Prashant Prakash, Blockchain lead for Financial Services practice at Accenture in South Africa talks about the impact of blockchain on the banking industry and how organisations have expressed interest and are exploring... FULL STORY >

Globally, the import sector, particularly from a shipping perspective, has been dominated in 2017 by unsustainable low rates, bigger vessels and soft demand. This has resulted in industry consolidation and... FULL STORY >

The workplace collaboration platform shows no signs of slowing down as SoftBank closes an estimated $250 million round of funding, valuing Slack at $5 billion in the process. FULL STORY >

The South Korean company is expanding its portfolio into autonomous vehicles, following its latest announcement and initial $300 million investment. FULL STORY >

SAP recently announced results from its Digital Transformation Executive Study: 4 Ways Leaders Set Themselves Apart, which shows stark differences between organisations that have completed transformation projects and those that... FULL STORY >

More than 160 Junior Achievement South Africa graduates move into the next phase of the Youth Enterprise Development Programme. FULL STORY >

Skills development, job creation and small business growth at the heart of its corporate responsibility. FULL STORY >

SEACOM had made substantial investments in expanding its network infrastructure during 2016 and plans to significantly upgrade network bandwidth in 2017 to cater for the growth of big data, the cloud and video. FULL STORY >

Despite clocking 166 million daily active users, Snapchat still trails behind Instagram Stories, and the company is unsure if it will ever make a profit. FULL STORY >

For a bit of a different perspective on the challenges and opportunities that technology brings to the financial sector, TechSmart Business sat down with Deon Katz, the head of Investec Private Bank. FULL STORY >

SAP Africa today announced that it will award five bursaries to women across Africa to pursue careers in Data Science. FULL STORY >

Teraco today announced that it has raised a medium term funding facility from Absa amounting to R1.2 billion. FULL STORY >

That innovation is important and necessary for survival goes without saying. While there is no universal solution for organisations looking to improve their ability to generate, develop, and disseminate new ideas, some... FULL STORY >

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich stated at the LA Auto Show that Intel will invest $250 million over the next two years to develop autonomous vehicles. FULL STORY >

As MMI Holdings and Startupbootcamp InsurTech accelerator’s Fast Track days approach, a sharp focus has been placed on entrepreneurship, particularly in the innovation, technology and insurance space. Jonathan Stewart, managing partner at African... FULL STORY >