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July 12, 2024
The Rise of A2A Payments: Transforming South Africa's Digital Payment Landscape
Discover how Account-to-Account (A2A) payments, with products like EFT, Real-Time Clearing, & Payshap are transforming South Africa's payment landscape.
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8 minutes
The Rise of A2A Payments: Transforming South Africa's Digital Payment Landscape
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8 minutes
The Rise of RegTech: Navigating Complex Regulations with AI in Finance
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8 minutes
Navigating Cross-Border Payments: A Guide for South African Businesses in the Global Marketplace
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3 minutes
Navigating Financial Horizons: A Guide to Millennial and Gen Z Wealth Management
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3 minutes
Beyond Banking: Embedded Finance's Reach Across Industries for Enhanced User Experiences
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3 minutes
Peer-to-Peer Payments: Revolutionising Digital and Financial Inclusion
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2 minutes, 30 seconds
Mastering Cyber Security: Unravelling Scams and How to Prevent Them
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4 minutes, 30 seconds
Digital Access is Advancing Financial Literacy
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2 minutes, 15 seconds
Shopping Trends in South Africa 2024
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4 minutes
Building a successful AI strategy for your company – A holistic approach
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4 minutes
How fintechs drive growth in developing economies
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3 minutes
Why Fintech needs Social Media
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5 minutes 30 seconds
Empowering the informal economy with peer-to-peer payments
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3 minutes
Digital Rand – The future of inclusive financial innovation in South Africa
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3 minutes, 30 seconds
The significance of Money 20/20
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4 minutes 30 seconds
How AI enables entrepreneurship
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6 minutes, 30 Seconds
Pioneering inclusive digital payments: Embracing innovation and financial inclusion
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4 minutes
Understanding the SARB’s Vision 2025
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5 minutes, 30 seconds
Managing risk in business
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4 minutes, 30 seconds
We believe in collaboration with banks
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4 minutes, 30 seconds
Driving financial inclusion with RPP
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2 minutes, 30 seconds
Women in C-Suite | Tendi Hlatshwayo
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4 minutes, 30 seconds
How open banking fights fraud
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11 minutes
The fundamentals of starting your own online store
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8 minutes
ChatGPT and the age of accessible AI
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8 minutes, 27 seconds
The evolution of payments
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4 minutes, 8 seconds
Your guide to festive season trading
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7 minutes, 38 seconds
The importance of having a seamless refund system
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9 minutes, 42 seconds
Why use a lemon to build a unicorn?
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5 minutes, 36 seconds
The Digital Money Seminar hosted by the IMF and the SARB
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4 minutes, 27 seconds
How to tell if you're shopping on a legitimate store
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4 minutes, 52 seconds
Auto-scaling to stay ahead – By Nemanja Spasic
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4 Minutes 47 Seconds
How DDDM empowers informed decision making
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4 minutes, 18 seconds
Strategic partnerships – an insider's view by Hwan Lee
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3 minutes, 36 seconds
Empowering merchants and customers this Black Friday
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6 minutes, 48 seconds
Building a tech infrastructure that lasts by Heathesh Bhandari
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4 minutes, 23 seconds
The Future of Risk and Compliance
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5 minutes, 32 seconds
Why SEO is so important to FinTech by Chris Vermaak
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7 minutes, 25 seconds
The opportunity for Digital Disruption and Innovation
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4 minutes, 5 seconds
What the move to cardless payment systems really means
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4 minutes, 5 seconds
Digital payment innovation for the creator economy
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6 minutes, 10 seconds
Ozow's Recruitment Process: an insider's view by Brett Makepeace
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4 minutes, 55 seconds
Women in C-Suite | Oriel Pays
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7 minutes, 36 seconds
The Power of Rapid Feedback Loops by Justin Evans
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3 minutes
Trusted user experience results in higher conversion rates
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5 minutes, 17 seconds
Brands moving to the in-house marketing model, fad or the future?
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2 minutes, 32 seconds
The rise of African fintech
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3 minutes, 10 seconds
Operational Success in a Hyper-Scaling Fintech
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2 minutes, 15 seconds
Meeting the market where they are
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3 minutes, 25 seconds
Top 5 Emerging Technologies in Fintech
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3 minutes, 30 seconds
Women in C-Suite | Kesheni Moodley
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1 minute, 45 seconds
Financial Inclusion in Africa
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2 minutes, 30 seconds
Women in C-Suite | Rachel Cowan
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1 minute, 35 seconds
The future of fintech in South Africa
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2 minutes, 35 seconds
What does the future of cash look like?
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2 minutes, 10 seconds
ECommerce In 2022
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2 minutes, 30 seconds
How The Consumer Experience Impacts Fintech Innovation
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3 minutes, 10 seconds
Fintech Predictions 2022
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3 minutes, 35 seconds
Change Is Taking Place
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2 minutes, 40 seconds
Festive Season Trends
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1 minute, 45 seconds
Cape Town Is Becoming The Tech Hub Of Africa
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2 minutes, 20 seconds
Black Friday 2021 Consumer Trends And Insights
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1 minutes, 50 seconds
Celebrating our $48m Series B funding round
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1 minute, 50 seconds
We Believe Collaboration With The Banks Is Important
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1 minute, 50 seconds
Social Media Has Become The New Marketplace
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2 minutes, 50 seconds
Gen Z Consumers Have Become The New Financial Powerhouse
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2 minutes, 20 seconds
Moms Are Changing The Workplace For The Better
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1 minute, 50 seconds
The Easter Rush Is Around The Corner – Is Your Business Ready?
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2 minutes, 30 seconds.
The Women Making Waves In The FinTech Industry
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1 minute, 50 seconds
E-Commerce Booming In The Wake Of COVID-19 Pandemic
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6 minutes, 30 seconds
Changing The Payment Culture In South Africa
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1 minute, 20 seconds
Corporate Profile – Mitchan Adams, Co-Founder And Head Of R&D At Ozow
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1 minute, 40 seconds
Corporate Profile – Thomas Pays, Co-Founder And CEO Of Ozow
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1 minute, 30 seconds
Corporate Profile – Lyle Eckstein, Co-Founder And Technical Lead At Ozow
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