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.

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

Although phishing activity declined by 40% compared to Q1, it remained the leading initial access method for threat actors, according to a new Cisco Talos report.

Shoppers on Takealot can now split their purchases into manageable instalments through a new digital payment partner, PayJustNow.

By the time your customer finishes their morning coffee, you’ve already processed their subscription renewal, instalment payment, or delayed shipping charge. All securely, and without them lifting a finger. That’s the quiet power of 3RI.

Peach Payments has built an AI avatar to help its merchants unpack the findings of the Online Retail in South Africa 2025 report, released by World Wide Worx last week.

South Africa has a thriving digital payments ecosystem, with merchants (66%) and customers (59%) showing a strong preference for card payments, laying a strong foundation for continued expansion.

With over 76% of South Africans actively participating in loyalty programmes and mobile-first solutions becoming the norm, digital wallets and integrated loyalty platforms have never been more relevant.