FSS and Oracle partner to transform digital payments
By Press Release 22 November 2019FSS, one of India’s largest payments processor and a leading global provider of integrated payment products, and US-based Oracle Financial Services, will collaborate to enhance digital payments for banks. FULL STORY >
Opinion: African challenger banks are primed by tech to disrupt financial services industry
By Opinion 20 September 2019The road is open for African banks, particularly challengers, to shake up the market with best new technologies and services, according to Andile Solutions FULL STORY >
Opinion - Digital Payments may hold the key to African economic prosperity
By Staff Writer 12 September 2019Aida Diarra, Senior Vice President and Group Country Manager for Visa Sub Saharan Africa explains what fundamentals are missing in African SMEs - and what they can do about it. FULL STORY >
Industry Insight - Why Biometric Technology will be key to Digital Transformation for SA Banks
By Industry Contributor 9 September 2019Lance Fanaroff, a Director at iiDENTIFii, explains why biometrics is essential to banks if they wish to come out ahead of cyber attacks and handle the rise of digital transformation. FULL STORY >
Industry advice - Wisdom of the tribe: how crowdsourcing can accelerate innovation in financial services
By Industry Contributor 20 August 2019Crowdsourced innovation management plays a vital role in financial services firms of the future, asserts Steve Lauter, Head Banking (Africa) at Wipro Limited. FULL STORY >
SingularityU Exponential Finance Summit: Financial service providers be warned
By Ryan Noik 3 June 2019Winter is coming for established financial service providers, but those prepared can spring ahead spring. This was the message from CEO and founder of T-Labs, Amin Toufani, at the SingularityU Exponential Finance... FULL STORY >
South Africans open to automated financial assistance
By Press Release 12 November 2018A new report from Deloitte has revealed that South Africans are not only open to using automated financial advice, they are even prepared to pay for it. FULL STORY >
Interview with Old Mutual: The Transformation of a traditional financial institution in a Digital World
By Ryan Noik 22 October 2018If there is one industry that has been caught in the digital transformation siren’s call, it has been financial services. TechSmart’s Ryan Noik (RN) chats to Vuyo Mpako: Chief Digital &... FULL STORY >
Opinion - Payments in Africa drives innovation
By Ryan Noik 19 October 2018Demand on the continent for geographically dispersed, less expensive and more efficient local and cross-border payments systems is accelerating development. Hannalie Marsh, General Manager of Wirecard South Africa, explains. FULL STORY >
IoT explained for the CFO in just six short words
By Opinion 15 August 2018Roger Hislop, Senior Engineer: R&D, Internet Solutions explains how better resourcing, reduced waste and managed risk can be achieved through the Internet of Things. FULL STORY >
Cloud and partnerships key to survival for finservs
By Press Release 10 July 2018Financial institutions need to pay attention to how they work with data, and how leveraging the cloud can help them keep pace with other industries. Ron Raffensperger, CTO for Data Centre Solutions at Huawei Enterprise, explains. FULL STORY >
Top financial apps of 2018
By Staff Writer 6 June 2018Written in conjunction with Hippo.co.za. FULL STORY >
Trust & compliance: customer relationship challenges for financial services providers
By Opinion 3 May 2018Darrel Orsmond, Financial Services Industry head at SAP Africa, looks at how a recent data privacy scandal could effect the GDPR countdown and consumer trust. FULL STORY >
Opinion - Paving the way for greater women involvement in financial services and other industries
By Opinion 16 April 2018There is still some work to be done to get more girls interested in pursuing careers in the technology field and to enable women to climb the ladder into leadership positions. Maubate Kekana, Head... FULL STORY >
MIT and Mastercard Foundation Launch 2018 Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion
By Press Release 13 March 2018Applications open to find Africa’s most innovative Start-ups meeting the greatest financial inclusion challenges. FULL STORY >
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