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BLUE LABEL INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2015
GLOSSARY
Word
Definition
2D
Two dimensional space
3D
Three dimensional space
Act/the Act/Companies Act
Companies Act, No 71 of 2008, as amended from time to time
ADRs
American Depository Receipts
AEON
Blue Label’s proprietary switch through which all transactional capability is
accessed. Banking grade transactions are switched through the Postilion
platform
AEON EVD
The Aeon Electronic Voucher Distribution platform is a central repository
in which electronic (or virtual) stock is housed. It is referenced by other
internal platforms like EVMS, AMS and AEON
AMS
Airtime management system
APS
Africa Prepaid Services
APSN
Africa Prepaid Services Nigeria
ARCC
Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
ARPU
Average revenue per user
B2B
Business-to-business, a commercial transaction between businesses
B2C
Business-to-consumer, a commercial transaction between a business and
a consumer
badly banked
See underbanked
B-BBEE
Broad-based black economic empowerment
BGCSA
Boys & Girls Club of South Africa
BLD
Blue Label Distribution Proprietary Limited
BLDS
Blue Label Data Solutions Proprietary Limited
BLM
Blue Label Mexico S.A. de C.V.
BLT
Blue Label Telecoms Limited
Blue Label/Blue Label Telecoms
Blue Label Telecoms Limited
bulk printing
Ability to print bulk vouchers
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
CFD
Contract for difference
CIO
Chief Information Officer
CIPC
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
Company
Blue Label Telecoms Limited
content aggregator
An organisation which gathers web content and applications from
different online sources for reuse and resale
COO
Chief Operations Officer
CPA
Consumer Protection Act
CRC
Customer relation consultant
CRM
Customer relationship management
CSA
Cricket South Africa
CSDP
Central Securities Depository Participant
CSI
Corporate social investment
CSR
Corporate social responsibility