S2 / E5 The science behind precision retailing - Rand Merchant Bank (rmb.co.za)

On this episode of the podcast series, we are joined by Chris Steyn, Shoprite Technology’s Head of Data Analytics. Serving over 24 million customers in nearly 3 000 stores, with in excess of 25 000 points of sale and 100 000 articles moving through these points, data presents very exciting opportun…

S2 / E6 How fintechs use data for innovation - Rand Merchant Bank (rmb.co.za)

On today’s episode of the podcast series, we’re joined by RMB’s Head of Telecommunication, Media & Technology Advisory, Arun Varughese. There is so much happening in the payments landscape, and not many people are aware of the plumbing that exists behind contactless payments. It may happen in mere …

S2 / E4 Alternative data: beyond the balance sheet - Rand Merchant Bank (rmb.co.za)

Patrice Rassou, Ashburton Investments’ CIO joins us on this episode of the podcast series. The investment industry is very familiar with the processing and extraction of data in order to make investment decisions. A few decades back this was largely a manual process; now data is available in a digi…

S2 / E3 How data keeps manufacturing hyper-competitive - Rand Merchant Bank (rmb.co.za)

Joining us today on this episode of the podcast series is Mike Grant - Chief Technical Officer at DataProphet, engineer and machine learning specialist. DataProphet is not a dashboarding company. There’s no added value outside of a beautiful looking dashboard where you have to take your production …

S2 / E2 Real estate and the interplay with data analytics - Rand Merchant Bank (rmb.co.za)

On today’s episode of the podcast series, we’re joined by Property Economist for FNB, John Loos who believes that data analytics in the property industry is of vital importance. Having been in the industry for 20 years, he has seen firsthand how limited data back then led to billions of Rands worth…

S2 / E1 Transforming financial services with data analytics - Rand Merchant Bank (rmb.co.za)

Chief Data Analytics Officer for FirstRand Risk, Dr Mark Nasila, joins us on this episode of the podcast series to discuss the meaning of Artificial Intelligence and its role in the financial industry. Emerging technologies combined with social challenges across the world, has meant that every ind…

S1 / E12 - Risk Analytics in Data - Lytania Johnson, Chief Risk Officer at FNB

In today’s episode of the podcast series, we are joined by FNB’s Chief Risk Officer, Lytania Johnson. Data is a key component in the risk landscape, from basic risk assessment to new technologies such as AI and machine learning. Risk is considered from two angles – how to use data and analytics to…

S1 / E11 - Understanding Market Industries with Data Analytics - Christoph Nieuwoudt, Chief Data and Analytics Officer at FirstRand

In this episode we are joined by Chief Data and Analytics Officer at FirstRand, Christoph Nieuwoudt. The Group has an extraordinary amount of in-depth insights and data available that clients wouldn’t have access to anywhere else. Whether you’re serving a customer from a transactional point of view…

S1 / E10 - With its undeniable value, is data the new currency? - Ryan Prozesky, Chief Data and Analytics Officer at FNB

n this episode we are joined by Chief Data and Analytics Officer at FNB Ryan Prozesky, who believes that data is the new currency — key in every organisation and used to inform almost every business decision. Data allows you to make your solutions more relevant and improve your customer experience.…

S1 / E8 - The future of data in finance - Jaco Van Wyk, CFO of RMB & Markos Davias, CFO of FNB

In this episode we are joined by RMB CFO Jaco Van Wyk and FNB CFO Markos Daviasto explore data in finance. Finance skillsets are evolving, and the Chartered Accountants of the past need to understand some of the core data analytics skillsets going into the future, to get an edge and get ahead in th…