Why the future of payments belongs to the youth

Historical corporate blunders that CEO of top companies made in failing to learn and adapt to the changing world around them left permanent psychological scars of the workers who woke up to the sudden demise of their companies, writes Brian Hungwe.

Nathan-Ross Adams of ITLawCo says in the emerging economy, data is capital, technology is conduct, and governance is currency.

Shadow IT comprises tools, scripts and applications deployed without formal IT approval, says Andrzej Jarmolowicz, operations director at Cybershure.

In Africa, approximately 40% of organisations are either experimenting with or deploying generative AI tools, writes Linda Saunders from Salesforce.

Africa has experienced advancements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, 5G, new platform models leveraging APIs, and regulatory changes

Meeting the Financial Action Task Force's demands should be seen as a new baseline, says Hawken McEwan from nCino KYC Africa.

The AI revolution is redefining resilience. Businesses and their insurers must adapt together or risk being overtaken by the pace of technological change, according to Fiona Oakley-Smith from Sasria.

The multi-cloud AI age is here, and it comes with the obligation to rethink how we safeguard data, models, and infrastructure, writes Avinash Gupta of In2IT Technologies.

The African Continental Free Trade Area is working to remove tariff and regulatory barriers in African markets, making it easier for smaller businesses to trade internationally, according to Future Forex's Harry Scherzer.

Nigeria’s digital landscape is changing fast. To keep pace with this change, businesses are rethinking how they manage and scale their IT. Organisations are investing in cloud models to optimise IT spend and harness more flexible infrastructure.

Beyond these soft skills, CFOs need to be tech-savvy enough to evaluate investments and the associated risks in these areas.