Synthesis Excels, Again
Monday, November 18th, 2019, Capital Appreciation (Capprec) announced its interim financial results for the six months ended 30 September 2019. The entity operates in two business segments – Payments & Payment Infrastructure (“Payments”) and Software and Services (“Services”). Synthesis comprises the Services segment. It was reported that Synthesis continued its track record of 31% compound […]
Webinar | Why being down for a minute in the IOT data world is a big problem
Why being down for a minute in the IOT data world is a big problem Time: 15:00 | Date: 14 November Join us for this complimentary webinar with Synthesis’ Nick Walker and Discovery Vitality Group’s Jesse Leresche as they reveal how not to go down in the new world of exploding data driven by IOT and […]
Into the unknown
Synthesis is divided. There are those who openly admire Team Synthesis – Into the Unknown as they head to Rodrigues, and there are those who shake their head in wonderment that seemingly smart, rational people would be prepared to head to a remote island in the Indian Ocean for Expedition Africa (EA), where they will […]
A Mandela Day to remember with Synthesis and Afrika Tikkun
As has been the case for the past nine years, last month saw financial technology company Synthesis Software Technologies (Synthesis) celebrating Mandela Day with Afrika Tikkun, an organisation committed to developing and uplifting young people living in underprivileged communities. The company embarked on outreach activities in Cape Town (Zolile Malindi Community Centre) and Johannesburg (Phuthaditjaba […]
Synthesis Joins AWS Well-Architected Partner Programme
Johannesburg, 14 June 2019: Financial technology company Synthesis Software Technologies (Synthesis) is pleased to announce another milestone achievement as an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) member. Synthesis is now an AWS Well-Architected Partner, after becoming the first APN Advanced Consulting Partner in South Africa. Synthesis has also achieved AWS Financial Services Competency and […]
Harnessing the power of the Cloud
Synthesis MD, Michael Shapiro interviewed on what it takes to harness the power of the cloud. This article appeared in Issue 25 , third quarter of Acumen magazine. To read the full article online, click here Stay connected If you’d like to get in touch with our team of cloud experts, please contact us […]
Synthesis helped one of SA’s biggest banks to upgrade their Balance of Payments (BoP) system.
Synthesis has helped one of SA’s big four banks to upgrade their Balance of Payments (BoP) reporting capabilities. The bank chose to adopt our BoP reporting system, txstream FinSurv, to supplement the platform we currently provide for them. The txstream FinSurv architecture supports a centralised rules engine. This means that should reporting requirements change, the […]
JSE Listed Capital Appreciation acquires 100 percent of Synthesis
On 16th February 2017, JSE listed Capital Appreciation Limited (“CTA”) announced that agreements have been concluded to acquire 100 percent of Synthesis Software Technologies (“Synthesis”), subject to certain conditions precedent. Following the acquisition Synthesis, a highly specialised software development, consulting and integration services company, will remain an independent operating entity within the Capital Appreciation Group. […]
The Synthesis Way: Beyond Manufacturing
The Manufacturing Delusion refers to a systemic, industry-wide misconception about design and delivery of software. Namely that software is a commodity no different than any other coming off of a factory production line, such as a car or kitchen appliance. Almost everyone in the industry falls prey to this misconception and most would argue that […]
What’s Strategy got to do with IT?
Working in a Software Development environment one is not in close proximity to the decision makers and strategist of the business. To the developers in the trenches, when you mention the word strategy, the first thought is – what does strategy have to do with me? I am writing this application for which I have […]