Ecommerce

[Opinion] Ukeshe details the biggest trends in payments market

Last year saw an unprecedented rate of change in the financial sector, with huge growth in the use of digital financial services. A report…

Lipa secures R10M financing from Imvelo Ventures

South African-based fintech start-up Lipa Payments has secured a R10 million investment from Empowerment Capital’s Imvelo Ventures, which is backed by Capitec Bank. The…

Local delivery-as-a-service company raises R70M

Orderin, South Africa’s Delivery-as-a-Service (DaaS) business which currently provides delivery services for the likes of McDonald’s and Pick n Pay, has raised $4.7 million…

ImaliPay brings fintech options to South African gig workers

Fintech platform ImaliPay has announced its expansion into South Africa. This move leverages a partnership with Stitch to rely on its payment and open…

Avoid the Black Friday scams

In pandemic-affected 2020, South Africans flocked to e-commerce retailers to shop Black Friday, which this year, takes place on 26 November. In 2021, with…

Tanzania M-Pesa users share in R33.8m profits

Vodacom Tanzania Plc disbursed profit accumulated on associated Trust Accounts to its over 10 million M-Pesa users, with subscribers receiving their share by 31…

Payment company Zip to acquire Johannesburg fintech Payflex

Australian payment company Zip has announced it will acquire South African Buy-Now Pay-Later (BNPL) fintech service PayFlex. The acquisition will see Zip grow the…

3 lessons learned from revolutionary changes in the ecommerce space

With ecommerce rates increasing each year and becoming such a large part of the economy, a tipping point is fast-awaiting many retailers. Ecommerce in…

4 Ecommerce strategies for reaching a newly defined middle-class

The Dot-com bubble at the turn of the century was part of a new focus on technology in the digital age. Today we take…

What are the benefits of ecommerce for your business

Ecommerce is the activity of doing business activities on the Internet. It refers to buying and selling products and services on the Internet through…

Nigerian online shopping portal DealDey acquired by Ringler Africa

Ringier Africa Deals Group has today announced its acquisition of DealDey, one of Nigeria’s biggest online shopping platforms. Ringier, a joint venture between Swiss…

How your ecommerce company can oust Amazon

Ecommerce is in vogue. According to eMarketer, it will account for almost nine percent of total retail sales by 2018, up from 5.9% in…

4 new ecommerce trends you should be aware of

There are a lot of different ways to earn money online. In fact, many traditional jobs are now transitioning to a virtual environment, which…

Logistics: the backbone of South Africa’s ecommerce boom

South African ecommerce is in a better place today than at any other time in its history. According to research released by PayPal earlier…

Top ecommerce strategies for customer acquisition and retention

In the last couple of years, we’ve seen a major shift in focus among ecommerce merchandising sites. Up until about the year 2011, most…

Which ecommerce platform will do justice to your business plan?

Startup wave has hit the world and given birth to various big and small ecommerce websites. Following this, everyone aspires to build Etsy like…

French insurance giant buys into African ecommerce in $83m deal

French insurance giant AXA has bought an eight percent stake in Africa Internet Group (AIG), one of the continent’s largest ecommerce players. The deal…

You can now buy stuff on RunwaySale using an RCS card

This week RunwaySale announced a partnership with RCS, which means that its customers can buy goods from the online store using cards from the…

Ecommerce Africa Confex aims to double in size, reflect industry growth

Ecommerce Africa Confex is aiming to reflect the growth of the global industry and is aiming to be twice as big as it was…

Consistent visibility is key to better ecommerce experiences

Online shopping is growing fast in South Africa, with recent research reports suggesting over one in five South Africans currently shop online, and between…

Konga founder Sim Shagaya steps down as CEO

Nigerian tech entrepreneur Sim Shagaya has announced he is stepping down as the CEO of Konga, which is one of Africa’s leading ecommerce companies….

Want to increase sales in 2016? Here are 5 mCommerce strategies you can’t ignore

If you are planning to deploy mobile commerce in 2016, there are certain key elements that you will need to get right in order…

Kenyan Hellofood users can now order KFC, Ocean Basket online

Hellofood, the online food ordering and delivery service operated by Foodpanda, has announced that its Kenyan users can now order KFC and Ocean Basket…

South African Shoppers Tempted With Free Tablets As Windows 10 Deadline Nears

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Female tech founders in South Africa can win up to R1.9 million to scale their innovations

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

REdimension Capital closes R250m property tech and sustainability fund

Why the ‘Ego Tax’ is Costing Your Business

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel