Jul 9, 2021
SWIFT has announced the go-live of a service that will enable banks to verify payee account details before an international payment is sent, removing a key point of friction in cross-border transactions. The new Payment Pre-validation service is a core building block...
Jul 8, 2021
The last year-and-a-half has seen a rapid rise in all forms of contactless payments. For merchants across the globe, enabling these payments as a means to reduce surface contact has been a pandemic trading necessity. However, as time moves on, choosing which payment...
Jul 7, 2021
In South Africa, the divide between rural and urban citizens is significant. By Greg Gatherer, account manager of Liferay According to research from the Treasury Department, rural areas have much lower GDP per capita levels and higher rates of unemployment. They also...
Jul 6, 2021
E-learning has changed the face of education forever, thanks to Covid-19, and there’s no going back to the way things were. By Mandy Duncan, country manager of Aruba – South Africa At the beginning of Covid education institutes across EMEA had to adjust...
Jun 29, 2021
NTT Ltd., the official technology partner to A.S.O, will create the world’s largest connected stadium, a concept unique to the Tour de France, generating a ‘digital twin’ of the event. Millions of data points will be collected and brought to life...
Jun 29, 2021
The hybrid cloud market is rapidly maturing and has become a central part of the transformational journey for government entities of all sizes and types. By Hamilton Ratshefola: country GM of IBM Southern Africa With 60% of South African executives reporting that...
