Oct 28, 2016
Mastercard has announced agreements with Microsoft, Google and Samsung to bring online payments capabilities to US-based users of their digital wallets. Starting early next year, Mastercard cardholders that use Microsoft Wallet, Android Pay or Samsung Pay will be able...
Oct 27, 2016
A year ago, Storm Brown, 18, had little hope of continuing his education after high school, and thought it unlikely he’d be employed and on a career track any time soon. Today, however, he’s already spent three months in a paid internship, which has since...
Oct 27, 2016
Financial institutions are ideally positioned to reap a host of benefits from big data, given their access to multiple streams of information, writes Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management. However, most banks are still standing at the edge of the big data wave,...
Oct 27, 2016
The legacy of enterprise management systems used by parastatals and State Owned Enterprises (SOE) is renowned for its exorbitant software development and implementation costs as a result of inadequate IT requirement scoping and current legacy solutions pricing...
Oct 26, 2016
It is said that over 50% of the fastest-growing jobs are related to science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM). Not only that, but 1-million more STEM professionals will be required over the next decade than are currently being produced. If that isn’t a...
Oct 25, 2016
From blockchains to mobile wallets and robo advisers, the financial realm is a veritable hotbed of technology innovation and development. Unlike many other large and established sectors (legal, medical, insurance), the financial sphere has proved to be willing to...