FirstRand takes 20% stake in fintech Optasia
Coinciding with the IPO of Optasia – one of the world’s largest AI-powered fintech platforms providing financial access to people in emerging markets - FirstRand says it is acquiring 20,1% of the firm. “FirstRand believes that this investment in Optasia represents an...
How to combat disinformation attacks
By 2028, enterprise spending on battling misinformation and disinformation will surpass $30-billion - cannibalising 10% of marketing and cybersecurity budgets to combat a multifront threat, according to Gartner. In the new Gartner book World Without Truth, authors...
How long until we see gender parity?
Globally, women currently hold just 34% of senior leadership positions, up 0.5 percentage points from 2024, according to the 2025 Grant Thornton Women in Business report. At this pace, we’ll not see gender parity in senior management roles in mid-market companies...
Air cargo demand rises in January
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for January 2025 global air cargo markets showing that total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTK), rose by 3,2% compared to January 2024 levels (3,6% for international operations) for an 18th...
Global fintech investment hits a seven-year low
2024 was another difficult year for fintech, with just $95,6-billion of investment globally across 4 639 deals. Both global fintech investment and the number of deals fell to levels not seen since 2017, according to the Pulse of Fintech H2’24, a bi-annual report...
FNB, Standard share top spot for customer experience
FNB and Standard Bank have been named joint winners of the inaugural Customer Experience (CE) Index for the consumer banking industry for 2024. Developed and managed by Professor Adré Schreuder, head of the industry Chair in Customer Experience at the University of...
RCS sees five-fold adoption increase in 2024
Adoption of Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging has rocketed, according to Infobip’s latest Messaging Trends Report. Infobip analysed more than 530-billion interactions on its platform between businesses and consumers in 2024 to identify the latest global...
Android powers the bulk of mobile Web traffic
For years, Android has been generating the lion's share of mobile web traffic, thanks to its massive global user base, which grew even more with the rise of Chinese smartphone vendors. But in 2024, its dominance surged to new heights, reaching its highest share in...
Intel adds to Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) AI PC portfolio
Intel has launched its Intel Core Ultra 200U, 200H, 200HX and 200S series processors, alongside the Intel Core Ultra 200V series. This expanded portfolio, launched today at MWC 2025, equips businesses around the world a comprehensive solution of compute performance,...
Developers excited about the benefits of AI agents
Nine out of 10 developers are excited about AI’s impact on their careers, and an overwhelming 96% expect it to change the developer experience for the better. Salesforce’s latest State of IT survey reveals that four in five IT leaders believe AI agents will become as...
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SAS acquires Kamakura
SAS has acquired Honolulu-based Kamakura, which provides specialised software, data and consulting that helps financial organisations across the spectrum – banks, insurance companies, asset managers, pension funds and more – manage a variety of financial risks. SAS’...
Partnership empowers youth with digital skills
Forge Academy & Labs has partnered with the Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT SETA) to introduce an array of information and communication technology (ICT) interventions to bridge the digital skills gap...
New grant funding round for local technologies
Applications are now open for the Design Innovation Seed Fund (DISF). Designers, inventors, entrepreneurs and product developers with pre-revenue innovations can apply for grant funding of up to R800 000. The DISF is a project of the Craft and Design Institute (CDI)...
SA software engineers are moving to Europe, without leaving home
Companies looking for local software engineers might find they have lost them to Europe - without them leaving the country. This is because, while South African developers’ skills are increasingly in demand across Europe, they no longer need to emigrate to land these...
Applications for Shoprite bursaries now open
The Shoprite Group is offering all-inclusive bursaries for the 2023 academic year to high-performing students enrolled for degrees in Accounting, Information Technology, UI Design, Food Science and more. Every year the Group supports on average 300 students, at an...
Veeam previews modern data protection solutions
Veeam Software brought its VeeamON Tour 2022 event in Johannesburg, with the theme of ‘Transform your Modern Data Protection Strategy’. Chris Norton, Regional Director for Africa at Veeam, discussed pertinent South African developments in the opening keynote, followed...
Do you dislike your bank’s chatbot? Help is on the way
Customer service in call centres, particularly in the banking sector, has been variable, at best, for a number of reasons. By Ryan Falkenberg, co-CEO of Clevva Technologically, many businesses are still siloed. This means agents don’t always have access to everything...
DMaaS a solution for hybrid cloud complexity woes
After an initial scramble to move everything to the cloud, companies are increasingly moving to a hybrid cloud environment, with a mix of private and public cloud infrastructure and services, coupled with on-premises storage. By Iniel Dreyer, MD of Data Management...
SA developers compete with the best in the world
In South Africa, the past few years have seen many companies move towards adopting agile software development. And even if it does not always align completely with the tenets of the Agile Manifesto, there has been an increased pace of development taking place in the...
Supply chain disruptions drive construction industry juggling act
Since 2020 South Africa’s construction industry has had to contend with enforced pandemic-induced shutdowns, civil unrest, natural disasters and more recently, the ongoing war in Ukraine, all of which have wreaked havoc on supply chains and severely hampered the...
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Business Intelligence (BI) Developer
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