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Quarter 2 2023 shows squeeze on household finances, Download the index for further information. "Christmas may also be bleak for retailers across the board, with households now very clearly under severe strain, especially those in the lower income brackets." Background to

No installation required and with its easy-to-setup design, Webfin allows for customization to fit your business model. Webfin is a creditor management solution that is a browser-based online system. The integration with Webfin requires no physical installation, and the simple setup allows you to customize the solution to your specific business needs. Webfin enables you to approve loans, manage your client base and access reporting from anywhere. Webloans: Webloans is an online loan application portal that

Households remain under severe financial pressure, Download the index for further information. “While too early to predict exactly how consumers were impacted over the festive season, the start of 2024 will likely be challenging for retailers, with households clearly under severe strain.” Johan Gellatly, Altron FinTech Background to the

Businesses are migrating their applications and IT processes from legacy infrastructure such as servers to a centralised cloud computing environment hosted by a cloud provider to lower costs, increase their agility, improve their availability and reliability, simplify their operations, and roll out applications faster. Cloud providers supply all the hardware such as servers, storage devices, firewalls, switches, and routers which means businesses avoid a large capital outlay and instead have a recurring monthly fee. Cloud services provide maximum flexibility, allowing businesses to rapidly scale up

Artificial intelligence (AI) and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in particular, have captured the imagination of the world with an ability to create new content, including text, images, videos and code, as well as interpretations of existing data and content. Amid all the excitement around the potential and massive investments being made in AI, more and more questions are starting to surface as to whether the hype surrounding GenAI is justified, or if we are naively and vastly overestimating its potential? Global spending on artificial intelligence (AI), related applications and other services is

Netstar, a subsidiary of Altron and leading provider of vehicle tracking and telematics solutions, is excited to announce the appointment of Morné Grundlingh ACA CA(SA) as its new Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective October 2024. Morné brings a wealth of experience and a distinguished career in the financial and technology sectors, having held key executive roles at both Nasdaq

Have you ever asked yourself this question: what’s the best personal vehicle tracking device on the market today?

Altron, the 58-year-old leading South African technology group, has announced that Dr Bongani Andy Mabaso will join as Group Chief Technology Officer to drive its transformative growth strategy. Mabaso, a qualified engineer, was previously the Chief Executive Officer of the State Information Technology Agency. Before that, he held the role of Chief Information Officer: Digital and Customer Journeys at Standard Bank (Corporate and Investment Banking). Mabaso also spent over a decade at Transnet Engineering, where he worked as a senior engineer, a principal engineer responsible for

Altron Digital Business was recently positioned in the Major Players Category in the IDC MarketScape: MEA Cloud Professional Services 2024 Vendor Assessment (doc #META51810024, November 2024). The IDC MarketScape evaluated vendors with a minimum of $20 million in cloud-related project-based services revenue in MEA for the 2023 calendar year, with cloud projects and delivery teams operating in Saudi Arabia, South Africa, or the UAE. The IDC MarketScape noted: “Altron Digital Business takes a