Oct 30, 2025
FNB and Visa have renewed its partnership, reinforcing a relationship that has helped South Africans and customers across Africa pay and get paid more easily, for more than 55 years. The partnership has played a key role in shaping payments in South Africa. The...
Oct 28, 2025
From swipes to digital wallets, virtual cards, contactless taps, and wearables – cards have maintained their dominance through constant reinvention. But as global technology and market forces accelerate change, the future of cards is one to look forward to,...
Oct 20, 2025
South Africa took on the presidency of the G20 in 2025 with six headline priorities. By Harry Scherzer, CEO of Future Forex Alongside debt sustainability for low-income countries, mobilising finance for a just energy transition, food security, disaster resilience, and...
Oct 14, 2025
For financial institutions, the cloud has moved beyond experimentation. It is now a strategic imperative, underpinning everything from digital banking to real-time analytics. Yet in today’s regulatory and risk-conscious environment, the question is no longer whether...
Oct 13, 2025
The township economy is one of South Africa’s strongest economic lifelines. At its centre are spaza shops – small, often family-run businesses that keep millions of households stocked with daily essentials. Yet many of these shops still rely on cash-only...
Oct 7, 2025
For years in financial services the application of natural language processing (NLP), and more recently with large language models (LLMs), has largely centered on quick insights derived from sentiment analysis or trend following. By Richard Harmon, vice-president:...
