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FNB’s banking app is now also a virtual eBucks shopping mall

FNB on Monday announced a new feature on its banking app that allows its customers to shop within its app. In addition to banking,…

FNB credit, debit cards now support Samsung Pay

First National Bank (FNB) and RMB Private Bank customers who own a Samsung Pay-enabled device can now use the contactless payments system. Samsung Pay…

FNB Connect gets data transfer, monthly rollover and usage alert features

If you’re an FNB Connect user, you will now have the option to roll over your remaining data to the following month. In a…

FNB lets South Africans pay for groceries with their watch

Fitbit Pay is now available in South Africa. The wireless payments service which works through Fitbit’s range of wearable devices is now compatible with…

FNB launches eWallet eXtra mobile bank accounts in South Africa

First National Bank has today announced eWallet eXtra, a digital bank account that can be opened from a mobile device for unbanked South Africans….

Weekly Round Up Podcast #123: Twitter, FNB & more

Welcome to The Weekly Round Up, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week, holidaying…

FNB codeFest kicks off in Johannesburg

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…

FNB, Paperight come out tops in SA innovation index

Want to see real examples of innovative South African companies? Then take a look at First National Bank (FNB) and publishing startup Paperight. The…

Branded utility: why it’s not just about apps

Branded utility is not just a tool or tactic — it is far greater and how a brand perceives marketing as an integral part…

Ex FNB head honcho Michael Jordaan named Mxit chairman

This is big. Former FNB CEO Micheal Jordaan has been appointed chairman of mobile social network Mxit. Jordaan, who retired from FNB after a…

Does your email campaign have a mobile strategy? Here’s why it should

My dad would always know who to blame for the high phone bill each month by looking at the wall opposite to where our…

FNB banking app gets more tablet friendly

First National Bank (FNB) today launched a revamped version of its banking app, tailored specifically for tablets. The bank was the first in South…

Absa launches its app, becoming the last big South African bank to do so

Absa has officially launched its smartphone banking app, making it the last of South Africa’s major banks with such an offering. The app, which…

Steve Wozniak: FNB innovations are ‘game-changing’

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has described the innovations put out by South African banking giant First National Bank (FNB) as “game-changing”. Speaking at the…

New FNB app feature set to bring timeline love to your expenses

This is interesting. Those notification SMSes you get when from your bank whenever money leaves or enters your account could soon be a thing…

Standard Bank quietly launches mobile banking app

The mobile banking wars are hotting up. Just a day after Nedbank released a beta app to its staff, fellow South African banking giant…

Standard bank claims ‘world first’ with NFC-enabled debit card

Standard Bank has rolled out what it claims is the world’s first bank card to include both NFC and debit card functionality. The so-called…

Who will win the mobile payment wars?

Mobile payment has been a massive technology talking point over the past two years as hardware manufacturers wizen up to the fact that more…

FNB launches GeoPayments, officially this time

When First National Bank (FNB)’s GeoPayments service leaked earlier this week, we were fairly impressed. Now the banking giant has officially gone live with…

FNB adds Geo-payments to mobile app, ignores NFC for now

South African banking giant FNB has added a new feature to its app that allows users to make and receive payments when they’re in…

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