AlphaCode supports fintech startups with R23m

AlphaCode, Rand Merchant Investment Holdings (RMI)’s incubation, acceleration and investment vehicle has awarded R23-million supplier development loans to three fintech startups: Zande Africa, Bright On Capital and Livestock Wealth. Dominique Collett, head of...

How HR can maximise cost optimisation

Due to the economic uncertainty across most industries and markets, 92% of human resources (HR) leaders are prioritising budgeting and cost optimisation initiatives, according to a benchmarking survey by Gartner. While HR leaders face increasing pressure to drive...

086 and 087 numbers ported successfully

The Telecoms Academy confirms that 086 and 087 numbers have successfully been tested and ported in test environments. The company believes it will only be a matter of time for holders of these numbers, mostly corporate customers with large inbound call-centres, to...

Tough economic climate takes a toll on SMEs

Despite a slight improvement in the second quarter, South Africa’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are struggling under the lash of a tough economic climate. The Experian Business Debt Index (BDI), which reflects the relative ability for business to pay...

Trends set to transform marketing ecosystems

Artificial intelligence (AI) for marketing, customer data platforms (CDPs) and realtime marketing are some of the technologies at the Peak of Inflated Expectations in digital marketing and advertising, according to Gartner. Among the 28 technologies represented in the...

Tax refund scam drives malware spike

During the second quarter of 2019 Kaspersky experts detected multiple mailshots pretending to be offers for tax refunds worldwide. This period is traditionally used as a deadline for filing tax returns and refunds in many countries. Using the scheme, criminals were...