Africa Tech Festival: Sets the Agenda for Africa's Next Decade
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- IT Innovations
The first virtual Africa Tech Festival took place 09-12 November in a year marked by challenge and change. As a physical event, taking place in Cape Town each year for more than two decades, the Africa Tech Festival, incorporating AfricaCom, AfricaTech, AHUB, and other co-located events, has always attracted a global audience of digital infrastructure and emerging technology leaders. In 2020, despite being hosted completely online, it was no... more
86% of IT Pros Think Hybrid Cloud is the Ideal IT Infrastructure Model
- 5 years 3 weeks ago
- Cloud, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in hybrid and multicloud computing, today announced the findings of its third global Enterprise Cloud Index survey and research report, which measures enterprise progress with adopting private, hybrid and public clouds.
GFT Wins Prestigious UK IT Industry Awards Services Company of the Year
- 5 years 4 weeks ago
- IT Innovations
GFT, the global IT services and software engineering firm driving the digital transformation of the world’s leading companies in financial services, insurance and manufacturing, today announces it has won the prestigious UK IT industry Awards 2020, for Services Company of the Year, in the category of organisational excellence. The awards are backed by the British Computer Society, Computing Magazine and Egress Software.
Zoho Announces Partnership with Tata Consultancy Services
- 5 years 1 month ago
- E-Commerce, IT Innovations, CRM
Today, global technology company Zoho announced a strategic alliance with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to provide superior Customer Relationship Management, IT Service Management and
Kickstart Pushes Innovation Engine in Switzerland With 48 New Partnerships
- 5 years 1 month ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
Kickstart Innovation, one of Europe's leading innovation platforms, announced the initiation of 48 Proofs of Concepts (PoCs) and other partnerships between start-ups, scale-ups and established companies and institutions. Since 2015, a total of over 170 such collaborations have been initiated in the fields of Circular Economy, EdTech & New Work, FinTech & InsurTech, Food & RetailTech, HealthTech, Smart City & Technology and others... more
Paymentology Joins the PwC Scale Fintech Programme
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Payments, IT Innovations, Consultancy
Payment processor technology leader Paymentology has been accepted by global professional services firm PwC to join their Scale Fintech Programme. The programme acts as a platform to allow financial institutions and fintechs to work closer together and focus on progressive benefits for the industry. PwC believes that collaboration is a key part of innovation and are on a mission to bring the best from both the scale-up and large corporate worlds... more
Arbuthnot Latham Announces 2020 Inspiring Innovator Finalists
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Banking, IT Innovations
Arbuthnot Latham & Co., Limited (“Arbuthnot Latham”), the private and commercial bank, is delighted to announce the finalists of the 2020 Inspiring Innovator Awards, highlighting the continued ambition and creativity of the UK’s home-grown entrepreneurs.
Finding the Balance for 5G Deployment in Africa
- 5 years 1 month ago
- IT Innovations
Globally, there is much hype around 5G. In Africa, whilst that conversation undoubtedly has its place, solutions to Africa’s connectivity still require consideration around legacy 2G, 3G and even 4G networks, which remain the continent’s predominant connectivity sources. Taking a look at the global state of play of 5G and its place in Africa, or not, this year’s 5G Africa series, will form part of the virtual Africa Tech Festival.
FinVision Event to Address the Practical Reality of Financial Innovation
- 5 years 1 month ago
- IT Innovations
FintechOS, the global technology provider for banks, insurance and financial services companies, today announced FinVision, a three-day virtual event that showcases successes, challenges and best practices for financial innovation. The event will run from November 17th to 19th and bring together impartial industry leaders, visionary speakers, and experts from the FintechOS community
83% of UK SMEs Say It is Vital to Commercialise IP, but There Are Too Many Barriers Hindering Efforts, Reveals GovGrant Research
- 5 years 1 month ago
- IT Innovations
83% of UK SMEs believe it’s vital to commercialise IP, but there are too many barriers hindering these efforts, according to new research by R&D and IP specialists, GovGrant. From the responses of SME decision-makers across seven different sectors, the findings show 26% believe the lack of opportunity to patent and scope to innovate is to blame, while 21% claim it’s insufficiency of expertise.
38% IT Leaders in Business and Prof. Services Facing Challenging Shifts in Client and Customer Expectations
- 5 years 1 month ago
- IT Innovations
In recent years businesses have had to learn to live with uncertainty. New research that asked 100 SAP IT decision makers about the challenges they face today has found that 93% of organisations have been subjected to rapid change within the last 24 months. While this is hardly surprising given the global pandemic and Brexit, there are other factors that are creating enormous shifts, from ever evolving client expectations, to a surge in M&A... more
Tata Communications Continues Upward Trajectory; Demonstrates Profitable Growth
- 5 years 2 months ago
- IT Innovations
Tata Communications today announces its financial results for the quarter ended September 30th, 2020. Highlights|Q2 FY2021 Data services portfolio · Robust growth in Data business; revenue grew by +7.2% YoY on the back of strong performance across segments.
Finastra Opens Registration for Hack to the Future 2020
- 5 years 2 months ago
- IT Innovations
Finastra has opened registration for its annual hackathon: Hack to the Future 2020. This year the global event is entirely virtual and its themes reaffirm the company’s mantra to help redefine finance for good.
SmartStream Develops Data Observational Learning Alongside Tier 1 Banks – Providing a 20% Cost Saving Using AI
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Banking, Data, IT Innovations
SmartStream Technologies, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) solutions provider, today launches ‘Affinity’ in collaboration with Tier 1 banks - an Artificial Intelligence (AI) ‘observational learning’ solution to meet the technical demands and business agility for operational data management and data quality processes.
Appian to Host AppianEUROPE20 Virtual Conference on 14-15 October
- 5 years 2 months ago
- IT Innovations
Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) will host AppianEUROPE20, a combination live and on-demand, free event on 14 and 15 October 2020. Held virtually, every attendee will have the best seat in the house to hear directly from industry experts as they share their real-world experiences of transforming enterprises through the best of low-code and process automation.
