SA insurance industry almost ‘out of the woods’

The South African insurance industry has been invaluable to the economy, serving as a shock absorber and allowing many businesses to recover. This is among the findings of KPMG South Africa’s annual South African Insurance Industry Survey for 2021, which polled...

100 banks sign up for Swift Go

Since Swift Go went live in July, 100 banks around the world have signed up, to send fast, predictable, highly secure and competitively priced low-value cross-border payments from their bank accounts. Ten banks are already live with Swift Go, most recently Deutsche...

Standard Bank sees 400% growth in virtual card issuance

While South Africans have been embracing virtual cards for some time, the use of this digital payment method has seen a dramatic rise recently. Data from Standard Bank shows that physical card uptake in 2020 slowed significantly, down over 50% from 2019. Meanwhile,...

The role of the consumer in the creation of insurance products

Traditional insurers are under greater pressure today than ever before, writes Greg Gatherer, account manager at Liferay Africa. Even before the pandemic, South African insurers were facing a whirlwind of claims, raising questions about the long-term viability of the...

Building trust in government through digital transformation

Government organisations around the world are being pushed to become more digital and innovate to better serve their citizens. By Greg Gatherer, account manager at Liferay Africa In South Africa, systems are frequently unavailable, fractured, and disparate. And even...