Jason Lane-Sellers, director of fraud and identity (EMEA) at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. SA’s youthful population and the rapid adoption of mobile payments is making it a prime target for financial crime, particularly the use of ‘money mules’ to move stolen funds, experts warn. Jason Lane-Sellers, director of fraud and identity (EMEA) at LexisNexis Risk Solutions,…
A New Hampshire woman who fatally shot two of her children and her husband this month before killing herself was under investigation on suspicion of stealing money from her employer, police said. The bodies of Emily Long, 34, Ryan Long, 48, Parker Long, 8, and Ryan Long, 6, were discovered inside their home in Madbury…
Stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are gaining traction worldwide, and the South African Reserve Bank has told TechCentral it is watching the developments closely as it considers if – and how – the technologies could be implemented in South Africa. US President Donald Trump last month signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation…
Scam alert: No, you can’t ‘earn money watching videos’ on platform called PesaTube IN SHORT: Claims that a company called PesaTube is paying social media users to watch videos daily are false, and similar to a previous scam Africa Check debunked. According to a message sent to Africa Check on WhatsApp, users can “earn money…
Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom Group on Wednesday said it facilitated US$460-billion (R8.1-trillion) in transactions through its mobile money platforms in the past year, including in Kenya, underscoring just how important financial services has become to the JSE-listed telecommunications operator. “The sustained growth of our financial services is particularly pleasing as this seeks to…
The fraudsters used the name of a genuine US-registered company to create an illusion of credibility. A number of South Africans have been left devastated after falling victim to an online Ponzi scheme known as Medical Digital Intelligence (MDI). Promising high returns through supposed investments in virtual pharmaceutical products, the scam has swindled citizens out…
Sub-Saharan Africans boosted their savings at the fastest pace in more than a decade, driven by the growing impact of mobile money accounts across the continent. The share of adults in sub-Saharan Africa who saved through formal channels surged by 12 percentage points to 35% in 2024, the second-highest regional rate after East Asia and…
In this fourth and last article in the series on starting your own business by Steve Reid, he focuses on the customer experience, money mistakes entrepreneurs make, and the power of networking. Customers – Your Most Important Visitors A powerful quotation is attributed to Mahatma Gandhi who, in a speech in South Africa in 1890,…
Hadija Jabiri Hadija Jabiri, founder of agribusiness company GBRI, sees untapped potential across Tanzania’s agricultural sector, particularly in processing fruit, vegetables and grains into value-added products. “You can make a lot of money out of it,” she said in a recent interview with How we made it in Africa, pointing to excess production and widespread…
Families in rural Ethiopia are transforming their lives with clean energy. Supported by the World Bank’s Ci-Dev, biogas digesters replace firewood, cutting smoke and improving crop yields. Off-grid solar brings light, boosts savings, and powers micro-enterprises. Since 2016, Ethiopia has earned $3.46 million in carbon credits, reinvesting in access and maintenance. For women like Abeba…
