Press releases
21 June 2022
Press release: South Africans believe bots will succeed where humans have failed
98 percent of people believe society has not made enough progress on sustainability and social efforts.
06 June 2022
Press release: New trends in digital reporting
New trends show that digital reporting will be intelligent, interactive, and real-time.
01 June 2022
Press Release: Caseware Africa continues to expand with Caseware IDEA®
Caseware IDEA® empowers finance professionals to turn their data into insights.
30 March 2022
Press release: How do we get more entrepreneurs in the African ecosystem?
The critical challenges in the African ecosystem and how to address it in order to move forward.
30 March 2022
Press release: Digitisation and frictionless commerce
Absa's Bohani Hlungwane unpacks the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement and what it means for SA.
30 March 2022
Press release: Curious tax court judgement
Unicus Tax explores a curious case where a taxpayer applied to amend an objection.
09 March 2022
Press release: SAIPA back with live Budget Breakfast for 2022 budget review
SAIPA professionals unpack the Minister of Finance's annual national budget speech.
09 March 2022
Press release: Maximising this year's Mining Indaba
With many new trends to discuss and key developments coming under the microscope, this is a quick guide to making the most of this year’s event.
09 March 2022
Press release: Taking the pain out of RFPs
How to make the RFP process in finding a new travel management company a positive one.
25 February 2022
Press release: The importance of an objection
Taxpayers should appreciate the importance of getting an objection right the first time.
25 February 2022
Press release: Powerful Data Analytics with CaseWare IDEA®
CaseWare IDEA® Data Analysis is a comprehensive commanding data analytics tool that guarantees data integrity and accelerates the performance of analytics that yield faster and more effective external audits.
18 February 2022
Press release: Mastering the art of financial prediction
Infor’s Coleman AI Platform enables organisations to obtain a higher level of valid and reliable financial prediction.
16 February 2022
Press release: Are CFOs missing an opportunity to streamline reporting?
CaseWare Africa's Nienke Krüger reveals how integrating your results can lead to efficiency gains.
02 February 2022
Press release: Workday sees continued momentum in retail
Nearly 50 percent of the 2021 NRF top 100 retailers are using Workday to maximise their retail operations.
02 February 2022
Press release: Finance chiefs reveal top priorities for future-proofing teams
Technology strategy emerges as critical to CFOs' people strategy for the future in Workday's Global CFO Survey.
28 January 2022
Press release: Get the basics right – a failed default judgement application in the tax court
How to successfully ask the tax court for final relief in consequence of SARS' failure to comply.
30 November 2021
Press release: Blockchain.com to leverage account verification from Envestnet | Yodlee
The deal will help improve Blockchain.com’s onboarding process and increase its user acquisition.
30 November 2021
Press release: Envestnet | Yodlee unveils Developer Portal to enhance finance ecosystem
The new Developer Portal allows for the fast creation of digital financial wellness experiences.
30 November 2021
Press release: Envestnet | Yodlee collaborates with Intuit QuickBooks
The new collaboration is aimed at providing financial data connections to millions of small businesses.
23 November 2021
Press release: SARS must also comply with the rules
Unicus Tax provides an overview of the obligations, period and remedies available to taxpayers to hold SARS to account.
23 November 2021
Press release: 70 percent of the financial services companies in Fortune 500 choose Workday
Workday sees continued momentum in financial services supporting global institutions in transforming business.
09 November 2021
Press release: Three processes ready for automation in finance (Part three)
In part three of the Finance Process Automation Series, iOCO examines the automation of the record-to-report process.
09 November 2021
Press release: Three processes ready for automation in finance (Part two)
In part two of the Finance Process Automation Series, iOCO examines the automation of the order-to-cash process.
26 October 2021
Press release: Tax disputes – more than one way to skin a cat
Three remedies taxpayers can use to challenge an assessment or decision by SARS.
13 October 2021
Press release: Three processes ready for automation in finance (Part one)
In part one of the Finance Process Automation Series, iOCO examines the automation of the procure-to-pay process.
05 October 2021
Press release: Create, protect and sustain value
ACCA uncovers the role of accountants as trusted professionals at the heart of sustainable organisations.
29 September 2021
Press release: Tax disputes – onus of proof
Can SARS simply raise an assessment out of thin air and leave the taxpayer to prove them wrong?
29 September 2021
Press release: OneStream Software previews new machine learning capabilities at Splash 2021
Makes intelligent forecasting accessible to finance and operations teams while supercharging productivity for data science groups.
29 September 2021
Press release: Six data quality traits that put the "intelligent" into "business intelligence"
You need to vet your enterprise performance data against these six data-quality traits.
29 September 2021
Press release: How the world's most valuable companies implement data management processes
Data management implementation comes with pitfalls you just won’t spot until it’s too late.
