Standard Bank has fended off a phishing attack launched early this morning.
Financial organisations should see technology as an approach to business innovation, but it should be aligned with business strategy, says Gartner.
SMS is possibly the most effective, yet simplest solution against banking fraud as well as most other security attacks, says Pieter de Villiers, CEO of Clickatell.
International Bank of Qatar has expanded its consulting relationship with PIC Solutions by signing a RiskMentor contract.
NSFAS fintech partners to challenge contract cancellations
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Business intelligence (BI) is attracting significant attention, as local companies delve deeper into their data.
New eBucks member registrations and activity increased substantially on the back of the `Greatest Reward on Earth` competition launched in August, says eBucks and First National Bank.
Spescom DataFusion has signed a deal with the Nedbank Group to supply a recording solution to the Global Business division.
Huawei Cloud drives African FinTech innovation
Mark Wang, Solution Architect at Huawei Cloud Southern Africa, spoke to ITWeb about Huawei being a strategic partner in the banking sector. He also addressed challenges for banks in SA and potential growth in the payment ecosystem for customers. #huaweicloud #fintech #digitalbanking
Diners Club International has signed a CredITMentor software services contract with PIC Solutions.
The Central Bank of Swaziland has decided to implemente a business continuity strategy and has appointed Ingran Africa and Drive Control Corporation (DCC).
Siemens Communications has been appointed to supply voice communication equipment to the Old Mutual and the Nedbank Group, as part of a joint network deal.
The future of banking in Africa
MTN and Huawei, in partnership with Brainstorm magazine, held an executive roundtable on 11 May for industry insiders from the financial sector to discuss emerging technologies and digitisation in the banking space. #mtn #huawei #fintech
Business electronic banking has become so ubiquitous that one would expect the participants to be blas'e about it all. Not so. Constant reminders in the media keep bankers and customers alike on their toes.
Absa has implemented an anti-money-laundering solution to monitor accounts for suspicious activity.
PIC Solutions will be presenting at the annual statistical conference in Grahamstown on 31 October-4 November 2005.