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“Dire Implications” for Financial Services Unwilling to Digitise, says Standard Bank
Digitisation is driving the convergence of industries across the globe resulting in traditional financial services groups contending with a range of new competitors, says one of SA’s big four banks – Standard Bank. According to the findings of a report…
Cybersecurity Should Be a Top Priority for Africa’s Digital Transformation
Cloud adoption in South Africa and many other African countries is accelerating, helped along by the COVID-19 workplace disruption, and the need to reduce costs, manage risk and scale, and become more competitive. There are many drivers behind digital transformation…
Blue Prism’s Greg Newton on the Digitalisation of Customer Experience
Blue Prism is a global leader in intelligent enterprise automation. The company says it can transform the way work is done and accelerate the operational efficiency of organisations by “…making it easy for your people to automate the processes that…
Webinar: Go Paperless and Automate with Adobe & Microsoft
Join DaxData and IT News Africa on the 18th of August 2021 to find out how to transform your organisation’s paper-based processes with Adobe & Microsoft. The worldwide pandemic has accelerated digital transformation in Africa to new, unprecedented speeds, and…
VYZYO and CAMPOST to Launch Digital Payment Services in Cameroon
VYZYO, a rapidly growing mobile financial services technology company, and CAMPOST, the national provider of postal and financial services in Cameroon, have announced that the two companies signed a commercial partnership agreement to deploy and operate digital payment and mobile…
How IoT Tracking Tech is Keeping the Cargo Airline Industry Airborne
According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), air cargo transports over $6 trillion worth of goods, accounts for approximately 35% of world trade by value, creates millions of jobs, and contributes to global economic development. Yet, despite the industry’s…
84% of Kenyans Say Digital Devices Improve their Livelihoods – Survey
Digital devices and services have improved the daily lives of 84% of Kenyans – while nearly one third said that it had boosted their incomes. These are among the key findings of a unique cross-country survey that provides a comprehensive…
3 Crucial Reasons Why Financial Services Need to Accelerate Digital
“Go digital or go dark” – Companies that fail to heed this advice, irrespective of sector, run a great risk in the age of technological revolution. Consumers prioritise convenience and will often not see the need to step out of…
Why A Future-Proof Data Centre Environment is Key to Digital Transformation
According to a recent report, Africa needs 700 data centre facilities to meet the growing demand for capacity and density in today’s digitally-driven operating environment. This is easier said than done given the power, land, and water requirements of modern…
Harish Lala, SVP of Zensar SA, on Mindsets for Successful Digital Transformation
Harish Lala is the Senior Vice President and Head, Africa for Zensar South Africa, a technology consulting and services company present in 33 locations globally. Zensar specialises in helping organisations with their digital business transformation, and the company has experience…
Jonas Bogoshi, CEO of BCX SA, on Digital Transformation & The Future of Work
Jonas Bogoshi is the CEO of BCX South Africa, an ICT company based in Johannesburg that offers solutions to help future proof businesses. The company says, “We take care of your technology so that your workforce is free to focus…
Why Technology Needs to Be Harnessed for Africa to Recover from the Pandemic
Despite the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on African economies, there is no doubt that the continent has the potential to recover given the fact that with a large youth population it promises to be a major consumption…
Togo Celebrates the Opening of its First Data Centre
The first data centre built in the West African country of Togo has officially opened for business in the country’s capital of Lomé. The opening of the data centre forms part of the Togolese government’s National Development Plan to ensure…
Award-Winning Haller Farmers App Launches on iOS
As technology develops and becomes increasingly available in rural East African communities, Kenya-based NGO and UK-founded charity, the Haller Foundation continues to evolve and innovate to meet the changing needs of farmers. To this end, the Haller Foundation has officially…
The Haller Foundation and Mara Phones Boost Accessibility to Mobile Technology Across Rural Africa
Digital transformation has been actively and earnestly accelerated across Africa, with more companies and organisations than ever investing time, money and skills towards the goal. This has been pushed even further by the effects of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. According…
Sub-Saharan Africa to Reach 70 Million 5G Subscriptions in Next 5 Years
Ericsson projects via a new report that 5G mobile subscriptions will exceed 580 million by the end of 2021, driven by an estimated one million new 5G mobile subscriptions every day. “Fastest Adopted Mobile Generation” The forecast, which features in…
