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[Opinion] Financial Services companies in South Africa must be ready for the rise of digital natives

Financial services will be the first industry put to the test with the rise of the Digital Native. As COVID-19 drove the acceleration of technology adoption…

IBM boosts investment in MEA with the launch of Client Engineering

IBM has launched Client Engineering in South Africa and three countries across the Middle East. The company says that this will drive innovation across…

IBM launches Sustainability Accelerator

IBM has launched their Sustainability Accelerator, a global pro bono social impact program that applies IBM technologies, such as hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence, and…

SA agritech releases AI-enabled OmnioFarm to modernise African poultry farming

IBM announced today that SA agritech startup Omniolytics chose its products, IBM Watson running in the IBM Cloud, to develop a suite of smart…

What should SA fintechs knows about big data and its legal requirements [Opinion]

Changes in the way customers expect to engage with the financial services sector and increasing pressure from regulators is compelling financial services companies to…

Black entrepreneurs stand a chance to with R500k in TechAccel Programme

Johannesburg’s Tshimologong Precinct and IBM have opened applications for their three-month long TechAccel Programme, which aims to assist black tech entrepreneurs. The startup with the…

Not all tech giants operating in SA offer support tailored to black startups

“We really got a lot”. This is how Thabo Moshoane describes the year of support his startup got from IBM, which included access to…

IBM programme opened my eyes to new possibilities, says tech entrepreneur

Being part of IBM’s enterprise development programme for the past year has “opened” his eyes to new growth possibilities, says Kuben Naicker, the founder…

Zero-equity Swedish accelerator, THINK, calls for international applications

THINK, a Swedish-based zero-equity accelerator, has opened a call for applications from early-stage tech startups from around the world. Applications close on 27 August….

IBM hopes to catalyse South Africa’s growing app economy

The so-called app economy is expected to create trillions of dollars of opportunities globally over the next few years, including in Africa, where a…

IBM invests $61m to help Johannesburg tech hub grow

Johannesburg’s Braamfontein has been making steady moves into becoming the tech hub of Johannesburg, in fact, many see it as one already. The Johannesburg…

IBM’s driving SA innovation with the Road Buddy safety app

IBM recently announced that its efforts in driving entrepreneurship in South Africa are paying-off. The tech multinational did so by highlighting its role in…

IBM seeks Global Entrepreneur of the Year through its exclusive SmartCamps

The IBM Global Entrepreneurial Initiative has been gaining traction in Africa over the last three years. The goal of the initiative — comprising the…

In startups we trust: Africa and its ‘silent’ rise to stardom

It’s starting to get redundant to say tech is big in Africa. Of course tech is big in Africa. Tech is big everywhere –…

IBM study identifies African businesses’ need to adopt technology

A recent study by IBM titled Setting the pace in Africa: How IT leaders deliver on the potential of emerging technologies has revealed that…

Meet the six startups battling it out at IBM’s SmartCamp [Tech4Africa]

Every year IBM puts together SmartCamp sessions that showcase some of the world’s most promising startups. This year, the pitching sessions for the Africa…

Nano credit startup MoDe wins Africa stage of IBM Global Entrepreneur

If you were at Tech4Africa this year, you might already have heard the news. MoDe (Mobile-Decisioning), the Kenyan mobile nano credit startup, won IBM’s…

Meet the startups set to battle it out at IBM’s inaugural SmartCamp SA

Tech startups from across the country are about to throw down for top honours at the first IBM SmartCamp to be held on South…

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