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| |  | JACO NEL Cybersecurity is becoming a big concern affecting both SMEs and major tech companies, and as long as the tech ecosystem in Africa keeps booming, cybersecurity threats will keep growing... Read |  | KAREN NADASEN How do payment providers prepare for the rapid growth of online shoppers in Africa? Karen Nadasen, CEO of PayU South Africa and the chair of the Ecommerce Forum of South Africa, weighs in... Read |  | GARY ALLEMANN Now more than ever, businesses are looking to cut down on costs while optimising their cloud usage. However, the cloud is not a one-size-fits-all solution for all applications, and cloud costs are determined by each business's unique needs... Read |  | |
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 | Convergence Partners has announced the closing of its Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund at $296m... Read |
| Cyber Security |
 | The digital pendulum is swinging back to pre-pandemic agendas, offering security leaders in the banking world a chance to revisit longer-term projects and take advantage of the tech crunch layoffs to bolster their security teams... Read |
| Data & Analytics |
 | ISSUED BY FUNDZA To mark this year's World Data Protection Day (28 January 2023), a group of literacy specialists and data privacy advocates have joined up to publish a new piece of YA (young adult) fiction about data privacy... Read |
| Hardware |
 | EMILY STANDER Logitech is a well-known brand with a pretty wide range of products to choose from, and in my experience, they have been quite reliable... Read |
| ICT |
 | Kevin Britz and Craig Page-Lee discuss why there have been so many layoffs in the marketing and IT sectors... Read |
| Internet |
 | GRANT MCMULLIN The internet is an ever-evolving beast and we're now into what is seen as its third major iteration: Web3. But what does this mean? Read |
| Mobile & Apps |
 | KATJA HAMILTON Soon banking and retail cards with magnetic stripes will long be a thing of the past, with EMV chip cards and EMV mobile already paving the way for a new-generation of payment processing across the banking and retail sector... Read |
 | OMAR H. FARES The recent release of the ChatGPT chatbot in November 2022 has generated significant public interest... Read |
| Services |
 | CHRIS WOOD Payments have gone through rapid change and, unless traditional banks pay careful attention to their supporting infrastructure, they are unlikely to remain relevant in an increasingly competitive environment... Read |
 | LELEN UDAYAN By definition, a truly frictionless customer experience (CX) is unobtainable even though it is the end state every fintech company strives for... Read |
| Software |
 | ISSUED BY BET SOFTWARE On Saturday 28 January, 2023, BET Software celebrated with Velabahleke High School's Class of 2022, at the ninth annual top achievers awards. Once again, the school achieved a 100% pass rate with 396 distinctions in total... Read |
| Technology |
 | KATJA HAMILTON The South African Reserve Bank governor, Lesetja Kganyago confirmed that - despite the country's success with Project Khokha 2 - South Africa will be adopting a wait-and-see approach when it comes to rolling out Retail central bank digital currency (CBDC)... Read |
 | HPE Aruba Networking revealed its predictions for the retail industry at NRF 2023, unpacking how retailers will leverage tech to get ahead of evolving customer demands and operational challenges over the next 12-18 months... Read |
 | Despite the global VC downturn, the African tech ecosystem grew faster than all other markets globally... Read |
 | ISSUED BY LG Most of us grew up playing video games with simple graphics on box-shape TVs, never imagining how technology would change the way we experience our favourite hobby... Read |
| Telecoms |
 | ALEXANDER WINNING AND BHARGAV ACHARYA South Africa's foreign minister Naledi Pandor on Friday called on mobile operator MTN Group and the Ghana Revenue Authority to find a solution to a $773m tax dispute... Read |
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 | JONATHAN COLMER Kenya, Malawi, Gabon, Nigeria and Togo have already indicated their intention to collaborate with the market... Read |
 | VINCENT OBISIE-ORLU Successful ESG measurement systems on the African continent must be responsive to local contexts... Read |
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 | In terms of spending categories, topping the list were grocery stores and supermarkets at R26bn, and betting outlets (including lottery tickets, casino gambling and off-track betting) at R11.7bn... Read |
 | The first of our exclusive #BizTrends2023 interviews is with Dion Chang, trend expert and founder of Flux Trends... Read |
 | It's impact all round, as the month-long #BizTrends2023: BIGIMPACT! festival reaches its climax with Flux Trends partner Bronwyn Williams... Read |
 | RACHEL SAVAGE AND KOPANO GUMBI While Godongwana said a transfer would happen in phases to keep South Africa's debt-to-GDP levels stable, he did not provide details... Read |
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 | BET Software is on a mission to push technological boundaries to create world-class online and retail betting solutions, as well as other pioneering software solutions and systems. |
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