Alternative due diligence platform debuts

South African investment company Knife Capital today announced the launch of YueDiligence, an alternative due diligence platform to bridge the information gap between entrepreneurs and investors. The new web-based tool automates and structures the initial due...

Africa Code Week kicks off

SAP has announced the start of Africa Code Week, a continent-wide initiative to spread digital literacy and simplify access to coding education for young people. From 1 to 10 October 2015, online sessions and hundreds of free coding workshops will be organized for...

Microsoft empowers educators and students

Technology plays a crucial role in the modern workplace and at home by making employees and students more productive in their personal and professional tasks. Microsoft is committed to ensuring that all youth, no matter where they live or what their background may be,...

Pharmaceutical group goes always-on with Stratus

Established in 1978, Dis-Chem started out as a small pharmacy in Mondeor, South of Johannesburg. Today, with around 90 stores across the country, the Dis-Chem Group is still privately-owned and run by the original founders. Over the years the Dis-Chem Group had...

Is cash still king, or yesterday’s hero?

Depending on who you speak to, cash is either still king or simply yesterday’s hero, writes Vinolan David, head of card issuing at Standard Bank. But what everyone agrees on is that the payment ecosystem of today is drastically different to what it was 20 years ago...

The role of analytics in retail banking

Consumers today expect financial institutions to provide the products and services they need, when and how they want them. The personal connection — or relationship — between consumers and their financial institution has been largely lost as a significant number of...