The grass IS greener!

Criminal activity is a reality of the world we live in, which means that combatting fraud, money laundering and terrorism financing is too. For any transactional company, this is paramount to reducing losses and minimising penalties such as higher fees for merchants and consumers. For South Africa, a significant consequence has been our greylisted status that impacts our economy and the ease of international business. The obvious answer is to […]

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To evolve or stagnate? That is the question!

Hamlet’s soliloquy, in the Shakespearean play that bears his name, essentially questions the value of life. “To be, or not to be, that is the question”, he begins as he waxes lyrical about our powerlessness: that living is a passive state, subject to the whims of fortune; and dying an active one whereby we reclaim our control. Yet, potent as his melancholic speech is, I proffer an alternative to our […]

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Practically perfect in every way: resolving the CIO dilemma

Mary Poppins arrived on a fortuitous wind and brought order to the Banks’ household in creative and exciting ways. She encouraged Jane and Michael to engage their imaginations to visualise the impossible, then focus their energy on manifesting it. Her unobtrusive travelling bag contained numerous wonders that transcended its size and stretched the realms of possibility. She made the miraculous an everyday occurrence, animated the mundane and blew the competition […]

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One size fits all? One of our unique selling points

Do you remember the days of the one size fits all T-shirt? You’d be at a festival or concert and want a memento of your favourite musician, so you buy the T-shirt but it’s too baggy or maybe you’re lucky and it fits. Then you grow or put on weight and what was your favourite top is relegated to the back of your cupboard. You don’t get them much these […]

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Open up the future: understanding the legacy tech conundrum

In our personal lives we enthusiastically embrace new technology. We count down the days to our next upgrade, eye the latest gadgets and happily bring home smart TVs. Thrilled with the new possibilities we eagerly devour all they have to offer. So why do companies cling to their legacy tech as if it’s a life raft in an ocean of uncertainty? Enter: the legacy tech conundrum. Our old tech works […]

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