release sent out by FNB, the coupon feature is a combined effort with Shoprite Checkers EeziCoupons deliver in-store product coupons on the FNB Banking App. This, it says, means that FNB customers can get instant access to savings at Checkers till points. "Coupons are easy and simple for our customers. You browse through the coupons available on the FNB App while shopping, and view the discount per product in Rands. When paying for...

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FNB Business Innovation Awards 2016 open for entries
By Staff Reporter on 8 October, 2015
Entries for the FNB Business Innovation Awards for 2016 are now open. Supported by entrepreneur support organisation Endeavor South Africa and a second year running, the competition seeks to accelerate the country's successful and innovative businesses with the highest potential to grow onto the world stage. "The FNB Business Innovation Awards give these businesses a chance to unleash their full potential by demonstrating real innovation and changing the way an industry operates locally and/or internationally," said Mike Vacy-Lyle, the CEO of FNB Business, in a recent press release. "Endeavor’s extensive experience in working with high-impact businesses is perfectly complemented by FNB’s commitment...
FNB will give you eBucks when you ride with Uber
By Graham van der Made: Staff Reporter on 3 July, 2015
South African bank First National Bank (FNB) has long carried the mantle of most innovative bank in the country, from offering smartphones and notebooks to enabling people to make cardless withdrawals. What better way to further instil this philosophy by partnering with on-demand taxi service Uber? As of 1 July, South African FNB clients will earn loyalty points, eBucks, by using the Uber app. The standard eBucks rules and features apply, such as up to 15% back in eBucks, and the usage of your FNB card. If you sign-up for Uber through the eBucks website you'll also receive R200 off...

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FNB confirms mobile network plans
By Stuart Thomas on 4 June, 2015
This has been coming for a while. South African banking giant FNB has confirmed plans to launch its own mobile network, with SIM cards set to be issued to its customers. The move comes after months of speculation and is just the latest attempt by the bank to diversify outside of its traditional banking products. Currently FNB offers ADSL and 3G data rewards through its FNB Connect offering, which will now be expanded to include mobile voice and data products. The bank is already established in the telecommunications space with over 2 million customers topping up with airtime and bundles monthly...

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FNB app now lets you make cardless withdrawals
By Stuart Thomas on 17 March, 2015
If you own one of the 1.2-million devices with an active version of the FNB banking app installed, you may be pleased to learn that you can now withdraw money from an ATM without using your bank card. Cardless ATM withdrawals have been available to FNB cellphone banking customers for some time now -- according to the South African banking giant, more than R2-billion has been withdrawn through cardless cash withdrawals -- but bringing the feature the app should make it significantly easier for smart device users. To use cardless cash withdrawals on the app, you have to: Launch the app ...

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Three years on, FNB’s banking app hits the million device mark
By Nur Bremmen: Staff reporter on 15 October, 2014
There's been plenty written about South African banking giant First National Bank (FNB)'s banking app. Rightly so too. When it launched in 2011, it was the first of the big South African banks to have an app which allowed its customers to do their banking on smartphone or tablet. A slew of innovations, along with a few potholes (geo-payments anyone?) in the intervening three years have catapulted it to a million device installs. In a release marking the milestone, FNB says that the fact that it's reached this point shows that South Africans are becoming more tech-savvy. “This milestone is testament...

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FNB wants to put a tablet in people’s hands for under R100 a month
By Stuart Thomas on 26 August, 2014
South African banking giant First National Bank (FNB) is continuing its big device push with the announcement today that it will now offer a tablet to its customers for R99 per month. As is the case with most of FNB's smart devices, the tablet -- a seven-inch Lenovo Ideatab -- will be paid off over 24 months interest free and qualifying customers will receive 500mb data a month. It's clear however that the bank is hoping to target a slightly lower market segment with this particular device. "The addition of the Lenovo Ideatab to our device range means that...

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FNB to give away a million eBucks to celebrate app’s third birthday
By Nur Bremmen: Staff reporter on 21 July, 2014
Back in 2011, First National Bank (FNB) stole a march on its South African competitors with the launch of a smartphone and tablet banking app. In the three years since, pretty much every other bank has followed suit, with each trying to outdo the others in terms of unique features. No matter what happens though, FNB will always be able to claim the bragging rights for being first, something which undoubtedly helped it to being named the world's most innovative bank in 2012. To celebrate the app's third birthday, the bank is giving away a million eBucks (R100 000) -- its...
Don’t burn your wallet: why SA hasn’t reached its mobile, cashless future (yet)
By Stuart Thomas on 23 June, 2014
When it comes to technologies that have failed to deliver on the hype that preceded them, it's pretty difficult to beat mobile money in South Africa. Following the rise of MPesa in Kenya, everyone thought South Africa, with its massive mobile population, would follow suit. While few would have dared to say it at the time, there was a sense of expectation that, within a few years, everyone would have abandoned cash and would be paying for things on their phones. Boy was that wrong. A number of factors hindered the growth of mobile money in the country, including restrictive...

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FNB’s RB Jacobs Twitter account goes rogue with Afghanistan bomb tweet
By Nur Bremmen: Staff reporter on 22 April, 2014
Whoever was manning the Twitter account for RBJacobs, FNB's corporate voice, is probably in serious trouble this morning after sending out a Tweet that left members of the public shocked. After being asked what had happened to "Steve", the controversial character from a long-running campaign by the bank, the account replied by suggesting that he was "some where in Afghanistan, putting a bomb under a wheelchair and telling the cripple to run for it!" WTF??? RT @Rbjacobs: @gormleystuart He's some where in Afghanistan, putting a bomb under a wheelchair and telling the cripple to run for it!— Cindy (@cindybindyZA) April...

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2014 is going to be big: big data gathering, social sharing, content marketing, UX optimising big!
By Rhys Downard on 14 January, 2014
We’re officially into 2014 and we are looking forward to the potential that the online environment provides to the business community. 2012 and 2013 were a serious learning period for many large and small companies. We have seen the rise of online giants, the fall of some who once were giants (never mistake the power of being inappropriate or having a lack of cerebral interaction in posting a tweet) and, finally, acceptance of the impact digital can have on a company and its bottom line. Further to this for me is the integral understanding that many corporate businesses and agencies...