29 September 2021
Press release: Your data-to-decisions journey is part of ours – next stop, SYSPRO UK
As of June 2021 EnterpriseWorx is the newest SYSPRO implementation partner to be appointed in the UK.
21 September 2021
Press release: Time to Fly – The lowdown on Covid-19 health passports
A digital vaccination certificate is now "under development", according to Department of Health.
21 September 2021
Press release: What to expect from your travels into top business destinations in AME?
Even though the pandemic threw a spanner in the works, South Africans continue to turn their eyes to the rest of the continent for business opportunities.
21 September 2021
Press release: Fall in public support for international tax collaboration despite corporation tax agreement
Tax changes should be targeted to help Covid recovery and boost fight against climate crisis.
08 September 2021
Is the future mining workforce remote?
Managing Covid-19 travel complexities in the mining industry.
31 August 2021
Press release: Real-time payments, real-time fraud
Kyriba’s Bob Stark explains how technology can alleviate the burden of real-time payments.
31 August 2021
Press release: Readying treasury for hybrid work
Kyriba’s Andrew Deichler highlights what CFOs should consider when preparing their treasury for hybrid work.
31 August 2021
Press release: CFOs should proactively counter fraud and automate their payments controls
Kyriba’s Brian Blihovde explains that taking away manual tasks can help CFOs counter fraud and risk.
31 August 2021
Press release: FX predictions, opportunities and pitfalls in an expanding global market
Kyriba VP of risk management Andy Gage unpacks the impact of the resilient USD and increased business activity.
31 August 2021
Press release: The business benefits of automating segregation of duties monitoring
How automating segregation of duties monitoring will help you strengthen organisation-wide fraud prevention.
26 August 2021
Press release: Seven questions to ask before adopting a business intelligence tool
Business intelligence is about accurate, valuable data to make powerful decisions with.
24 August 2021
Press release: Ethics for sustainable AI adoption – connecting AI and ESG
As AI becomes more mainstream, ESG considerations are a key part of ensuring responsible adoption.
24 August 2021
Press release: The relevance of SARS’ pre-assessment obligations
Whether SARS complies with pre-assessment obligations is very relevant to a tax dispute.
24 August 2021
Press release: How to get the most from your enterprise financial data
Your financial data will give up deeper decision-making secrets if you interrogate it deeper.
19 August 2021
Press release: How exciting is your financial data? (It depends who you ask)
Three steps to making your business data more exciting and useful.
17 August 2021
Press release: Five ways tech is changing business travel
Digital advancements are answering the challenges laid down by the Covid-19 pandemic.
17 August 2021
Press release: OneStream Software continues strong sales and customer growth in second quarter
CPM software provider bookings were up 188 percent in the second quarter, capping a record first half.
04 August 2021
Press release: The Remote tax practice – make it happen with CaseWare CloudTax
CloudTax helps tax practitioners solve many of today’s challenges and lays the foundation for the tax practice of the future.
04 August 2021
Press release: 5 key areas to test when building an effective audit plan
Auditors are challenged to audit more areas, more frequently, and uncover fraud for their clients.
04 August 2021
Press release: Improving efficiency through automation
CaseWare Africa's Michael Mncube elaborates on corporate tax challenges and how automation can improve efficiency.
04 August 2021
Press release: South Africa’s Old Mutual accelerates growth with Oracle Cloud
Multinational insurer reduces on-premises footprint; migrates critical business functions to Oracle Cloud to boost efficiency and enhance services.
02 August 2021
Press release: Tax disputes – being forced into appeal?
Do taxpayers really have any other choice but to appeal after an unsuccessful objection?
26 July 2021
Press release: InfoDocs celebrates reaching 10k companies
InfoDocs has reached 10,000 companies on its company secretarial software platform.
21 July 2021
Press release: Join the ACCA Africa Virtual Careers Fair
Career seekers across Africa will have access to ACCA’s Africa Virtual Careers Fair on 12 August.
21 July 2021
Press release: The digitalisation of business travel
Post-Covid-19 travel is highly connected – and personal.
21 July 2021
Press release: Will Covid-19 vaccines reignite business travel?
Five things to keep in mind when discussing vaccines and health passports.
21 July 2021
Press release: South African employers’ role in the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out
Employers have an important role to play in getting the workforce vaccinated and back onto the road.
21 July 2021
Press release: How is a changing airspace impacting on corporate travel?
Corporate Traveller GM Oz Desai says corporate business travel in South Africa is steadily recovering.
13 July 2021
Press release: OneStream Software strikes partnership with Jamie Murray and Sophia Popov
Jamie and Sophia highlight how a focused approach drives excellence and performance across tennis, golf and business.
