Yoco buys restaurant AI start-up Dyner in push beyond payments

Yoco buys restaurant AI start-up Dyner in push beyond payments

From left, Carl Wazen (Yoco chief business officer), Thalentha Ngobeni (Dyner CEO), Christopher du Plessis (Dyner CTO) and Lungisa Matshoba (Yoco chief product and technology officer) Payments company Yoco has acquired Dyner.ai, a local start-up that builds AI-driven operations software for restaurants and other small businesses, for an undisclosed sum. The deal appears to be…

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Hunt is on for the country’s top CISOs

Hunt is on for the country’s top CISOs

Nominations are now open for the inaugural Brainstorm CISO awards. Image for illustrative purposes only (AI-generated). ITWeb Brainstorm has opened nominations for its inaugural CISO of the Year awards. Responsible for the CISO Survey and CISO Directory, Brainstorm has been championing the role of the chief information security officer for several years. This year, the…

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South African fraud surge runs on trust, not hacking

South African fraud surge runs on trust, not hacking

As AI systems grow more capable, criminals are using them to deliver increasingly sophisticated scams. Yet even as attacks on systems grow in scope and frequency, the exploitation of human trust through social engineering remains the most common entry point to full system infiltration. “The most common attacks we see are social engineering attempts leveraging…

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Yoco acquires Dyner.ai to expand small business commerce platform

Yoco acquires Dyner.ai to expand small business commerce platform

South African fintech company Yoco has officially acquired Dyner.ai, a local startup specializing in AI-driven operational software for hospitality and independent retail businesses. While the purchase price remains undisclosed, the deal marks a significant strategic milestone as Yoco’s first major corporate acquisition. Read: SpaceX successfully launches Starship V3 in performance-packed test flight The transaction signals…

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SA, Botswana strengthen sci-tech collaboration

SA, Botswana strengthen sci-tech collaboration

The South Africa and Botswana delegation at the sixth session of the Bi-National Commission. (Image source: DSTI) South Africa and Botswana’s ministers have reinforced stronger science, technology and innovation cooperation between the nations. SA and its neighbour Botswana recently participated in the sixth session of the SA-Botswana Bi-National Commission (BNC) where the two counterparts, professor…

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