Business Day Spotlight

The growing importance of Black Friday to SA’s retail sector is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Rory Bosman, chief sales and marketing officer at Ecentric.

Through the session, Bosman shares the findings of a recent Black Friday study; retail trends according to payments data; online versus online shopping trends; strategies that companies can use to grow sales; and an outlook for the sector.

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Adapt IT's push to growth its place in the hospitality software market, is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Reginald Sibeko, MD of Micros SA, a unit of Adapt IT.

Topics of discussion include: Omegro’s acquisition of Spa Guru; the rationale for the transaction; Adapt IT current strategy around hospitality; the inner workings of various software commercial models; and opportunities for further growth.

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National transaction data, showing a dip in economic activity, is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Elize Kruger, an independent economist.

Through the discussion, Kruger shares: BankservAfrica’s recent transaction reports; a view of the recently tabled national budget for 2025; and buying and spending patterns in the country.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production. Producer is Demi Buzo.

The growth of FNB’s digital financial planning tools, over a decade, is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Jolandé Duvenage, FNB’s chief imagineer for nav».

Topics of discussion including: growth of the platform; customers trends and usage; rationale for services offered; and the role of technology in democratising financial advice.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production. Producer is Demi Buzo.

The growth of Discovery Bank over six years is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Hylton Kallner, CEO of Discovery Bank.

Through the discussion, Kallner highlights: the bank’s financial performance; road to profitability; technology investment; use of artificial intelligence; benefits of the Discovery ecosystem; and strategy for growth.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production. Producer is Demi Buzo.

Artificial intelligence use cases in Africa, through an investment banking lens, is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Arun Varughese, head of telecommunications, media and technology at RMB.

Through the discussion, Varughese highlights: ways in which AI is being used in Africa; how and where African countries should be investing to make the most of the digital economy; and contribution of Africa to the development of AI models.

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The use of artificial intelligence in theatre production is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Louise Coetzer, founder and artistic director at Darkroom Contemporary.

Topics of discussion include: how AI is being used by creatives; threat of AI to the sector; business of theatre; and use of social media for promotion.

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The growth of SA as a market for Apple products is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Linda van der Nest, chief commercial officer at iStore, one of SA’s top Apple retailers.

Topics of discussion include: iStore’s business model; growth in local Apple use; pricing trends for Apple’s iPhone in SA; localising the Apple offering; and strategy.

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The growing use of stablecoins in cross-border payments is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by the team from Deus X Pay (DXP) Maria Heraty, CFO, and Richard Crook, the company’s CEO.

Topics of discussion include: DXP; growing use and adoption of the blockchain in mainstream finance; use of stablecoins for cross-border payments; and regulatory complexity.

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Business Day acting editor Tiisetso Motsoeneng talks is joined by Nedbank COO Mfundo Nkuhlu.