by Dianne Bayley | Mar 9, 2020 | Fintech
As South Africa officially enters a recession, the local venture capital industry remains resilient, with investors continuing to look for deals and untapped potential in the market. The latest South African Venture Capital Association (SAVCA) annual survey notes that...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 25, 2020 | Fintech
There’s a term in psychology and science fiction that describes when technology advances too fast for the individual to understand or respond to it: Technoshock, writes Swami Natarajan Saas Sales Dev & Strategy Leader – Oracle ECEMEA. All industries are currently...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 21, 2020 | Fintech
South Africa, 20 January 2020: The world’s first Financial Prosperity Barometer by PayU surveyed multiple markets and global regions to establish how they perceived the concept of prosperity and found a clear connection between perceived prosperity and access to...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 19, 2020 | Fintech
Imagine that you have a savings account with an interest rate of 1% per year, while inflation annually is running at 2%, writes Glenn Gillis, CEO, Sea Monster. After one year, with the money in this account, would you be able to buy more than you could today, less or...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 17, 2020 | Fintech
Over the past decade, technology has radically changed the way businesses operate. Now, even small businesses have access to powerful tools that were previously expensive or complicated, writes Colin Timmis, General Country Manager, Xero SA and professional...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 13, 2020 | Fintech
Cryptocurrency exchange Luno is expecting greater adoption of bitcoin and altcoins in 2020, continuing the momentum gained in 2019, writes Marius Reitz, Luno GM for Africa. Here’s what he sees crypto doing this year. Regulation With the crypto space maturing...
