The franchise option for business expansion
Business, worldwide, is shifting, with the days of the giant multi-brand, multi-industry corporations numbered and Artificial Intelligence (AI) threatening traditional job security. South Africans, for far too long, have been indoctrinated away from any form of entrepreneurship, with corporations dominating the economy. But with corporates downsizing, unbundling and outsourcing, this opens up the door for the owner/operator mechanism of franchising to come to the fore. FASA Franchise Association South AfricaTo protect, lobby, promote and develop ethical franchising across all sectors in South Africa with specific focus on transformation. www.fasa.co.za …
Mastercard Pushes Biometrics, Banks Follow
Mastercard has set a deadline for widespread use of biometric identification for its services across the whole of the EU: April 2019. …