Online, mobile banking risks must be managed
Transforming Business and Driving Customer Centricity through the Intelligent Use of Technology and Data is the theme for this year’s GDS International CIO Africa Summit. Set to kick off tomorrow, in Cape Town, this event will bring together 70 senior decision makers...
Q-KON offers private satellite service
Q-KON’s Secure Private Satellite Network Service gives enterprise and financial customers throughout southern Africa the opportunity to leverage the high availability of satellite access networks with the regional span of terrestrial fibre networks to enable seamless,...
Analytics to improve banking, profitability
Predictive analytics is poised to make banking more client-centric, profitable and streamlined, says IBM. Lesley Plaistowe, partner and head of financial services at IBM South Africa, says predictive analytics is set to revolutionise banking on several fronts....
Automation eases IFRS compliance burden
Nigerian small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) can ease the process of complying with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by putting in place a robust accounting software package designed for today’s demanding regulatory environment. That’s...
Key managed services trends from SunGard
South Africa’s financial institutions continue to face a wide range of business challenges that are driving the need to manage risk, control costs, accelerate innovation and enhance operational efficiency. As firms strive to meet these growing requirements and build...
Pitney Bowes South Africa offers MYpbVerify
South African consumers are relying more and more on credit. According to the National Credit Regulator (NCR), the number of credit-active consumers is now at 20,29-million, an increase of 0,4% compared to the previous quarter. Based on the growing number of...
Pan-African banking solution demand grows
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest Bank by assets and market capitalisation, is seeing a continuation of demand for its services from international commodity traders and rapidly expanding regional and local businesses in Africa. This follows the withdrawal of several...
Insurers need to gain mobile traction
Leading international research group, Gartner, reported that even though CIOs rated mobility as the third most strategic technology for 2013, a large percentage of mobile projects have still failed to attract end-users in 2014.It believes this can be attributed to a...
Tax document storage solutions in the cloud
Cloud services are a global trend that is gaining popularity with locals too as more and more South Africans become comfortable socialising, transacting and backing up their information online. Now the world of tax has entered the cloud as TaxTim extends its offering...
Gemalto launches laser engraving solution
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, launches Sealys Colour in Polycarbonate, a remarkable innovation that allows very high quality colour photographs to be permanently embedded into polycarbonate documents such as IDs, driving licenses and passports. Images...
BankservAfrica PoS solution remains secure
A recent investigation conducted by Foregenix, an independent specialised information security, indicates that the Nomad PoS solution, a product from BankservAfrica, was not affected by a network intrusion in the processing environment in 2012. The investigation came...
Legacy transformation and SA insurers
Cloud, data, mobile and social media are all transforming the way consumers interact with their insurers. This represents an exciting opportunity for South African insurers that are willing to invest in new core technology. Historically, South African insurers have...