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FNB and PayPal (and eBucks?) to reveal all on 25 March

Most companies have to work to get attention when they think they're launching something cool. First National Bank has hired Joburg's Turbine Hall for a joint even with PayPal toward the end of March. It may find the cavernous space a little cramped.

Remember when rumour first broke that FNB will be bringing PayPal to South Africa? And how the company was forced to admit talks?

Well, we now have a date. 25 March 2010. That isn't guaranteed to be a launch date; the two companies have promised only to "discuss how they're working together to make global eCommerce faster and easier for the South African market".

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