Transnet’s Pandelani Munyai and Absa’s Jochem Melis win the public and private sector categories at the 2026 ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Awards, recognising their leadership in digital transformation.
Developed and implemented by Projectized Management in partnership with Absa, the programme is built around a Salesforce certification pathway.
Lawyers present hallucinated cases, a judge had ChatGPT reconcile car payments and another tested it on dubious citations, while experts say judges must stay accountable.
The bank ventures into the retail crypto market, allowing customers to trade five crypto-currencies through its share trading platform.
SA’s new-energy vehicles market is shaped by affordability concerns, Chinese brands and lower operating costs, says Cars.co.za.
SA’s major banks shift digital transformation towards measurable returns, as AI moves deeper into core operations.
Mall-based kiosks become central to Nedbank’s strategy, as it transforms traditional branches into tech-enabled service centres.
Investment focuses on strengthening digital infrastructure, enhancing cyber security, and advancing data, cloud and AI initiatives.
The bank implements an AI and optical character recognition solution to improve the efficiency of the debt review process.
The new payment API enables real-time, bank-authenticated transactions while removing manual EFT steps for merchants.
Home Affairs expands smart ID replacement, processing more than 250 000 transactions in just over three months.
As payment infrastructure becomes increasingly shared and interoperable, banks will need to find new ways to differentiate themselves through innovation, partnerships and customer experience.
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