Aug 26, 2019
Instead of examining the advantages and disadvantages of digital banking versus traditional banking, it should rather be accepted that digitisation is the direction in which all banks need to move. By Steve Lauter, head of banking for Africa at Wipro These days,...
Aug 22, 2019
A recent study by the Warwick Business School, which analysed the behaviour and returns of 2 800 investors over three years, found that women outperform men by 1,8%. By looking at a range of criteria, the study was able to ascertain a number of significant differences...
Aug 21, 2019
As the world adopts the digitisation of everyday life, there is a global trend aiming at financial inclusion. The improvements in technology have resulted in opportunities for payment solutions and governments to offer more affordable transacting for the previously...
Aug 19, 2019
Should Elon Musk’s robot-surgeon start inserting electrodes into human brains to connect humans and computers via a high-bandwidth brain-machine? What exactly are the implications for medical insurance? By Gielie Matthee, head of actuarial and data analytics at...
Aug 16, 2019
When taking a fresh look at new technology capabilities and related operating models, chief financial officers (CFOs) may find that they can have it all – a high performing, efficient tax department that’s tightly integrated with finance and the rest of...
Aug 14, 2019
Consumers are using mobile devices to purchase financial services and to manage their accounts and this has largely led to the rise in branch closures at most major banks. The financial sector urgently needs to strategically enable its customers to manage their money...
