Innovation Summit to host blockchain hackathon

The world is abuzz about blockchain: Forbes is writing about it, Sir Richard Branson is hosting exclusive conferences about it. Now, the SA Innovation Summit, partnering with Santam, is offering an opportunity to all South-Africans to get involved in building...

Technology streamlines FICA, due-diligence

With the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) Amendment Bill due to be passed in the next couple of months, Mark Chirnside, CEO at ThisIsMe, says continuing to invest in measures to ensure compliance as an accountable institution (AI) remains a top priority in the...

Big data, big solution for insurance

News that the UK insurance industry is prioritising big data in 2016 will not leave the South African insurance industry on the hop, writes Robin Wagner, vice-president: international insurance at TransUnion. Thanks to the Insurance Data System (IDS) created by risk...

Simplifying payments to do better business

Just about everything in the world has changed due to the rise of digital – the payments industry has been no exception. In November 2015, McKinsey and Company correctly predicted that nonbank digital entrants will transform the customer experience, reshaping...

Blue Label Telecoms partners with SA Rugby

Blue Label Telecoms is partnering with SA Rugby for the Castle Lager Incoming series against Ireland. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed telecommunications and technology company will partner the Boks for the three-test series of matches in Cape Town (11 June),...

App takes the pain out of medical forms

Local surgeon Dr Neal Goldstein, in collaboration with EPI-USE, a global software company, has developed and launched LogBox, which allows patients to safely capture and share their personal information electronically with medical practitioners and any other...