SA’s e-commerce on track for 1bn transactions in 2025 

E-commerce has become an everyday necessity for South Africans, writes Jonathan De Matteis, head of sales at Pay@. Initially, only a niche audience was willing to see past some of the technology’s growing pains, such as purchases being limited to card transactions and...

Managing the third-party blindspot for DORA

The financial service industry is no stranger to stringent regulation. Unlike other sectors that have scrambled to comply with legislation such as NIS2, FS organisations are comparatively pretty diligent when it comes to data resilience and cybersecurity, writes Andre...

What you need to know about upcoming debit order changes

As the South African payments landscape prepares for a significant shift, businesses reliant on DebiCheck debit orders, and specifically when authentication was not successfully obtained from debtors, must brace themselves for the mandatory transition from the...

The rise of autonomous data recovery

Escalating cyber threats and attacks constantly put businesses under pressure, increasingly prompting organisations to shift their mindsets towards ensuring continuous operations and thus avoiding downtime and revenue loss. By Modeen Malick, principal systems engineer...

AI and its growing impact on compliance

While AI’s early promise sparked excitement, its slow maturity has created a unique period of uncertainty and opportunity. IT departments, in particular, find themselves at the intersection of AI’s development and the growing demands of compliance, reshaping how...