{"id":45968,"date":"2013-09-16T10:35:05","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T08:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=45968"},"modified":"2013-09-16T11:09:45","modified_gmt":"2013-09-16T09:09:45","slug":"nedbank-sees-r26-billion-in-app-transactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/45968\/nedbank-sees-r26-billion-in-app-transactions\/","title":{"rendered":"Nedbank sees R23 billion in app transactions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Nedbank\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/2626-Nedbank\">Nedbank<\/a> has seen R23 billion in transactions through is mobile App Suite, the bank revealed on Monday (16 September 2013).<\/p>\n<p>Nedbank&#8217;s App Suite recently won the title of Best Android Consumer App at the MTN App of the Year awards, spurring the bank on to further develop its app and make it more accessible to customers.<\/p>\n<p>In a new update, the App Suite adds on-device enrollment, simplifies its share trading platform and offers a new secure inbox.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re moving towards being a leader in the mobile and digital space in South Africa,&#8221; said <a title=\"Fred Swanepoel\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/5101-Fred-Swanepoel\">Fred Swanepoel<\/a>, Nedbank chief information officer.<\/p>\n<p>In reporting its financial results for the six months ended June 2013, Nedbank CEO, <a title=\"Mike Brown\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/2096-Mike-Brown\">Mike Brown<\/a> noted that the bank&#8217;s growth in digital had seen 1.3 million of its clients become &#8220;digitally enabled&#8221;, revealing further that the bank&#8217;s App Suite had seen 230,000 downloads since its launch in October 2012.<\/p>\n<p>In its reporting, the bank underlined diluted headline earnings per share up 12.6% to 831 cents for the six months period ended June 2013. 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