BaaS: tomorrow’s financial solutions, today

A multitude of virtual banking and payment options, cardless and accountless services, and now, banking as a service (BaaS) are making financial inclusion the norm instead of a privilege, says Anton Coertzen, chief commercial officer of fintech enablement partner...

Quro Medical joins forces with Operation Healing Hands

Digital healthcare company, Quro Medical, has partnered with the charity initiative called Operation Healing Hands, in an effort to give back to the community and be a helpful establishment for the greater good of South Africans and the local and African medical...

Micros SA launches e-gifting global ecosystem platform

Micros South Africa, in conjunction with Singapore-based CPR Vision Management, this week launched an e-gifting platform designed to help companies in the hospitality industry increase direct and repeat business, acquire new customers, and reward and win back existing...

Embracing Open APIs for insurance growth

An Open API (application programming interface) provides standards for how different software communicate with each other. By Annalie Terblanche, product manager at SilverBridge Taking it a step further, an Open API specification (OAS) allows both humans and computers...

Building skills for the next generation of teachers

Building the right foundation for children’s future learning in Africa begins with building the right skills for the next generation of teachers. This week, HP convened the #NextGen Educators Forum with that exact future in mind – sharing insights and...

SMEs can start preparing for Black Friday now

Whether you believe Black Friday and Cyber Monday are expected to grow or shrink, it’s not a season that retailers – particularly SMEs – can ignore. “Over the years we’ve seen businesses of all sizes enjoy sales spikes when they’ve...