by Giuliana Schoeman | Feb 13, 2026 | Digital Identity In South Africa, RICA, Uncategorized
By Shaun Strydom, CEO of Contactable For years, the digital identity debate assumed banks would drive adoption. They have regulatory depth, compliance maturity and long-standing customer trust. The evidence now points elsewhere. In fact, the organisations best...
by Giuliana Schoeman | Jan 15, 2026 | Digital Identity In South Africa
From ‘Fantasy’ to Reality: The State of RICA Today If South Africa’s SIM registration story played out the way we imagine it should, this would be the moment we cut to sunshine, trust, and seamless onboarding. But that’s not our reality. RICA — once seen...
by Giuliana Schoeman | Dec 4, 2025 | Biometric Identity Proofing & Orchestration, Digital Identity In South Africa
While everyone was fixated on AI hype, South Africa quietly made its biggest leap in digital identity and payments in more than a decade. This was not a set of isolated government upgrades. It was the first layer of a national digital foundation that will reshape how...
by Carole Eilertsen | May 12, 2024 | Digital Identity In South Africa, IT Security
According to Gartner, organisations should entrench identity management as part of their cybersecurity foundation. Specifically, security teams can work with identity and access management (IAM) practitioners to invest in IAM programs and create an identity fabric for...
by Carole Eilertsen | Mar 20, 2024 | Digital Identity In South Africa, IT Security
Online betting in South Africa is a thriving business, expected to become a billion-dollar sector within four years. But there are risks, especially as the digital era makes it easy to forge identities. Betting companies must manage fraud risks and honour legislation,...
by Carole Eilertsen | Mar 11, 2024 | Biometric Identity Proofing & Orchestration, Digital Identity In South Africa, IT Security
Join the future of Identity TechnologyWith your host Daniel Robus, Guest speaker Will Charnley and Shaun...