The fourth-generation USB standard is poised to set the next frontier of data sharing standards for the IT industry and consumers, say analysts.

It has become far more difficult for CFOs to ensure compliance across a decentralised network and a scattered workforce.

South Africa’s latest digital-only bank confirms it will be open to the public before the end of the year, with financial backing from seven investors.

Had the COVID-19 pandemic occurred prior to the large uptake of cloud technology, the economic fallout would have been far worse.

The allocation of spectrum is an opportunity to utilise communications tech for economic development for the country as a whole, says a World Wide Worx study.

Data, in particular, is teaching CFOs how technology can generate value.

According to the South Africa CFO 3.0 report, 87% of CFOs now play a role in digital transformation, and 15% of local CFOs are driving the digital agenda.

Finance professionals are catching on to the potential of emerging technologies, especially cloud services that can be easily deployed, adapted and managed.

The gap between what a CFO wants and what they can see technology provides has narrowed substantially.

The amalgamation of robotic process automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning has created a new breed of trailblazing senior financial decision-makers.

While cloud computing is now a standard business tool among African businesses, IT decision-makers remain concerned about the spate of data breaches.

Research by Sage and World Wide Worx shows that CFOs are bullish about digital's prospects and welcome automation performing more of their day-to-day accounting tasks.