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...

Avoiding FATF suspension depends on data

South Africa is the only permanent African member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global anti-money laundering watchdog. This is why it came as a shock to hear that the country is close to being grey-listed following concerns raised by the global body....

Agile retailers turn crisis into opportunity

With no sign of the present economic storm subsiding, small and medium-sized retailers need to identify ways to turn today’s multiple crises into opportunities for growth. Evolving consumer tastes, new market pain points and emerging technologies all offer...