Banking-as-a-service revenue on the rise

A new study from Juniper Research has found the total BaaS (Banking-as-a-Service) platform revenue will exceed $38-billion by 2027, rising from $11-billion in 2022. The rapid growth of 240% will be driven by BaaS’ ability to deepen relationships between brands...

International tourism back to 60% of pre-pandemic levels

International tourism has continued to show strong signs of recovery, with arrivals reaching 57% of pre-pandemic levels in the first seven months of 2022. According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourist arrivals almost tripled in January...

Q4: What to expect in terms of liquidations and business rescue

Although consumers can expect some relief at the petrol pumps, our economy will take much longer to recover. Unfortunately, Covid-19 has left us with an economic crisis with inflation growing rapidly, rising interest rates and all-time high unemployment rates. This...

Views on corruption drive attitude to tax systems

Taxpayers’ attitudes about paying taxes correlate closely with perceived levels of corruption, according to a major new study – Public Trust in Tax – by accountancy bodies ACCA and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). A survey of 5 900...

The metaverse will open up opportunities for Africa

The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) was held this year as the world continues to see complex socio-economic issues, writes Balkissa Ide Siddo, public policy director, sub-Saharan Africa. Many economies are still reeling from the Covid-19...

Untrained employees pose major security risk

Security specialist KnowBe4 has released a report showing that, without training, 21% of the untrained global workforce did not know who to go to when faced with a security breach. The minutes that lapse between an employee seeing a potential security threat and the...