FNB has lauched GeoPayments for cashless banking transactions and we were invited to a launch and demonstration of this new feature in FNB’s evergrowing list of benefits to clients.
Read more about GeoPayments in the press release below
Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Samsung Africa Forum 2012. It was, for me, a rather enlightening experience. In my not so distant past is a brief one year history, working at one of the big electronic companies that compete with Samsung in the space of televisions, imaging, laptops, etc. Perhaps because of my time there, my perception of Samsung was tainted for the worse. I had been fed stories that perhaps served one purpose: to discourage my leaving to join the competition.
Mar 222012
We are here at the launch of the Samsung Africa Forum 2012. We will be updating you later with all the products being launched here and other news.
Jan 272012
We only just became aware of the new online, Personal Finance Management service that is in Beta in South Africa called 22Seven and in minutes the warning (even attacks) by South African banks are flying. 22Seven is a service that would request permission to access your bank accounts (requiring you hand over your banking particulars) so as to show you where your money is going and how you might want to manage your finances better. Already you are likely very anxious about your account security aren’t you?
Jan 272012
We just got a press release from First National Bank updating us about the progress of their Smartphone and Tablet sales program they launched a few months back. To recap, FNB cheque account holder are able to purchase Smartphones and Tablets – including the Apple iPad – over a 24 month period with prices for some devices working out to be as much as 30% less than the cash up front price you would pay in most cellphone stores today. After the break is the full press release with some incredible figures.
24 January 2012, Johannesburg - Since the launch of its Banking Application (App) on the 20th July 2011, the first and only transactional banking App in South Africa, First National Bank (FNB) has seen over R1.5billion in transactions via the Banking App.
Yolande Van Wyk, CEO FNB eWallet Solutions
23 January 2012, Johannesburg – South African consumers will now be able to use their cellphones to shop and do banking – even if they don’t have a bank account.
This is as a result of a partnership between First National Bank and retail giant PEP which makes the bank’s eWallet money transfer solution available at PEP stores countrywide.
I have a confession to make. I am addicted to tablets. In the past year (or just over that) I have owned the original Samsung Galaxy Tab (one of the first batches in the country), an iPad (first gen) Samsung Galaxy S II (first batch), Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (first batch in SA) and the Samsung Galaxy Note (again first batch. Review coming soon). When I said to my wife that I have a tablet addiction and explained that I came to this conclusion after a brief encounter with the soon to be launched Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 she sighed. While it may not be as damaging to my health, it is proving to be costly on our family budget.
Have you heard of Elon Musk? If not, he is a South African born Entrepreneur who co-founded PayPal, Tesla Motors (that make some great electric sports cars) and SpaceX. Now Elon, Burt Rutan (an aerospace designer) and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen are teaming up to bring Stratolaunch Systems. The are looking to build an aircraft that will be twice the size of a 747 and carry Elon’s SpaceX rocket to the edges of the atmosphere which is where the rocket will be released and launched into space carrying satellites etc into the solar system. If all works well this should cost a fair bit less than traditional launches to. If that explanation sounds puzzling then check out the video above or get the story on sites like Engadget and Mashable.
If you follow some international technology blogs you may have seen recently that Renault will be integrating a tablet into much of their 2012 range of cars and issued a call for app developers (here is a piece by CNET about it). Within days of that Tech Central (a fantastic South African technology blog to follow) is reporting that Tourism Radio based in Cape Town, have signed a deal with Renault to develop an app for the system to be available next year. It is exciting when South African companies are moving with the times at such a rapid pace. Check out the story on Tech Central here.
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