Fighting fraud and financial crimes in the Generative AI age
By Industry Contributor 14 February 2024Generative AI has been proven to be a groundbreaking technology capable of creating realistic data and media. But this means it has also opened significant new avenues for financial crimes.Marcin Nadolny from SAS explains. FULL STORY >
Collaboration key to bridging the digital skills gap in Africa
By Industry Contributor 18 January 2024André Zitzke, Manager: SAS Global Academic Programs in Africa explains how and why we urgently need to address the digital skills gap. FULL STORY >
SAS highlights NWU's innovative approach to developing data scientists
By Staff Writer 5 December 2023Global analytics leader SAS has shed light on the transformative partnership between the North-West University (NWU) Centre for Business Mathematics and Informatics (BMI) and leading financial institutions to foster data... FULL STORY >
SAS consumer survey shows 65% of South Africans experienced more fraud last year than in any other country surveyed.
By Staff Writer 29 November 2023A SAS consumer survey has revealed that 65% of South Africans experienced more fraud last year than in any other country surveyed. FULL STORY >
SAS unveils software as a service products for rapid AI application development
By Staff Writer 21 September 2023New SaaS offerings enable the creation of React apps and models developed in Python, R or SAS. FULL STORY >
SAS unpacks how to ride the new waves of sanctions in the South African financial markets
By Staff Writer 8 September 2023At the recent Anti-Money Laundering Financial Crime Conference hosted by TCI this week in Johannesburg, experts convened to shed light the challenges of anti-money laundering (AML) compliance and fraud... FULL STORY >
Bias must be thwarted with ethical AI to protect patients and healthcare industry
By Staff Writer 7 July 2023SAS, a leader in analytics and artificial intelligence (AI), has underscored the urgency of eliminating bias through the use of ethical AI in response to the growing concerns around automated claim processing in... FULL STORY >
South African teams lead the way in SAS hackathon
By Staff Writer 23 May 2023Two South African teams are leading the charge for real-world change in the annual SAS Hackathon FULL STORY >
Masking the real disaster? South Africans left in the dark after State of Disaster announcement
By Industry Contributor 14 February 2023By Mzukisi Kota, Partner, Lubumba Kamukwamba, Senior Associate & Lize-Mari Doubell, Candidate Attorney from Webber Wentzel FULL STORY >
SAS fortifies the fight against money laundering
By Staff Writer 15 December 2022It is believed that 2% to 5% of global GDP, or US$800 billion to US$2 trillion, is laundered annually, and this is a conservative estimate. For South African companies, the reality of the country potentially being grey listed by the Financial... FULL STORY >
MTN Group launches programme to bridge the data analytics skills gap
By Staff Writer 17 November 2022To address Africa’s digital skills gap, MTN Group, through some of its operating companies, is partnering with SAS Training, Courses & Classes to train up to 100 young people in data analytics. FULL STORY >
How technology is helping travel rebound post pandemic
By Ryan Noik 7 November 2022VFS Global unpacks how technology is enabling the travel industry to recover from the pandemic - and how visa processing has changed for the better. FULL STORY >
SAS takes Teachers4DataAnalytics workshops on a roadshow
By Staff Writer 26 October 2022As part of the Teachers4DataAnalytics program, global analytics leader, SAS held workshops at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) recently to provide those teachers in... FULL STORY >
SAS Summit demonstrates how AI can cast a safety net over African financial services
By Staff Writer 16 September 2022Global analytics leader SAS recently hosted a Summit in Lagos, focused on enabling a new era of financial services. FULL STORY >
SAS and SingleStore deliver next-generation data and analytics architecture
By Staff Writer 23 August 2022SAS Viya with SingleStore aimed at simplifying data access, improving productivity and expanding analytical insights. FULL STORY >
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