Africa is moderately ready to face escalating cyber threats
African organisations demonstrate a moderate level of readiness in security culture. This is according to KnowB4's 2024 Security Culture Report for Africa, which provides a detailed analysis of the intricate relationship between security practices and employee...
2023 saw two critical cyber incidents a day
The frequency of high-severity incidents with direct human involvement exceeded two per day in 2023. According to the Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response (MDR) this trend was observed across all industries with financial, IT, government, and industrial sectors at...
In future, B2B sales organisations will base decisions on data, not intuition
By 2026, 65% of B2B sales organisations will transition from intuition-based to data-driven decision making, using technology that unites workflow, data and analytics, according to Gartner. The market is growing rapidly with the rush to virtual selling due to the...
Buy now pay later gets twice as many recommendations as banks
South African customers who have used buy now, pay later to purchase goods would overwhelmingly recommend it as a payment method. In contrast, customers of South African banks aren't even half as likely to recommend financial services from their banks. This emerged in...
QR code payments set to reach $3trn by 2025
A new study from Juniper Research predicts that the global spend using QR code payments will reach over $3-trillion by 2025; rising from $2,4-trillion in 2022. This growth of 25% will be driven by the increasing focus on improving the level of financial inclusion in...
Currency risk a major challenge when investing in Africa
Although currency risk is present throughout the investment process, it was most impactful for both fund managers and limited partners (LPs) at the time of portfolio exit. This is among the findings of a special report series exploring the "Currency Risk Management...
Ukraine war set to hamper SME growth
2022 was set to be a year of growth and recovery for South African small businesses, however, the war in Ukraine is beginning to thwart this projection. The World Trade Organisation has recently slashed its global growth forecast to 2,8% from 4,1% before the war....
Valuation of Top 100 fintechs nears $3trn
Data presented by Tradingplatform.com indicates that the global value of the Top 100 fintechs is $2,8-trillion and is steadily approaching the $3-trillion mark. Commenting on the data, Tradingplatform.com's Edith Reads says: "The fintech industry has grown from...
Key trends driving transformation of consumer behaviour
As digital transformation takes root across the consumer ecosystem, businesses must expand and deepen their relationships with consumers to better understand their wants, needs, and aspirations. With its expanded Future Consumer research, International Data...
Role-players must share responsibility to clean up SOEs
Reacting to the publication of the Zondo Commission's latest reports on the capture of Eskom, the Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA) says that a concerted effort is necessary to address the ongoing issue of how directors and senior appointments are made in...
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Kasperky wins AV-Comparatives award
Kaspersky Internet Security has received AV-Comparatives’ highest Advanced+ award following the results of a study by the respected research laboratory. The study included a series of tests designed to evaluate the impact security software has on a PC’s performance....
SanDisk reaches 2bn microSD card milestone
SanDisk Corporation has announced it has shipped more than two-billion microSD cards since it started commercial shipment of the technology 10 years ago. The company commemorates this milestone on the eve of Mobile World Congress Shanghai. Invented by SanDisk in 2004,...
Reputable cloud providers key for banks
Cloud-based services have become increasingly popular among small and large businesses alike. This change in technology and regulation means that financial institutions are under pressure to source solutions that are flexible in meeting security risks. Banks need to...
Tsogo Sun, Decision Inc. improve invoicing
Decision Inc. has tailored a Microsoft SharePoint-based system to enable the Tsogo Sun group to more effectively process and manage travel agent invoices, significantly reducing debtor days. About the client Tsogo Sun is a premier gaming, hotel and entertainment group...
OfficeJet printers are ideal for SMEs
South Africa, and many other countries, has a thriving small to medium enterprise (SME) market and printing remains an essential part of everyday business for these companies, says Robbie Johnson, retail manager at DCC. However, quality is often of the utmost...
Surveillance improves sporting event safety
Major sporting events, including local and international rugby and soccer, attract thousands of spectators into stadiums across the country. Ensuring the safety and security of these audiences as well as the players can prove to be a challenging task, says Laurence...
Boost customer satisfaction with technology
Developments in technology and new business trends such as social networking and mobility have all resulted to make the customer king within the mobile-first, cloud-first era, says Leon Wright, Cloud & Enterprise Business Group lead at Microsoft South Africa....
Painting a picture with data
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New WorkCentre 3225 from Xerox
To give small businesses a competitive edge in today’s enterprise market, Bytes Document Solutions, the largest Xerox distributor in the world, has introduced the Xerox WorkCentre 3225 multifunction printer, with more features to support individual or small business...
UPS versus AVR: why your business needs both
Given the current and very real power crisis in South Africa, and the fact that it is set to continue for the foreseeable future, a generator coupled with a uninterruptable power supply (UPS) is fast becoming essential equipment for both businesses and households, says Marco Da Silva, MD of Power Solutions, The Jasco Group.
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