Business Day Spotlight

Discovery Bank’s financial performance 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; use of artificial intelligence; home loans; benefits of the Discovery ecosystem; and strategy for growth. 

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The importance human connection in an increasingly digitalised economy is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. 

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by  Amanda Reekie, founding director at ovatoyou. 

Topics of discussion include: findings of their new report; the balance that businesses need to strike between online and offline channels; the impact of AI on commerce broadly; and advice for business owners. 

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The use of catalytic capital as a means to create employment in SA is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. 

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Rob Nagel, credit portfolio manager Ashburton Investments. 

Topics of discussion include: the case for using catalytic capital in SA in job creation; Ashburton’s investment focus; and alternative way of deploying capital. 

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Google role and influence in Africa’s R100bn creator economy is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. 

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Alex Okosi, MD for Google in Africa. 

Through the discussion, the executive unpacks Google’s strategy around content creation; staying relevant in the competitive market for attention online; the value of video creative professionals; AI; and shifts in advertising. 

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The importance of trust in influencing digital payments use is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. 

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Charles Lobo, senior vice president and regional risk officer for Visa Central Europe Middle East and Africa (CEMEA). 

Topics of discussion include: the payments executive outlines the findings of a recent Visa security report; trends and insights; and keeping payments secure in a world of artificial intelligence (AI).  

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The influence of secure payment technology in shaping SA’s digital retail economy is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. 

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Gabriel Swanepoel, country manager for Southern Africa at Mastercard. 

Topics of discussion include: the place of digital payments in a growing e-commerce environment; Mastercard's strategy to stay competitive; trends in payments security; and the impact of artificial intelligence (AI). 

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Cisco’s investment in artificial intelligence and Africa is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. 

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Francine Katsoudas, executive vice-president and chief people, policy and purpose officer at Cisco. 

Topics of discussion include: Cisco’s latest earnings performance; the role of effective change management in the current environment; the group’s ongoing investment in Africa. 

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The rise of the confident retail investors using technology is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. 

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Tinus Rautenbach, head of Clarity at Investec. 

Through the discussion, the banker highlights the impact of fintech in growing accessibility to investing; Investec decision to create Clarity; generational shifts in investing; trust in credible institutions; crypto; and the use of AI in investment decision making. 

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The Group’s plans to grow its hotel business in Africa is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. 

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by the team from Radisson Hotel Group: Ramsay Rankoussi, regional chief development officer; and Daniel Trappler, senior director of development Southern & Eastern Africa

Learn about the Group's plans to double its footprint in SA; the effect of a macroeconomic downturn on the travel sector; their innovative entry into markets like the DRC; funding growth in a high interest rate environment; and factors driving traffic to hotels. 

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Salesforce’s push to grow its artificial intelligence agent business is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. 

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Linda Saunders, country manager and senior director for solution engineering in Africa at Salesforce  

Topics of discussion include: the development of Salesforce Agentforce; evolution of agentic AI; use cases for agent platforms; and how the technology could develop over time. 

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