Analytics to improve banking, profitability

Jun 5, 2014

Predictive analytics is poised to make banking more client-centric, profitable and streamlined, says IBM. Lesley Plaistowe, partner and head of financial services at IBM South Africa, says predictive analytics is set to revolutionise banking on several fronts....

Automation eases IFRS compliance burden

Jun 5, 2014

Nigerian small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) can ease the process of complying with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by putting in place a robust accounting software package designed for today’s demanding regulatory environment. That’s...

Key managed services trends from SunGard

May 30, 2014

South Africa’s financial institutions continue to face a wide range of business challenges that are driving the need to manage risk, control costs, accelerate innovation and enhance operational efficiency. As firms strive to meet these growing requirements and build...

Insurers need to gain mobile traction

May 22, 2014

Leading international research group, Gartner, reported that even though CIOs rated mobility as the third most strategic technology for 2013, a large percentage of mobile projects have still failed to attract end-users in 2014.It believes this can be attributed to a...

BankservAfrica PoS solution remains secure

May 15, 2014

A recent investigation conducted by Foregenix, an independent specialised information security, indicates that the Nomad PoS solution, a product from BankservAfrica, was not affected by a network intrusion in the processing environment in 2012. The investigation came...