Why billers, retailers and banks should consider open finance solutions

Open banking, a relatively new concept in the field of financial technologies, is fast becoming a major source of innovation that is poised to reshape the banking industry – globally and in Africa. By Clinton Leask, head of Digital at Pay@ Open Banking is a capability...

Insurers must be creative to innovate in a highly-regulated sector

South Africa’s stringent regulatory environment that governs the financial services and insurance sector can make it challenging for companies to bring innovative technology, ideas and products to the market, but there are ways around this. This is according to Justin...

Digital disruption means modernising core systems in insurance

Digital disruption challenges insurers with innovative technology trends emerging around artificial intelligence and machine learning. Systems will have to be modernised if incumbents tap deeper into the existing market. At the same time, this provides significant...

A new way of selling insurance

Moving from paper-based solutions to digital solutions has long been a goal of the insurance industry. By Jonathan Stewart, co-founder of Root It has been brought into greater focus by the post-pandemic reality that while more people are considering certain insurance...