Banks struggle for relevance

Banks struggle for relevance

By Kathy Gibson – South African banks are in danger of becoming less profitable — and less relevant — unless they find new and innovative ways of serving their retail customers that compete with new, mostly digital entrants. This is the top-level...

FMF urges resolution on spectrum allocation

The conflict between National Treasury and Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) with regard to the national spectrum auction in the 2.6 GHz band must be resolved … and quickly. This is the word from the Free Market Foundation (FMF), which...

The challenges of cryptocurrency regulation

Regulators face substantial challenges when evaluating the risks associated with cryptocurrencies. While cryptocurrencies hold significant promise for economic growth in Africa, there is a strong case for cryptocurrency regulation. The evolution of cryptocurrencies...

SA’s e-commerce set for weekend bonanza

As South African consumers and retailers prepare for the shopping spree associated with the international trend of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the real achievement for the country will be the expected improvement in the adoption of e-commerce. Dr Christoph...

Black Friday set to test retailers

With digital transformation initiatives permeating everything business does, the Black Friday and Cyber Monday period this year is expected to illustrate just how far online retailers have come in embracing availability. And with this in mind, Veeam Software has...

Digitalisation could boost Africa’s ports

Africa’s commercial ports should invest in revamping their enterprise applications and digitalising their operations as part of the multi-billionaire dollar capacity expansion projects underway across much of the continent. Such investments in technology hold...