How Data Policies Can Make or Break Your Business: Creating Customer Trust
Technology is changing the world at an incredibly rapid rate. Today, nearly every business has some aspect of its company online. To be able to make purchases without visiting a brick-and-mortar storefront is almost expected. With the COVID-19 pandemic encouraging an even greater uptick in online shopping, it has become utterly...
One-Third of Employees Are Frustrated by Technology at Work: Here's What You Can Do Differently
Did you know that one in three employees are frustrated by work-related technology? Less than half of them report that their organizations place importance on implementing technologies that make work easier. Many others claim that technology at work makes their job harder. Many business leaders don’t engage employees in the...
The Top 5 Reasons to Attend Finnovex West Africa Summit — 26th & 27th October 2021
Exibex welcomes you to the 2nd Edition of Leading Summit on Financial Services Innovation and Excellence within the West African Region, where the best minds in the Banking and Financial Services Industry converge. They are all set to witness the presence of 25+ industry visionaries, who would share case studies for you to learn from...
A Brave New World — Working From Home
Working from home is not new, but the scale to which we find employees working from home is new and can be overwhelming. Many companies have found that travel expenses and overhead have been reduced, others have found that many employees are more productive, and still others see themselves able to grow without a heavy infusion of...
Top 5 Benefits of Outsourcing All or Parts of Your IT Department
Many businesses, especially those experiencing substantial growth, find themselves in a dilemma about whether to hire full-time IT staff or expand their internal IT department to address IT infrastructural issues. As a result, going into a partnership with an outsourced IT vendor or a managed service provider (MSP) is one way to address...
The Risks, Uncertainties, and Advantages in Developing SaaS Products
Bringing cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) products to the market allows data to be accessed from any device with a simple internet connection and a web browser. This model means that software vendors host and maintain the services, databases, and coding in the application. Major services like Google Workspace, Dropbox,...Digging Deeper into Resilient and Agile Transformation Strategies – Finnovex Middle East 2021
RAKBANK, Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC), SmartStream, Network International L.L.C, Backbase, Abaka, Smartmessage, Confluent, Appway, IDS Fintech, Creatio, Smart Middle East Ltd, Faloos were well-represented at the 3rd Annual Edition of Finnovex Middle East to champion the conversation on what the future holds for the...
Bare Metal vs Cloud Servers - Which is right for your business?
The server that hosts your business website is the foundation of your online presence. A fast and reliable web server can boost website conversion rates, customer satisfaction, and branding. With so many hosting options available to you, it's a challenge to know which one will work best for your company. This article gives you a...
5 Strategies to Ensure You Offer 24-Hour Customer Service
Most customers expect a quick response to their questions, and offering 24-hour support is the best way to make that happen. Creating a team that can address customer issues around the clock isn’t always easy, especially if you’re a small business looking to stay competitive. That doesn’t mean you can’t consider other options...
3 of the Biggest Issues CFOs Face With Financial Reporting (and How to Overcome Each One)
Of the many positions that keep a business running smoothly, few are more important than the CFO. No matter what the industry or the size of the business, managing a company’s financial and reporting tasks is what ensures a prosperous future. Of course, anyone who has actually worked in this field knows that financial reporting is...
The Basics of Business Budgeting: 5 Things Your New Small Business Must Know
A good budget is one of the fundamental building blocks of a business. But putting together a budget for a business is much different than putting together a budget for yourself. Twenty percent of businesses fail in the first year, and one of the biggest factors is finances. You need to understand business budgeting to keep your...
Crypto Miners Debating Relocation Motivated by Easing US Regulations
The cryptocurrency market is constantly evolving, and not just due to new technologies, but new regulations and politics as well. For example, earlier this year, after the crackdown of the Chinese government on crypto mining, Bitcoin miners in China have begun looking to relocate their operations to U.S. states like Texas, South...
How to manage cloud servers & services: 4 tips to use
The cloud can offer significant benefits over in-house equivalents, whether hosting simple software apps or taking charge of entire business IT infrastructures. However, the advantages will be undermined unless you take steps to optimize your use of the cloud resources you have at your disposal. With that in mind, here are some top...
Why You Need QA and How It Can Save Your Money
Almost every business and individual in the world today uses software. Unfortunately, very few people and organizations are very interested in testing the quality of the software they use. Software testing is crucial to get the best performance from software. Quality Assurance (QA) is about much more than software testing. Quality...
5 Little-Known but Very Helpful Online Tools for Your Small Business
Running a thriving small business is the dream of every new entrepreneur. Not only do you become your own boss, but you also get complete control of your vision and, ultimately, the outcome of your business. But running a successful business is not without its challenges. You have to manage finances effectively, ensure...
