Turn vision into reality with the right AI strategy

Kathy Gibson reports from Dell Technologies Forum in Johannesburg - Today's leaders aren't asking whether to adopt AI, they're asking how to turn it into outcomes the business can see. And South African companies can no longer afford to take a wait-and-see attitude to...

Gloomy outlook for global economies as geopolitical tensions worsen

Coface’s latest risk review, Rates Against the Machine, has confirmed what the world dreaded just a few months ago has come to pass – rather than improve, the geopolitical situation has deteriorated once again. This, Coface says, puts upward pressure on commodity...

Banks are still missing the links between fraud and money laundering

Financial institutions are increasingly integrating their fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) systems, but intelligence and governance gaps remain. New fraud and AML convergence research from Datos Insights, commissioned by data and AI leader SAS, finds 86% report...

How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

Crypto wallet downloads drop by one-third

Cryptocurrencies made a serious comeback this year despite the regulatory twists and ups and downs seen in the past months. However, the global interest in apps that allow for cryptocurrency storage continues falling. According to data presented by AltIndex.com,...

Dubai’s vision for a human-centric digital city

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Dubai is known as one of the world's most technologically advanced cities, with an impressive array of intelligent and automated features making the city easy to navigate and govern. But, as they say in the classics, you ain't seen...

Banks still not fully integrating ESG

Environmental, social and governance criteria (ESG) are not yet fully integrated into banks' strategies around the world. More responsible banking practices can be achieved if banks make the criteria part of their risk management frameworks and measure it more...

Inflation back in target range during July

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on August 25 that consumer price inflation increased from 2,2% year-on-year (y-o-y) in June to 3,2% y-o-y in August. Article by Lullu Krugel, chief economist for PwC Strategy Africa, and Dr Christie Viljoen, PwC...

Covid-19 tops the list of threats in 2020

Covid-19 related threats were the single largest type of threat in the first half of the year. In just six months, Trend Micro blocked 8,8-million Covid-19-related threats, nearly 92% of which were email-based. Cybercriminals shifted their focus from January through...

WEF delays Davos meeting, adds virtual engagement

The World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos is the latest major event to be disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The organisation has decided to reschedule the 2021 event to later in the year. According to Adrian Monck, MD: public engagement at the World...

DeathStalker: an APT that spies on SMEs

Kaspersky researchers have published a detailed overview of DeathStalker, a "mercenary" advanced persistent threat (APT) group that has been leveraging efficient espionage attacks on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the financial sector since at least...

SA leads in online activism during pandemic

The Change.org Global Digital Civic Engagement Index shows a sharp increase, since the pandemic outbreak, of South Africans using online petitions to voice their concerns, influence policy and persuade decision makers to make changes on issues related to Covid-19....

Human contact still important in contact centres

In today's digitally-driven world, it is safe to say that businesses and brands that do not invest in digital channels are at risk of losing market share and relevance, with 90% of consumers looking for a seamless omni-channel experience. When it comes to customer...

Lombard Insurance also falls victim to cyber-attack

Another South African financial services company has become a cyber-attack victim. Lombard Insurance Company has admitted to its systems being breached, but details on how customers have been affected are still sketchy. Customers have been warned that their personal...

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