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BLUE LABEL INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2015
GLOSSARY
CONTINUED
Word
Definition
NFC
Near field communications is a short range wireless technology that
makes use of interacting electromagnetic radio fields instead of the
typical direct radio transmissions. It is appropriate for applications where a
physical touch, or close to it, is required in order to maintain security
NPCI
National Payments Corporation of India, the national transactions switch
NQF
National Qualifications Framework, the system that records levels of
learning activities
OHSA
The Occupational Health and Safety Act, No 85 of 1993
OTA
Over the air
Oxigen/Oxigen India
Oxigen Services (India) Private Limited
PaaS
Platform as a service
pCommerce
Prepaid commerce
parkrun SA
Parkrun Southern Africa Proprietary Limited
physical prepaid airtime
Prepaid vouchers that are available as physical items
PIN
Personal identity number
PINless top-up
E-token recharge directly to mobile phone via a POS device
POP
Points of presence
POPI
Protection of Personal Information Act
POS
Point of sale, usually a place or a device
PowerPin voucher
Offline prepaid electricity top-up, consolidates the purchase of prepaid
electricity across national municipalities
PwC
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.
Q&A
Questions and answers
R&D
Research and development
RC
Remuneration Committee, part of the Remuneration and Nomination
Committee
RMCS
Retail Mobile Credit Specialists Proprietary Limited
RNC
Remuneration and Nomination Committee
RUIM or R-UIM
Reusable identification module – removable ID chip for cellphones
extends the GSM SIM card to CDMA phones and networks
SaaS
Software as a service
SAICA
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
SBI
State Bank of India, the second largest commercial bank in India
SED
Socio-economic development
shop-in-shop
An area within a retail outlet which is allocated to transactions for Blue
Label products and services
SIM card
Subscriber identification module card
SMS
Short message service
spaza shop
An informal convenience outlet
SRI Index
Socially Responsible Investment Index
SSETA
Services Sector Education and Training Authorities