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QR codes help to overcome South Africa’s notorious lack of street signs

04/14/202304/13/2023 Stephanie Beck

The municipal government of Cape Town has posted the barcodes on windows to help people get around. South Africa’s capital of Cape Town has been working to improve the problem with its lack of street signs by posting QR codes in the windows of around 1,000 small houses in Mfuleni. The solution to the lack of street signs is meant to boost local access to services and emergency support. Though the centers of tourism in Cape Town have adequate street signs for tourists to get around, moving away from those…

Samsung’s mobile payments service to launch in September

06/11/201506/09/2015 Stephen Vagus

Samsung sees promise in the mobile commerce space due to growing consumer interest Samsung has plans to launch its own mobile payments service in South Korea and the United States in September of this year, somewhat later than the company originally planned. After the initial release, the service, called Samsung Pay, will be released in Europe, China, Australia, and South Africa. These details were revealed by Samsung executive vice president of mobile commerce Dr. Injong Rhee during a recent Samsung event. Company will compete with others in order to find…

QR codes based mobile payments app sends South African users above 2 million

05/13/201505/11/2015 John Montgallo

A range of applications based on quick response codes have made this tech very popular in that country. South Africa has experienced the introduction of a large and growing number of mobile payments apps that use QR codes in order to be able to help to complete transactions at retail stores by way of smartphones, and this has caused the barcodes, themselves, to experience a tremendous growth in that country. By the end of 2014, it is now believed that there were 2.1 million people using quick response codes in…

Mobile commerce is growing in South Africa

03/26/201503/24/2015 L. Green

Survey shows that consumers are participating in mobile commerce more readily in South Africa South Africa may be on the verge of a commerce boom powered by the mobile sector, according to a new survey from Ipsos. The country has become home to a thriving mobile commerce market, where the growing number of mobile shoppers have begun to have a major impact on the retail industry. The survey shows that consumers are becoming more interested in shopping online, both from personal computers and from their mobile devices. Consumers are using…

Vodacom takes a step into the field of mobile payments

03/20/201403/18/2014 John Montgallo

Company sets sights on mobile commerce in order to boost dwindling revenue Vodacom, one of the largest mobile operators in South Africa, has announced plans to launch a mobile commerce initiative in the near future. The company has been seeing its revenues dissipate over the past several quarters despite the growing adoption of smartphones and tablets throughout the country. In an attempt to engage consumers more effectively, Vodacom has begun focusing more heavily on mobile commerce. This focus may help the company increase its revenue generation by providing consumers with…