Mar 27, 2023
South Africa’s long awaited and highly anticipated rapid payment programme (RPP), PayShap, offers huge potential to boost digital payments and, when used in conjunction with technologies such as chat commerce, could serve as a real game changer for businesses....
Mar 20, 2023
Change is constant in today’s world. In the financial services and banking sector this presents unique challenges, such as increasing competition, ongoing regulatory compliance requirements, and rising customer expectations. By Charl Fouché, chief operations...
Mar 17, 2023
Given the myriad of stakeholders along the healthcare journey – from doctors and pharmacists to nurses and hospitals- integrating the almost countless, disparate data sets to get a singular view of a consumer is a complex undertaking. By Simon Spurr, MD of Alula...
Mar 14, 2023
Banking, like many other sectors, has responded to rapid change and evolving customer needs by developing a digital strategy. Banks in South Africa are increasingly using new technologies, digital solutions and data analytics to reimagine and enhance customer service...
Mar 14, 2023
The financial services sector is currently experiencing a period of significant change and uncertainty, as central banks continue to battle rising inflation and interest rate increases. By Morné Fischer, founder and MD of xSMTHS At the same time, the Covid pandemic...
Mar 7, 2023
According to a study by McKinsey & Company, digital financial services will potentially provide access to financial services for 1,6-billion people in emerging economies by 2025. By Andrew Weinberg, CEO of the Akelo Group The study found that these developments...
