Financial services cybersecurity vital in digital transformation

User experience remains the main differentiator for successful financial services organisations and digital transformation provides the only scalable answer. By Ricardo Ferreira and Michael Brown of Fortinet The digitisation of products, services, and operations is...

How AI is revolutionising online learning

After years of steadily picking up steam, online learning is experiencing undeniable explosive growth. The market is racing toward $1 trillion, with the corporate e-learning space expected to skyrocket 250% in the coming years. By Scott Duffy, founder and CEO of...

Welcome to the world of open banking

Internationally, open banking has been seen as a financial revolution – bringing about ways for consumers to feel more empowered than ever before, enabling them to be vetted and easily gain access to what they need given their lifestyle needs. Simply stated,...

Ukheshe Labs to focus on digital payments

Banking as a Service (BaaS) and embedded finance enabler Ukheshe has launched a new innovation hub, Ukheshe Labs, to focus on research and development in the digital payments market. Jason Penton, Ukheshe co-founder and head of Ukheshe Labs, says such an endeavour...

It’s time to cut through the metaverse hype

Industry reports show that almost 80% of South Africans could see themselves interacting with a brand in the metaverse in the future. While commercial applications are still in their infancy, the metaverse is set to transform how retailers and brands interact with...

Insurers win with low-code/no-code solutions

Globally, insurers are under pressure to find more innovative ways of delivering on customers’ need for more personalised solutions. Low-code and no-code platforms provide insurers with a more flexible and efficient approach to developing data-driven solutions...