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Experian Innovation Summit spotlights trusted AI and responsible BNPL reporting as credit enters a new era

Experian, the global data and technology company, today convened leaders from banking, telecommunications, financial services, retail credit, small business finance, fintech, non-bank lending and insurance at its annual Innovation...

AI is no longer a standalone investment theme – it’s everywhere

While information and communications technology (ICT) accounted for the bulk (62.7%) of all Southern African venture capital (VC) deals in 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning represented just...

Consumers turn to AI for increasingly personal matters, Kaspersky survey finds

Kaspersky’s recent survey in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region shows that AI is becoming part of consumers’ everyday lives – and users are increasingly turning to...

Four weeks to Go: Tackling the HR headaches keeping you up at night

South Africa’s business landscape is changing fast. Organisations are under pressure to attract and retain scarce skills, integrate younger and increasingly diverse generations, rethink traditional leadership structures, respond to...

The greener side of digital life: What Gen Z expects from the future of technology

On International E-Waste Day, Kaspersky explores an emerging paradox in Gen Z’s behaviour: while Gen Z is the most digitally immersed generation, it also leads in awareness of technology’s...

Beyond the burden: why sustainable EdTech adoption starts with teacher ownership

A new digital learning platform can look like progress on a procurement spreadsheet and feel like another job in the staffroom. There is the account to activate, the class list...

Why AI agents need smaller, better-defined APIs

Consider an insurer whose claims process runs through a single operation called ProcessClaim. It was built for the insurer's claims application, where staff capture the details on screen and...

Are South African businesses ready for the next wave of AI-powered attacks?

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is underway, and South African organisations face a hard truth: AI has made cyberattacks cheaper, faster, and more convincing. No defence can stop all of them....

Future of HR Conference 2026 returns to help HR Leaders solve the problems they can’t ignore

HR leaders are being asked to solve some of the toughest challenges facing organisations today: skills shortages, retention, AI disruption, leadership gaps and shifting workplace culture. But meaningful change...

Majority of transport & logistics operators face compound human, technical and regulatory challenges

Kaspersky warns that in transport & logistics, a sector built on interdependence, the blast radius of a cyberattack extends across supply chains, borders and economies, making cybersecurity a matter...

Сybercrime for the price of a streaming subscription: Kaspersky finds darknet DDoS offers starting at $30, with DDoS-as-a-Service available for $1

Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence reports that brokered DDoS attacks are priced on a case-by-case basis, ranging from $30 to $2,000. Pricing varies depending on factors such as the target,...

HCLTech scales South Africa operations with new headquarters featuring an AI Center of Excellence

Doubles down on upskilling of local talent with graduation ceremony of fresh batch of learners from HCLTech’s skills development HCLTech, a leading global technology company, is scaling its South Africa...
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Experian Innovation Summit spotlights trusted AI and responsible BNPL reporting as credit enters a new era

Experian, the global data and technology company, today convened leaders from banking, telecommunications, financial services, retail credit, small business finance, fintech, non-bank lending and...

AI will change jobs, but people will determine whether it works or not

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation are changing how work is done across industries. From warehouses and manufacturing environments to recruitment, administration and customer service,...

AI adoption should start with the work, not the tool

Across Africa, there is no shortage of AI pilots. PwC’s 2026 research found that 82% of organisations are running them, while 64% of workers...

Making sense of SOC alert overwhelm in the age of AI

Every security operations centre (SOC) starts the day with a backlog. The queue of alerts in the morning is already longer than most teams...

South Africans are turning to AI for financial advice, but can it be trusted?

South Africans are increasingly turning to AI for financial guidance, revealing a gap the financial services industry can no longer afford to ignore. AI may...
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