11 July 2021
Press release: Blackline takes top spot for enterprise financial close software in G2 ranking
Blackline is the only financial close software provider in the top 15 of the Best Finance Products of 2021 list.
06 July 2021
Press release: You’re in Gauteng and need to travel for business. Now what?
Travel management companies can help travellers with the right paperwork to travel during Covid-19 Alert Level 4.
06 July 2021
Press release: How to navigate the challenges of ‘essential’ travel
Multinationals need to work with travel management companies to navigate the changing landscape of travel during Covid-19.
06 July 2021
Press release: The one-day-close: Automating finance to drive the cost agenda
iOCO sales director Paul Bouchier says organisations can benefit greatly from consistent one-day-closes.
30 June 2021
Press release: Drakenstein Municipality works with CaseWare Africa and achieves a clean audit
Using the new Treasury guidelines, Drakenstein Municipality has achieved a clean audit despite Covid-19 lockdowns.
22 June 2021
Press release: Tax disputes: How to deal with invalid objections
Invalid objections are kept in check by at least two mechanisms contained in the rules that govern objection and appeal.
22 June 2021
Press release: Thinking of digitising your company records? Just do it!
Company secretarial software InfoDocs digitises share registers and certificates.
21 June 2021
Press release: Absa secures two more digital banking awards
Absa has been recognised for its digital banking offering at the Global Finance Digital Innovator Awards.
17 June 2021
Press release: Why it's time to retire Excel for retail financial reporting
Discover how you can automate financial reporting with near real-time data with FinWorx.
16 June 2021
Press release: BlackLine sweeps TrustRadius Awards in all financial close categories
BlackLine has taken first place in all the financial close categories at TrustRadius Awards.
15 June 2021
Press release: OneStream Software earns 58 top rankings and 34 leading positions in four peer groups
OneStream received top marks and 100 percent recommendation Score in the BARC Planning Survey 21.
08 June 2021
Press release: CaseWare Africa launches Trust Tax
CaseWare Africa has launched a holistic, cloud based tax return solution designed especially for trusts.
04 June 2021
Press release: Global economic activity could return to pre-Covid level before end of this year
Largest increase in economic confidence in history of global economic survey in Q1 2021.
04 June 2021
Workday announces fiscal 2022 first quarter financial results
Workday has reported a first quarter bookings outperformance, combined with ongoing strength in its pipeline.
26 May 2021
Press release: Refining ‘the new oil’ of business data into something valuable
Without the detective work and data refinement skills to process data, its utility remains largely wasted.
24 May 2021
Press release: Tax disputes – pay now, argue later
Two of the most immediate issues for taxpayers is their tax clearance status and the pay now, argue later rule.
24 May 2021
Press release: The CIPC pioneered digital financial reporting in South Africa
CIPC was the first regulator in South Africa to initiate a digital financial reporting programme through XBRL.
23 May 2021
Press release: The irony of SARS’ media release of 11 March 2021
The SARS media release stated that all forms of rental income must be declared to SARS.
23 May 2021
Press release: Transfer duty exemption and corporate transactions
Provisions allow certain transactions to take place without immediate adverse income tax.
23 May 2021
Press release: InfoDocs partners with award-winning startup Intergreatme
By partnering with Intergreatme, InfoDocs can now save its clients even more time by verifying their IDs online.
23 May 2021
Press release: How CFOs can help CEOs better manage financial risk
CFOs need to renovate their enterprise performance management methods to better-assist CEOs.
21 May 2021
Press release: Something is seriously amiss with the tax objection process
70 percent of tax appeals are conceded to by SARS in full, which should be a big concern in the dispute process.
21 May 2021
Press release: SARS’ verifications, IT14SD, additional assessments and understatement penalties
A guide through the successful submission of your IT14SD and how to resolve additional assessments.
21 May 2021
Press release: SARS audit, how far back can they go?
A case study where SARS extended the scope of its audit 38 years back, and if they can go back that far.
21 May 2021
Press release: Prescription, assessments, SARS’ subjective satisfaction and disputes
The circumstances under which SARS may raise an assessment post prescription.
21 May 2021
Press release: Abusing tax court processes work?
Why a taxpayer that was abusing process was successful when appealing to the full bench of the High Court.
18 May 2021
Press release: Pick n Pay chooses Workday as it seeks to transform employee experience
Workday has been chosen to support Pick n Pay as it brings its employee experience into the digital age.
17 May 2021
Press release: A CFO's guide to accelerating digital initiatives
Four areas that are driving value, and should be on every finance leader’s radar in 2021 and beyond.
17 May 2021
Press release: Five steps to becoming a decision-ready organisation
Finance must shift its focus from delivery of core financial processes to providing guidance and strategic partnership.
