Jan 31, 2019
After a slowdown in recent years, Africa is experiencing an uptick in growth. West and East Africa are leading the way: Ethiopia is predicted to grow at 8,5% in 2018 while Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal aren’t far behind at 7,4% and 7% respectively. By Andrew...
Jan 28, 2019
With fintechs, big-techs and start-ups already eating into traditional financial institutions’ market share, banking and insurance company chief executives need to identify their organisations’ strengths and build on them – or they will quickly...
Jan 25, 2019
“Why”, rather than “how'”, will become a key focus for next generation transactional platforms in 2019. This is according to Kobus du Plooy, CEO of transactional platform provider Celbux, who says that, as digital banking solutions proliferate...
Jan 25, 2019
Merchants, retailers and the government are missing out on their share of the R14bn local online retail market, partly because they’re not cashing in on alternative digital payment technologies, says Adesh Kisten, head of sales at instant EFT payment provider...
Jan 21, 2019
South African insurers must embrace digital disruption and the associated technologies to remain competitive and provide customers with a more immersive experience. This is according to Shingie Maramba, business development manager at SilverBridge, who adds:...
Dec 27, 2018
With the launch of several new banks in South Africa and the disruption caused by digitalisation, the incumbents are re-aligning themselves to better support a digital environment. By Nathen Pillay, sales director for applications at Oracle South Africa Newcomers must...