How Google Health is using AI in Africa

Every day across Africa, people turn to Google products like Search, YouTube and Fitbit for insights about their health and wellbeing. But many may not know that we have also been researching how AI can help improve healthcare outcomes for people, and how AI can...

Footprint scanning could mitigate child kidnapping

In a nation grappling with the distressing rise in child kidnappings, the need for innovative solutions to protect our infants has never been more critical. South Africa finds itself in the throes of an alarming child abduction pandemic. NEC XON is offering CertaScan...

Three trends enabling digital transformation in retail

The retail industry has undergone significant changes in recent years, witnessing intense digital transformation events that have resulted in in an e-commerce renaissance in South Africa. Look at Zara for example. Its new store in Sandton City allows customers to save...
Where banks, telcos and insurance unite

Where banks, telcos and insurance unite

In today’s rapidly evolving financial services landscape, the once-distinct boundaries separating banks, telecommunications companies (telcos), and insurance providers have become increasingly blurred. By CG Selva Ganesh, vice-president and CEO: South Africa at...
Trends shaping financial inclusion in insurance

Trends shaping financial inclusion in insurance

South Africa stands as one of the most unequal societies in the world – underscoring the critical importance of financial inclusion in the nation’s progress, writes Vis Govender, co-founder of Everything Insure and CEO of FirstEquity Group. Beyond growth...

Embedded payments drive better online retail customer experiences?

With South Africa’s online retail space now worth more than R50-billion and growing continuously, the sector is only going to become more competitive. That’s true for online retailers of all sizes too. By Joel Bronkowski, country lead: South Africa at...