Skype aims to boost revenue with ads ahead of IPO
Plans to introduce advertising to Skype in an effort to boost revenue ahead of going public is on the way. This according to the hugely popular free internet communications service on Monday. Skype,...
View ArticleVisa snaps up SA mobile financial services company Fundamo for $110m
Visa, the world’s largest credit and debit card network, has snapped up South African mobile financial services company Fundamo for $110-million in cash. The Cape Town-based Fundamo is a privately-held...
View ArticleWikileaks issues ultimatum to financial giants Visa and Mastercard
Fed up with being unable to receive funds via Visa and Mastercard, on Monday Wikileaks issued an ultimatum. According to the self described, “not-for-profit media organisation,” should the two...
View ArticleFollowing ultimatum, WikiLeaks credit card donations reinstated
Mere days after issuing an ultimatum to Visa and Mastercard to lift their seven-month ban on donating to Wikileaks, the whistle-blowing website has claimed victory. Datacell, the whistle-blower’s data...
View ArticleDonations to Wikileaks through Mastercard and Visa blocked… again
The Wikileaks’ vs credit card giants Visa and Mastercard legal spat continues unabated… Following the whistleblowing site’s ultimatum to sue, and the credit card giants’ apparent decision to reinstate...
View ArticleA geek at the helm: Memeburn’s interview with Vodacom CEO Pieter Uys
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...
View Article100m newly ‘banked’ people: What mobile money has done in a decade
It’s pretty much accepted wisdom that Africa has been at the forefront of mobile payment tech for a while now. But how many of you knew that the first mobile financial service in an emerging market...
View ArticleSA entrepreneur grabs top job at Visa
Fundamo co-founder and CEO Hannes van Rensburg is set to head up the Sub-Saharan division of Visa — the world’s largest debit and credit card network. The South African-based mobile money platform has...
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Uber debuts its very own credit card
Tech companies very rarely remain in their niche. Over time, we’ve seen Google become a hardware company, Microsoft transform into a creator of Android apps, and now Uber is introducing a credit card....
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