80% of workers willing to pay for change

Workers increasingly expect their employers to help them adapt to changing work practices wrought by the rapid innovation of new technologies, such as AI and robotics, as well as sustainability and enhanced collaboration. New research from Ricoh Europe finds that 61%...
Hyperconnectivity to drive payments in Africa

Hyperconnectivity to drive payments in Africa

Kathy Gibson is at Sibos to Africa 2019 in Midrand – When it comes to innovation in banking and payments, Africa can actually teach the western tech giants a thing or two. Arthur Goldstuck, CEO of World Wide Worx, points out that tech leaders like Microsoft CEO...

Browser notification scams have tripled

Fraudulent browser push notifications as a means of phishing and advertising are gaining popularity, with the share of users hit by the problem growing month-on-month this year. According to recent Kaspersky research, the monthly number of users affected has grown...

Technology makes paying taxes easier

Economies around the world have made it substantially easier for businesses to pay taxes thanks to technology, according to Paying Taxes 2020, an annual study of tax administration around the globe produced by PwC and the World Bank Group. The report, now in its 14th...

Xerox launches hostile takeover bid for HP Inc

Xerox will launch a hostile takeover bid for HP Inc, after the HP board declined to engage in a mutual due diligence. Last week, Xerox set a deadline of Monday (25 November) for the HP board to agree to conducting a due diligence exercise and threatened a hostile...
Fintech’s impact crosses industries, creates opportunities

Fintech’s impact crosses industries, creates opportunities

Financial services (FS) and technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) industries are using fintech to improve customer experience and heighten the appeal of their products and services as well as to sharpen operational efficiency and lower costs. They’re...