12 May 2021
Press release: BlackLine recognised for driving digital transformation for customers
BlackLine receives SAP EMEA North Partner Excellence Award 2021 for Solution Extensions – Growth.
05 May 2021
Press release: Innovation and upgrades don’t have to be disruptive
Operational disruption is the barrier to innovation – so Workday minimizes it.
05 May 2021
Press release: Liquidity benefits from dynamic discounting in supply chain financing
Kyriba’s Abhijit Prasad explains how organisations can use data analysis to get ahead.
05 May 2021
Press release: Red Bull Racing Honda and Oracle partner to elevate data analytics in Formula 1
Leading Formula 1 team selects Oracle to improve car performance, machine learning, and analytics.
03 May 2021
Press release: Kyriba application receives ISO 27001 certification
The ISO 27001 certification provides many benefits to minimize risk and maintain international regulatory standards.
26 April 2021
Press release: InfoDocs officially powered by Legalease
InfoDocs has secured a partnership with creative legal agency Legalease.
22 April 2021
Press release: Workday accelerates customer time-to-value with new Workday Extend capabilities
New app development features help businesses drive more value from their existing Workday investment.
11 April 2021
Press release: 70 percent of business leaders lack confidence in financial forecast data
Research from BlackLine shows that most executives are concerned about their forecasting data.
07 April 2021
Press release: Workday completes acquisition of Peakon
The acquisition of Peakon, organisations will have access to a continuous listening platform.
29 March 2021
Press release: CaseWare Africa launches CaseWare IDEA
CaseWare IDEA Data Analysis ensures more effective data integrity, external audits and data analytics.
24 March 2021
Press release: Tech startup InfoDocs automates statutory compliance
Josh Alexandre saw an opportunity to ease the burden of statutory compliance using automation.
08 March 2021
Press release: Four areas companies should look to restart, reinvent and renew
Businesses need to become more agile and transparent, increase employee satisfaction and make duty of care a strategic priority.
01 March 2021
Four predictions for digital finance in 2025
Sage's Gerhard Hartman predicts what the finance function will look like in 2025.
23 February 2021
Global study: People trust robots more than themselves with money
Research shows growing confidence among consumers and business leaders that robots handle finance tasks better than people.
12 February 2021
Quick Consols joins the Xero App Marketplace
Quick Consols has been certified by Xero as an app partner and is available on the Xero App Marketplace.
29 January 2021
Kutana Group Case Study (Press release)
Nicole Vermeulen says Kutana's financial reporting has improved dramatically since using Quick Consols.
29 January 2021
CFO 3.0 as a leader in value creation (Press release)
The CFO 3.0 sees data as an organizational asset and understands its value.
26 January 2021
MFS Africa appoints TreasuryONE as their treasury technology service provider
MFS Africa has selected TreasuryONE's Technology Service Kyriba for its treasury technology services.
20 January 2021
Data science helps specialty retailer better plan and serve customers (Press release)
South Africa’s HomeChoice remodels its planning processes with Oracle Retail Cloud to drive efficiency and sales improvements.
20 January 2021
Tony Blair Institute and Oracle launch Africa vaccine management in the cloud (Press release)
The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and Oracle partner with African governments to manage large-scale vaccination programs in the cloud.
04 January 2021
Five reasons why AI is the future of finance (Press release)
AI could transform the finance function in the next decade.
23 November 2020
How 2020’s events are transforming the business travel sector
Global business travel is being transformed as the disruptive effects of the global pandemic.
20 November 2020
Finance transformation remains a priority in the midst of Covid-19
Communication, collaboration, technology and infrastructure cited as greatest challenges during Covid-19.
20 November 2020
BlackLine unveils quick-deployment remote audit package
The new package will help customers prepare for audits with confidence in uncertain times.
20 November 2020
BlackLine acquires Rimilia
Acquisition expands BlackLine’s position as an indispensable automation platform.
06 November 2020
Coupa named a leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant
Coupa named a leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for procure-to-pay suites for the fifth consecutive time.
06 November 2020
Press release: Consolidate data with Conductor4SQL
Large beverage manufacturer consolidates and centralize data with Conductor4SQL.
06 November 2020
6 steps to navigate a crisis using scenario planning
Oracle's Marc Seewald shares six steps CFOs can take to navigate Covid-19 using scenario planning.
30 October 2020
Sage brings award-winning Sage Intacct to South Africa
Sage supports visionary CFOs with a new cloud financial management platform.
30 October 2020
Quick Consols and IDU form a strategic alliance
Quick Consols delivers “missing piece of puzzle” to IDU clients.
30 October 2020
Oracle strengthens leading cloud ERP
30 October 2020
Oracle brings big bank anti-money laundering protection to smaller institutions
New cloud application suite helps mid-sized banks stay safe, compliant, and ready for growth.
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