South Africa has a SIM card problem

• FNB Connect CEO Sashin Sookroo said that 200 million SIM cards are issued per year, which is closer to the actual figure.
• The mobile network operators' reluctance to do away with plastic SIMs is due to the impact on their key performance indicators (KPIs) in financial reporting.
• FNB Connect's eSIM adoption has resulted in 30% of all their SIM sales being eSIMs, which improve accessibility and reduce waste.