Synthesis earns prestigious AWS DevOps Competency Status
In a South African first, Synthesis Software Technologies has been awarded Amazon Web Services (AWS) DevOps Competency status. This is the fintech company’s second audited AWS Competency, following their Financial Services Competency achievement in August 2018. Achieving an audited AWS competence requires the satisfaction of a stringent set of criteria, including audited case studies, proven […]
Synthesis Software Technologies harnesses AI for Absa rebrand
When Barclays announced that it would separate from the Absa group, Absa’s brand team got busy. With a limited period to identify and remove all Barclays logos and mentions from key documentation, websites, contracts, database structures, marketing and communications, it needed an innovative alternative to man hours. Specialist software provider Synthesis stepped up with an […]
Synthesis achieves AWS Financial Services Competency Status
We’re very proud to have recently been awarded Amazon Web Services (AWS) Financial Services Competency status. The AWS Competency Programme is designed to highlight AWS Partners who have demonstrated technical proficiency and proven customer success in specialised solution areas. Achieving Financial Services Competency recognises Synthesis as a company that provides effective solutions to help organisations manage critical […]
Synthesis and InvestSure harness technology solution to safeguard online investors in South Africa
South African investors – especially retail investors who use online platforms to buy equities – are at risk of the value of their investments being diminished by disclosures of fraud or unethical practices within the companies they’re invested in. To mitigate this risk, disruptive insurance start-up InvestSure created a product which insures share owners against […]
Synthesis team compete for the winning title at our Apocalypse themed Hackathon event.
On Thursday 2 August, the Synthesis team participated in a 24-hour hackathon, themed Apocalypse, to solve interesting problems and experiment with new technologies, including serverless tools from Amazon Web Services (AWS) like DynamoDB, Lambda and API Gateway along with the Angular framework. The Hackathon focused on a variety of technologies and blockchain technology projects. Projects […]
Synthesis’ Mandela Day initiative
This week we are encouraged to honour our former statesman, Nelson Mandela, and give thanks for his life, his leadership and his devotion to humanity and humanitarian causes by devoting 67 minutes of our time to give back to those in need. The Synthesis Software Technologies team celebrated Mandela’s legacy and the centenary of his […]
Synthesis gives opportunities to unemployed youth
“Youth unemployment has increased at an alarming rate over the last few years. Recent statistics released by the Statistics South Africa Quarterly Labour Force Survey indicate that the rate of unemployment amongst youth is more than double that of older sectors of the population. Three million South Africans aged between 15 and 24 are neither […]
Synthesis cloud expert to speak at MyBroadband conference
Media Release 12 June 2018 The 2018 MyBroadband Cloud Conference, to be held on 13 June 2018 at Gallagher Estate in Gauteng, is the premier event of its kind in South Africa. The conference will be attended by more than 1 500 of South Africa’s top cloud, hosting and security executives and IT professionals. […]
Capital Appreciation delivers strong results, acquisitions fulfil commencing expectations
MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday, 16 May 2018 Highlights Completed viable asset acquisitions Revenue of R571.3 million, up 613% Operating profit of R162.3 million, up 917% Headline earnings of R143.4 million, up 266% HEPS of 9.53 cents, up 204% Normalised HEPS of 10.12 cents, up 202% Final dividend per share of 2 cents, bringing the total maiden […]
Synthesis anticipates that the learnership class of 2018 will soar after their graduation
MEDIA RELEASE SYNTHESIS SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES (PTY) LTD — Johannesburg, 30 April 2018: Synthesis Software Technologies, a South African home-grown specialised financial technology company, together with Afrika Tikkun and training provider Unlock’D, awarded certificates to 16 unemployed youth at a graduation ceremony held at Waverley Sports Club. The learners, who reside in disadvantaged communities across Johannesburg, […]