Synthesis continues to deliver excellent top-line growth and profits for Capital Appreciation – Results period ending March 2023. 

For over 25 years, Synthesis has delivered innovative customised solutions using leading technologies. Forming part of the Software division of Capital Appreciation, a financial technology company, Synthesis has continued to grow its leading position as a preferred software implementation partner.   Reflecting on the past financial year, Michael Shapiro, Managing Director of Synthesis has reason to […]

Words Of The Year

By Michael Shapiro, Synthesis Managing Director The word of the year in 1999 was “Y2K.”  In 2007 it was “subprime.” And then in 2016 it was “Brexit.” 2017 saw the emergence of “Fake news,” and in 2019 it was “Climate emergency.” And then the world changed. In 2020 the word of the year was “Pandemic” and this year, 2021, according to the Oxford […]

The role of AI in the business

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Globally, companies are indicating that they will invest even more in artificial intelligence (AI) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its acceleration of digital transformation initiatives. But while the potential of AI is clear, many local businesses still struggle to see how to effectively integrate this technology into their broader operational processes. Part of […]

2019: A Year in Review

By Michael Shapiro Every individual, each family and all companies will have had their own 2019 experience. And whereas they might all be impacted by circumstances particular to them, our tendency is still to try and arrive at collective consensus: How was the year for all of us? On a personal level, the year has […]

The skills shortage in South Africa

By Michael Shapiro There is a tragic irrationality in the fact that South Africa has a youth unemployment rate of more than 50%, but at the same time has a skills shortage in many areas of commerce.  One of these areas is the technology space, where according to Sunday Times’s Business Times, South African banks […]

The future of fintech is collaboration

The following excerpt comes from an interview of Michael Shapiro, Managing Director of Synthesis, by Business Day to understand why partnerships are vital for banking innovation.  “Many organisations are keen to provide better origination, product distribution and customer service to their market segments,” says Synthesis’ Managing Director Michael Shapiro. “Some are keen to adopt machine learning […]

Hyperscale cloud being used to increase scope of financial services

The following excerpt comes from an interview of Michael Shapiro, Managing Director of Synthesis, by Engineering News “Financial services companies in South Africa are using hyperscale cloud systems to increase their range of services, lower costs and reach into new markets, says Michael Shapiro. Financial services firms can innovate by using the many detailed, technical capabilities of […]