Technology has made the world a smarter place

Technology is embedded into every facet of modern life and with the arrival of artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT) and the fourth industrial revolution, people sometimes worry about the implications of every device being connected, but we are...

Technology brings stability to the oil industry

The oil industry has witnessed extreme crude price volatility in recent years. The dominant causes besides political factors include price speculation, the strengthening of US markets due to their ‘shale revolution’, and the increasing interest to leverage...

Ethical considerations for AI

There is little doubt that the pace of innovation is accelerating at unprecedented levels. Technology enabled breakthroughs are happening with increased frequency, enhancing the human life span, improving access to basic needs and leaving the general public with...

How blockchain will change the financial professional’s role

While the world debates whether bitcoin is the future of money or merely a bubble, there is another revolution underway using the technology associated with cryptocurrencies. By Charles Pittaway, MD of Sage Pay Called blockchain, this tech promises to bring massive...

5G a paradigm shift in the role of IoT

In just a couple of years, the fifth-generation mobile network will be commercially available, promising better connections, faster speeds and lower latency, for those living in a hyper connected world. It’s processing power, for example, has the potential to...

Get the nuts and bolts in place to stop data loss

Sensitive business information, customer details, financials, transactions and product information, all forms part of important data in organisations and is the lifeblood of every business. But, how much control do businesses have over their data, do they know where...