Financial services in the age of the platform economy

Digitisation is driving the convergence of industries across the globe resulting in traditional financial services groups contending with a range of new competitors. The implications could be dire for financial services organisations that are unwilling to adapt their...

Innovation a big budget item, but marketers lack a clear definition

Chief marketing officers (CMOs) see innovation as the path to growth, with marketing innovation now making up more than 20% of overall marketing budgets, according to Gartner. The annual Gartner CMO Spend Survey 2021 showed that 72% of CMOs have increased investments...

US military personnel lost over $822m to scams

US military personnel lost $822,1-million to different types of internet crime between 2017 and 30 June 2021, according to data presented by Atlas VPN. Military members filed more than 836 374 reports of fraud, identity theft, and other consumer concerns with the...

This is how many companies have been hit by ransomware

More than one third of organisations worldwide have experienced a ransomware attack or breach that blocked access to systems or data in the previous 12 months. And for those that fell victim to ransomware, it is not uncommon to have experienced multiple ransomware...

Fake news doesn’t deter majority from getting the vaccine

South Africans’ response to the vaccine rollout has been largely positive, finds a survey by M4Jam. In the follow-up to the company’s 2020 survey, 1 000 respondents were asked their opinions, beliefs and concerns about getting vaccinated. Responses were...