Over Four Billion Will Be Lost This Year
How Businesses Can Stem the Tide of eCommerce Fraud By Arnab Banerjee, Lead System Architect eCommerce fraud is a plague that strikes at the heart of all online commerce and is a threat that merchants, especially small retailers, can ill afford to bear. 2021 is shaping up to be another banner year for eCommerce fraud, with some 21...
How Understanding Cybercriminal Behavior Can Keep Your Company Safe
By Zack Schuler, founder and CEO of NINJIO Cybercriminals are experts at exploiting vulnerabilities. While security tools are constantly improving, cybercriminals’ tactics evolve right along with them – a process that sometimes makes cybersecurity feel like an endless arms race. Although cybercriminals will always find new attack...
Best 4 Admin Tools for Online Business Owners
Running a business can feel like trying to keep several plates spinning at once; take your eye off one, and it might smash. Thankfully with the right tools at your disposal, you can automate or outsource common admin tasks so that you can make better use of your time and avoid the temptation to micromanage. Here are just a few of the...
How Technology is Driving Business Forward
It can sometimes feel daunting for most ambitious entrepreneurs out there to start a business in today's industry landscape. There are so many competitors online, no matter the industry, that it's understandable to be a little hesitant when it comes to staking your claim. Things get even trickier when you consider that startups are...
More Than Just Cases, Catalyst Is Reinventing the Ways We Think About Phone Care
In the fall of 2016, Apple launched the first version of AirPods. No one thought to make a case for this small, expensive accessory that felt like a little bar of soap in your hands — slippery not to mention easy to drop, or lose. But who would think to make an accessory for an accessory?? Catalyst created and launched the first case...Banking and Financial Services Industry Titans Converse on Agile Digital Disruption Strategies the Southern Africa Industry Region
Microsoft, Smartstream, Oracle, Backbase, Network International, Zentity, Freshworks, and Sybrin joined the foremost virtual edition of the 2nd Annual Finnovex Southern Africa Summit to foster the development of strategies for steering the digital disruption era of the Banking and FSI Industry of the region with sturdy agility. The...
Congressional Startup Day Is Coming to Tampa, Florida
Grit Daily's annual Congressional Startup Day is coming to Tampa Bay, Florida on August 11th. It’s a can’t-miss and in-person congressional startup day event.
5 Ways to Handle Fast Company Growth via Technology
Starting a business is hard enough, but you may end up being more successful than you anticipated. In that case, the issue becomes keeping up with the fast pace of your company’s growth. If your startup is overgrowing, you may become overwhelmed, which will definitely affect your business and lead to failure. Therefore, you must...
Blix Introduces Multiple Updates to its Ebike Lineup
Blix, a US ebike company, announced multiple updates across their lineup of commuter, cruiser, cargo, and folding bikes this week. New upgrades provide better performance, increased power, and range, improved riding experience with high-performance brakes, increased tire sizes for safe and comfortable riding, and a wide selection of new...
5 Most Effective CRO Tips for Running PPC Ads
The online world is all about optimization. You need Search Engine Optimization to put your site and landing pages in front of customers, you need content optimization for social media and other channels, and you also need Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) to make sure your PPC ads work at 100% capacity and bring in the best...
How Businesses Can Protect Consumers from Identity Theft
A business needs to protect its customers from identity theft, not only because it can significantly impact your customers' lives, it can have severe effects on your business as well. If it's shown that consumer data was stolen from your business, the legal ramifications for you and your business could include numerous fines and...
The Tech Involved in Supporting Remote Working
Remote working has become a reality for vast swathes of the workforce. Therefore, managers and organizations need to provide employees with the support they need when operating away from the office. Tech is, of course, at the heart of the new remote working movement, so here is a look at the devices, systems, and solutions involved...
Cloudrise Closes Seed Round of Funding
Cloudrise accelerates growth in 2021 by closing out their seed round of funding, recruiting new talent to their board of directors, fostering core partnerships, and delivering best-in-class data protection and automation services to their customers. Since launching the company in October of 2019, Cloudrise has delivered...
Is Virtualization the Future of Remote Work?
Has your business made the switch to remote working during the covid-19 pandemic? It seems like remote working (or perhaps hybrid working) will be the next big trend for businesses. However, there have been some challenges surrounding it. For example, you can’t guarantee that people will have all the equipment or software they...
The Role of Blockchain in Cybersecurity: Can it Help Safeguard Your Business?
The pandemic has unleashed a storm of cyberattacks. According to the FBI’s annual Internet Crime Report, cybercrime-related losses exceeded $4.2 billion in 2020. Phishing, non-payment scams, and extortion were three leading types of crimes reported by victims. Unprepared for waves of online threats, many companies surged to invest...
