5 South African apps worth noting

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"international" has lost all meaning. It's good or not, nothing to do with "international" anymore.
 
1. Sho't Find - Google maps has found nearly every place I have every searched for.
2. VCpay - good concept, but really needs NFC to take hold first
3. Quick CV - Very nice!
4. Super Rugby app - I get the same information similarly quickly from a web page
5. Bozza - the way all music should be sold, Directly by the bands.
 
Sapphiron said:
2. VCpay - good concept, but really needs NFC to take hold first
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The concept is great for those without CC's - it would make online purchasing a breeze compared to most other services.
One thing they don't mention is cost, unless the merchant foots the bill as usual.
 
Dean said:
The concept is great for those without CC's - it would make online purchasing a breeze compared to most other services.
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Very clever idea. Will give it a try next time I buy online and report back.
 
Sapphiron said:
2. VCpay - good concept, but really needs NFC to take hold first
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Currently, I don't believe NFC will add value to the app. I haven't seem any merchant with an NFC reader.
Even if every merchant in South Africa had a NFC reader, the target market is limited to a number of people using NFC enabled mobile devices.

The app as it stands, can be run on the most basic BB (8520) to the most advance iPhones & Androids.
VCpay's website says that the app should be used for online/telephone purchases, thus making the whole transaction secure. The app wasn't intended for paypoint transactions.

However, NFC will be a great add for the future.

Dean said:
The concept is great for those without CC's - it would make online purchasing a breeze compared to most other services.
One thing they don't mention is cost, unless the merchant foots the bill as usual.
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Since it is a MasterCard, the merchant is already footing the bill (indirectly sent to the consumer).
The costs via VCpay site:
"This registration is free of charge and you will not be charged for monthly subscription or any other fees."

What I like:
"Our loyalty programme will credit your prepaid VCpay™ account monthly with 0.5% of the value of every payment you make using a VCpay™ virtual card."

Consider a client with a Capitec account (who previously did not have method for shopping online - till now with the MasterCard Debit card).
The client pays bills worth 2K using a VCpay card, which gives you a R10.00 rewards. This R10.00 offsets the R4.50 monthly fee @ Capitec.
 
VC Pay looks awesome - even if you do have a credit card, it limits the fraud opportunity substantially.

Mybb - please consider running an article specifically on this app.

The benefit of that is we can also get feedback from people who start to use it
 
entrepr said:
VC Pay looks awesome - even if you do have a credit card, it limits the fraud opportunity substantially.

Mybb - please consider running an article specifically on this app.

The benefit of that is we can also get feedback from people who start to use it
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Completely agree
 
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