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Are Financial Services Embracing Analytics and Artificial Intelligent?

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – If there’s one industry that’s been through the mill over the past few years, it’s the financial services industry. Plagued by unparalleled levels of change in terms of business processes, regulations and customer expectations and facing new digital threats all while still reeling from the 2008 global economic crisis, the sector has proven itself to be resilient. Though the outlook for the industry is looking to be more positive,…

Cybercrime growth highlights need for short- and long-term ICT education plans in South Africa

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – The Joburg Centre for Software Engineering’s (JCSE) seventh annual ICT skills survey showed that South Africa continues to lag behind other African countries, such as Kenya, Nigeria, and Egypt, in information communication technology (ICT) skills training and an emphasis on the contribution that technology plays in contributing to economic growth. In the current environment of increasing cybercrime attacks globally, this makes the need to upskill our citizens even more…

Cybercrime in East Africa targeting local business

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Although the majority of East African institutions and businesses are investing in their security infrastructure, many are doing so in the wrong places. A recent report by Control Risks has revealed that Government, followed by telecoms and financial services are at most risk in East Africa. Of note is that the report shows that attacks are not only carried out against multinationals operating in the region – a common…