Agile Software Architecture – Becoming Super Agile

Agile Architecture

You’ve adopted Agile? Great! Over the last few years, there has been a huge movement from the sequential Waterfall process towards a more flexible Agile approach. The question is: Has your software architecture followed suit? The “agile” in software architecture has similar connotations to the “agile” in Agile methodology meaning it can respond quickly to […]

Are the days of a free Internet limited?

We are all used to free services on the internet such as Wikipedia and Facebook, services which continually need to either attract donations, as in the case of Wikipedia, or else advertising revenue, as in the case of Facebook. What if we were instead charged a fraction of a cent each time we made use […]

How strategic is your reporting solution?

The Synthesis team developed txstreamFINSURV to give you, our clients, a truly strategic reporting solution.  Many of you have been feeling way too much heat for far too long and it might be time for you to take a step back and revisit your approach to regulatory reporting. You told us your requirements. We listened. […]

Once upon a time, there were clearing houses…

The payments industry is about to go through a mammoth change, a change that forever will associate the word “Tsunami” with “Disruptive Technology” in the minds of those impacted. Jobs will be lost and jobs will be made. Decade old companies will fall and new ones will be born. This change is “blockchain” and it […]

Tax free account reporting – IT3(s)

What are tax free accounts? In November 2014 the National Treasury published the draft Notice and Regulations required for tax free savings accounts. The implementation date of this product class is 1 March 2015 and the primary aim is to encourage South Africans to save. Tax free savings accounts allow for flexible contributions (i.e. no […]

Six steps for simplified regulatory reporting

Learn more about automated reporting. While regulatory reporting for cross-border transactions may appear straightforward, it has hidden complexities and consequences for authorized dealers. This complexity can be simplified with a clear vision that takes your business’s clients and overall processes into account. The regulator requires all people who transfer to or receive money from overseas […]

Synthesis welcomes new graduate recruits

4th January 2016 marked the start date for a number of new Synthesis employees who joined as part of our graduate recruitment drive last year. It is almost 4 weeks later and we are very pleased to say that each new member has been fully assimilated and already starting to become productive in the teams […]