
The changing state of fintech: From disruption to infrastructure
If fintech 1.0 was about disruption, and fintech 2.0 was about rapid scaling, fintech 3.0 is about resilient, compliant, interoperable financial infrastructure.
MONDAY, 02 FEBRUARY 2026, 22:31

If fintech 1.0 was about disruption, and fintech 2.0 was about rapid scaling, fintech 3.0 is about resilient, compliant, interoperable financial infrastructure.

By extending software-defined control into every corner of the enterprise, SD-WAN and SD-Branch are reshaping how businesses connect, secure and scale their networks.

iOCO has repurchased a further 2.18 million of its own shares, continuing a buyback programme launched last year.

Phungela and AeroCloud will enable African airports to transition from legacy systems to more agile, data-driven and predictive operating models.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping cyber security, but what it leaves behind may matter more than what it automates.

Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang said the company’s proposed $100 billion investment in OpenAI was “never a commitment.”

There are life and death decisions that government must make about South Africa’s vehicle industry.

Straddling the celestial equator, the constellation is visible in both hemispheres
Orion, the hunter, one of the most recognisable constellations in the night sky, is well placed for observation from the northern hemisphere during February. Straddling the celestial equator – the projection of Earth’s equator on to the night sky – the constellation is also visible from the southern...

FNB says the new devices are significantly smaller and make it easier to optimise branch space.

February is all about finding the perfect match. And while everyone’s focused on relationships, there’s something just as important to get right: The way your home works for you.

SpaceX has quietly revised its Starlink privacy policy to allow the use of customer data for AI training.
“Technology companies spent part of the 2010s trying to convince us that we would want an 8K display one day…” writes Ars Technica. “However, 8K never proved its necessity or practicality.”LG Display is no longer making 8K LCD or OLED panels, FlatpanelsHD reported today… LG Electronics was the first and only company to sell 8K OLED TVs, starting with the 88-inch Z9 in 2019. In 2022, it lowered...

The capacity of private generation facilities registered in 2025 reached a record 7,464MW, equivalent to about one and a half Kusile or Medupi power stations.

Every second, 11m bits of information enter our brains, which then efficiently prioritise them. We need to learn to work with the process, rather than against it
It’s believed that we have about 50,000 thoughts a day: big, small, urgent, banal – “Did I leave the oven on?”. And those are just the ones that register. Subconsciously, we’re constantly sifting through a barrage of...
The EU “has switched on parts of its homegrown secure satellite communications network for the first time,” reports Bloomberg, calling it part of a €10.6 billion push to “wean itself off US support amid growing tensions.” SpaceNews notes the new government program GOVSATCOM pools capacity from eight already on-oribit satellites from France, Spain, Italy, Greece and Luxembourg — both...
“Most Go developers are now using AI-powered development tools when seeking information (e.g., learning how to use a module) or toiling (e.g., writing repetitive blocks of similar code).” That’s one of the conclusions Google’s Go team drew from September’s big survey of 5,379 Go developers. But the survey also found that among Go developers using AI-powered tools, “their satisfaction with these...
Talks “are at a standstill” for Anthropic’s potential $200 million contract with America’s Defense Department, reports Reuters (citing several people familiar with the discussions.”) The two issues? – Using AI to surveil Americans- Safeguards against deploying AI autonomously The company’s position on how its AI tools can be used has intensified disagreements between it and the Trump...
The Wall Street Journal says that Meta “might be reaping some of the richest benefits from the AI boom so far.”Meta’s revenue grew 22% year over year in 2025 to $201 billion, and the company expects even bigger gains in the current quarter, potentially as high as 34%. That is huge growth for a company that brought in nearly $60 billion in the latest three-month period. And Zuckerberg signaled...
October saw Bitcoin reach $123,742. But less than four months later, “The world’s largest cryptocurrency slipped below $76,000…” Bloomberg reports, “dropping about 40% from its 2025 peak…” “What began as a sharp crash in October has morphed into something more corrosive: a selloff shaped not by panic, but by absence of buyers, momentum and belief.”Unlike the October drawdown, there’s been no...
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, will be adding spaces for electric vehicle charging to parking lots in 19 different states, reports MLive:The move follows up on a plan announced in 2023 to build a network of charging stations at Walmart and Sam’s Club stores throughout the U.S… “With a store or club located within 10 miles of approximately 90% of Americans, we are uniquely positioned to...
Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland writes: Just months after his 20th birthday, Bill Gates had already angered the programmer community,” remembers this 50th-anniversary commemoration of Gates’ Open Letter to Hobbyists. “As the first home computers began appearing in the 1970s, the world faced a question: Would its software be free?” Gates railed in 1976 that “Most of you steal your...