Digital set to transform higher education

Higher education CIOs recognize that key organisational priorities are enrolment and student success, but fail to show innovation with regard to the top technologies required to differentiate themselves and win, according to a survey from Gartner. However, a majority...

Customers take to in-branch digital channels

Banking customers who traditionally bank via branches are embracing in-branch digital banking channels, says First National Bank (FNB). The bank says its customers are increasingly using its spread of in-branch digital zones and free WiFi. Significantly, branch...

The rise of global assets under management

In a new report, “Asset & Wealth Management Revolution: Embracing Exponential Change”, PwC anticipates that global assets under management (AuM) will almost double in size by 2025, from $84,9-trillion in 2016 to $111.2-trillion by 2020, and then again...
Take-home pay starts to slide

Take-home pay starts to slide

September’s real disposable take-home income declined for the first time in seven months on a year-on-year basis as a higher rate of inflation resulted in disposable salaries declining by over 1,3% during the period. This is according to the latest...

Service provider competition in SA rises

Cyber-security is just one of the global and domestic challenges facing the South African banking and financial services (BFS) sector. As a result, the market for IT service providers has become highly competitive. In order to differentiate themselves from enterprises...

Altron delivers growth

During the past six months the continuing operations of JSE-listed Allied Electronics Corporation Limited (Altron) presented a significantly improved performance with a 5% increase in revenue to R6,8-billion and a 19% increase in EBITDA to R501-million. This growth...