IOL Mobile: Industry leading news browsing service
South Africa’s largest English language print media company, Independent Media, needed to provide a more cutting-edge experience for smartphone users of the IOL online news site. Critical global research was conducted on the browsing behaviour of online news readers as well as the current performance standards of news platforms. After finding a direct correlation between
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Successfully implementing a FATCA deriving application
The signing of the FATCA Inter-Governmental Agreement between South Africa and the USA and the subsequent introduction of the FATCA provisions by SARS caused a great deal of change in the financial services market. Insurance and investment companies specifically were affected as these changes impacted a range of internal processes, internal training and risk monitoring.
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Enhancing an international donation platform
With a network of over 15 000 charities Stewardship, a London based organisation, facilitates donations of more than £70 million yearly. The organisation operates as a donor advised fund, taking donations from givers and claiming their tax rebate under the UK’s Gift Aid scheme. It then makes onward donations to charities at the request of the original donors.
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Delivering a global online field reporting platform
Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church (CSPC) is an American based organisation in Knoxville, Tennessee that provides financial support in the form of sponsorship to missionaries who do voluntary work in various organisations across the world. CSPC is also a financial sponsor to many NGOs that provide logistical support for missionaries. CSPC and the NGO’s wanted a common reporting system
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Scalable Insurance Fraud Detection Solution
The Group Forensics Services (GFS) department, within a large insurance organisation, identifies and investigates transgressions within the broader company. Given the high volume and impact of their work, the department needed a scalable solution to improve their capturing and case management process. Although simplistic in its concept, the GFS management process spans across several user roles with GFS users
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Providing support to mitigate merger challenges for large financial organisation
A prominent South African based financial services group was formed in 2010 through the merger of two large insurance and financial services companies. As a result of the merger, the organisation now had two employee benefits divisions and IT systems, both with similar functionalities. The organisation made the decision to combine these two divisions into
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Successful technology advancement for international risk management company
Based in the UK, red24 is a leading risk management company that delivers a range of products and services to businesses, organisations and individuals around the world. The company assists clients in minimising risks to their personnel, operations and profitability, and have a global network of multi-disciplinary consultants. TravelTracker, a red24 online tracking and location
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Revitalising Worldwide Chain Stores’ Aging Technology Stack
Worldwide Chain Stores (WCS) is an internationally recognised provider of software solutions and services, dedicated to improving the performance and profitability of organisations supply chains. Specialising in warehouse management, procurement and labour management solutions, WCS has an established history of over 45 years in providing world-class solutions to large organisations in North America, Europe and
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