Swedfund invests USD 10 million to support MSME lending in East and Southern Africa
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Editorial
em 25/07/2025
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TECH NEWS
Swedish development finance institution provides funding to expand MSME access to formal credit across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Zambia, with focus on women-owned businesses and climate-resilient agriculture....
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SUPERSPAR Malelane upgrades ESLs with NEC XON after 13 years of reliable performance
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Editorial
em 24/07/2025
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MARKET & INDUSTRY
A long-standing partnership between South Africa’s largest SPAR in the Lowveld and NEC XON continues to deliver retail innovation, now with a new generation of electronic shelf labels....
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Salesforce appoints Amy Chang and David B. Kirk to its Board of Directors
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María Laura Palacios, CEO de G&L Group
em 15/07/2025
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Executive Moves
New directors deepen the Board’s innovation leadership and technical expertise for the agentic AI era...
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Paymenow secures R400 million credit facility from Standard Bank
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Editorial
em 11/07/2025
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TECH NEWS
South African earned wage access startup Paymenow has secured a ZAR400 million (US$22.5 million) working capital facility from Standard Bank to help it expand its employee financial wellness solutions across Africa....
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Oracle Database@AWS now generally available
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Editorial
em 08/07/2025
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NEWS
Enterprises including Fidelity Investments, Nationwide, and SAS are adopting Oracle Database@AWS to migrate and run Oracle Exadata Database Service and Oracle Autonomous Database on OCI within AWS...
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Alliance Bank uses SAS to elevate asset and liability management
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Editorial
em 02/07/2025
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MARKET & INDUSTRY
Malaysian financial services group tackles regulatory compliance, enhances data quality and transforms risk management
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4Sight Holdings invests R20 million in AI development to support African market expansion
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Editorial
em 28/06/2025
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TECH NEWS
4Sight Holdings reports strong 2025 results and outlines a R20 million AI investment plan through 2026 to scale intelligent automation across enterprise and government sectors in Africa....
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ContractPodAi powers next-gen legal AI with Microsoft
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Caren Godoy
em 28/06/2025
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MARKET & INDUSTRY
ContractPodAi is expanding its legal AI platform, Leah, by integrating Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models. The collaboration will drive innovation in legal, compliance, and procurement through next-gen intelligent agents and global scale via...
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Telkom launches free AI and ICT training to empower South African youth
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Editorial
em 19/06/2025
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TECH NEWS
Delivered in partnership with Netcampus Group and Microsoft, this initiative is designed to equip 100,000 South Africans aged 13 and older with critical skills needed to thrive in the 21st-century economy. ...
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AI and automation in finance: what finance leaders actually need to know for 2025 (and beyond)
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Bevani Vurdiah, Engagement Manager at Decision Inc.
em 11/06/2025
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Articles
Turning today’s finance challenges into tomorrow’s strategic wins – with a little help from AI or should I say, intelligent automation....
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dLocal announces intention to acquire AZA Finance
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Editorial
em 08/06/2025
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NEWS
Expands presence in growing Africa markets with increased cross-border volumes and enhanced capabilities in treasury solutions, stablecoin coverage and payout efficiency....
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Beyond the box: why IT distribution depends on real partnerships
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Andrew Harris, chief sales and marketing officer at DCC Technologies
em 08/06/2025
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Does Africa have the skills to benefit from AI?
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Editorial
em 25/05/2025
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NEWS
Africa stands to reap substantial benefits from artificial intelligence (AI) – but only if organisations are able to skill up in time....
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Ultimo Appoints Steven Elsham for AI-Powered EAM Advancement
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Editorial
em 23/05/2025
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Executive Moves
Ultimo, an IFS company, energizes the financial resilience, regulatory compliance and operational excellence for manufacturing, logistics and healthcare organizations through its innovative software-as-a-service (SaaS) enterprise asset management (EAM) so...
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Clinch launches as the world’s first WhatsApp-Based marketplace
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Editorial
em 22/05/2025
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TECH NEWS
Built by South Africa’s TMN, the platform lets users find, chat with, and buy from businesses, all within WhatsApp...
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Mukuru streamlines multi-country financial operations with NetSuite and BlueBridge One
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Editorial
em 21/05/2025
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MARKET & INDUSTRY
Mukuru was experiencing rapid growth and needed a robust financial management system to support its operations across multiple countries....
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Africa must prioritise skills to compete in global AI market
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Editorial
em 19/05/2025
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TECH NEWS
The research, which follows an earlier tech skills report released in 2023, was conducted at the end of 2024 among mid-size and enterprise-level companies, representing 100 respondents in Kenya (30), Nigeria (30) and SA (40)....
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Sage offers free AI Copilot to streamline accounting workflows
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Editorial
em 19/05/2025
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HIGHLIGHTS
New offer supports accountants with AI-powered tools to streamline workflows, stay compliant, and scale their services for MTD...
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Future of Jobs Summit aims to tackle youth unemployment in South Africa
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Editorial
em 15/05/2025
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NEWS
As South Africa grapples with the stark reality of youth unemployment, the Future of Jobs Summit is gearing up to present a strategic response aimed at igniting job creation and enhancing digital skills among the country’s young population....
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SynergERP enhances project delivery and visibility with PPO implementation
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Editorial
em 13/05/2025
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NEWS
SynergERP specialises in delivering end-to-end enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, with a focus on Sage X3 and Sage Intacct. ...
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