Sceptics often view Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) as a debt risk, but South African consumers are using the tool as a sophisticated budgeting strategy.

The rise of AI-driven cyber threats hasn’t rendered passwords obsolete, but it has highlighted the critical need for multi-layered defence-in-depth to protect user accounts.

Stitch has expanded its ecommerce offering with the launch of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) on Stitch Express, enabling South African merchants to offer flexible instalment payments directly at checkout.

South African businesses track inbound payments obsessively; yet payouts often remain a blind spot. As volumes grow, incorrect or manipulated bank details quietly increase fraud and failure risk.

South Africa’s Easter trading period showed retailers that consumers are still spending, but not in the same way as before.

OpenAI has confirmed that it is retreating from Instant Checkout, just months after its official launch last October.

Visa claims that 63% of South African consumers have used AI to assist with shopping-related tasks.

Social engineering dominates cyber attacks in South Africa, exploiting heavy reliance on card-based payment systems.

New research from global tech strategists Juniper Research has found that ecommerce fraud will rise from $56bn in 2025 to $131bn in 2030; posting a 133% increase over the period.

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is no longer an IT choice; it’s the operating system of business itself. From Salesforce to Workday and Microsoft 365 to Slack, the SaaS layer now underpins collaboration, analytics, and decision-making.