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How PwC and SAP are doing right by helping clients unlock ESG value

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When presented by the new Supply Chain Due Diligence Act ( SCDDA) in Germany, PwC realized their clients would need tools and processes to automate evaluation of suppliers. Managing risk takes teamwork The team at PwC developed the CYVC application using SAP tools along with PwC’s best practice risk analysis methodology.

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Why Tomago Aluminium reversed course on its cloud journey

CIO

From the moment your data is put into a partner-managed environment, you lose control of it. Regaining control When you’re running a smelter that operates 24/7 — with an ERP system that houses data pertaining to around 30 000 lines of stock — and you’re unable to access the information you need, when you need it, the impact can be serious.

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Smile Identity expands African footprint with acquisition of Appruve to strengthen ID verification services

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Smile Identity , a KYC compliance and ID verification partner for many African fintechs and businesses, has acquired Inclusive Innovations, the parent company of Appruve , a Ghanaian developer of identity verification software. We want to add that depth in more markets, and Appruve gives some of that.”

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO

In addition to AI and machine learning, data science, cybersecurity, and other hard-to-find skills , IT leaders are also looking for outside help to accelerate the adoption of DevOps or product-/program-based operating models. Many of the new skills are in rare supply, as are team leaders experienced in this new development paradigm.”

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Productfy raises $16M to build the ‘Shopify of embedded finance’

TechCrunch

The company claims that with its platform, developers can “configure in hours, integrate in days, and go from idea to full stack deployment in as little as three weeks.” . But Productfy, unlike many other BaaS companies, is not just focused on developers. Today, they still have to have an engineering team to do that.

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Prioritizing AI? Don’t shortchange IT fundamentals

CIO

Fundamentals like security, cost control, identity management, container sprawl, data management, and hardware refreshes remain key strategic areas for CIOs to deal with. Data due diligence Generative AI especially has particular implications for data security, Mann says.

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The cyber security challenges in fintech and neobanking’s rise

CIO

“The only solution to this dilemma is to make sure that the development lifecycle of applications become ‘secure by design.’ This approach requires a transparent mechanism to embed vulnerability and compliance checks at the same time applications are built. Actions speak louder than words even in the cybersecurity industry.

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