Digitalisation will force insurer agility

Leading international research group, Gartner, has identified digitalisation as one of the primary strategic objectives for insurers over the next two years. CIOs face significant pressures to quickly deliver measurable business outcomes from their IT investments,...

Quartile Capital protects data with HP

Established in 2008, Quartile Capital is a Johannesburg-based boutique financial services company. It is 100% black-owned and has a Level One broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) Contributor rating by Empowerdex. Quartile Capital provides corporate finance,...

Leveraging big data for claims processing

Short-term insurance and medical aid companies in Africa are under extreme pressure to keep up with the growing volumes of claims, with vital information embedded in faxes, e-mails, handwritten notes and phone calls that have pertinent information which need to be...

NCR launches APTRA Interactive Teller

At the ATMIA Emerging New Africa show, NCR Corporation – in collaboration with Bytes Managed Solutions – has launched NCR APTRA Interactive Teller, a new ATM-based technology that makes everyday bankingĀ  transactions easier for customers by allowing them...

Security is critical for secure payments

Payments fraud experienced by retail businesses remains persistent, despite declining for a third year in succession, according to the 2013 AFP Payments Fraud and Control Survey, says Lionel Slowe, head of the SADC project at BankservAfrica. The survey states that 61%...

Contactless payments 101

With the steady introduction of contactless payment systems in parts of South Africa, a new wave of convenience for low-value transactions is becoming a reality. But just what is this technology? How does it work, and is it secure? These are questions that many people...