SA poised to embrace mobile payments

SA poised to embrace mobile payments

Kathy Gibson is at Deloitte in Woodmead – South Africa has fallen behind the curve in the payments markets. This is according to the Deloitte Regenesis of SA Payments survey, launched today in Woodmead. This is ironic, says Paula Buchel, associate director of...

As teams move to DevOps, internal communication falls short

Despite the enterprise benefits assured by adopting a DevOps culture, the majority of IT leaders polled believe communication between IT security and software development must improve greatly to achieve success. Trend Micro and Vanson Bourne surveyed the attitudes...
Corporate SA slow on 4IR uptake, but embraces bots

Corporate SA slow on 4IR uptake, but embraces bots

The technologies that make up the so-called fourth industrial revolution (4IR) have yet to be adopted with any enthusiasm by South African enterprises. This is a core finding of a new research study entitled “Fourth Industrial Revolution in South Africa 2019:...
A step closer to cyborg reality

A step closer to cyborg reality

Machine enhanced humans – or cyborgs as they are known in science fiction – could be one step closer to becoming a reality thanks to new research from the University of Surrey and Harvard University. Researchers have conquered the monumental task of...
Africa in the forefront as fintech becomes the ‘new normal’

Africa in the forefront as fintech becomes the ‘new normal’

More than half of banking and financial services customers around the world use fintech products and services, according to a new global poll. A majority 55% of respondents of the survey carried out by financial advisory organisation deVere Group affirmed that they...
Emerging markets keen on new financial models

Emerging markets keen on new financial models

People in emerging markets are seeking a change to the way global money exchange and banking operates today. This is one of the findings from Luno’s “Future of Money” survey that polled respondents in seven markets, including South Africa, to analyse...