Standard Banks’s technology talent strategy

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Standard Banks’s technology talent investment is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight.

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Gerald Perumal, head of strategy and enablement for Standard Bank’s technology division.

The banker highlights the place of hackathon’s in Standard Bank’s talent acquisition and product development strategy; the bank’s current technology investment philosophy; staff retention; and growth of financial technology.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production.Producer is Demi Buzo.
12 Aug 2024 English South Africa Business News · News

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