South African businesses are losing billions of rands due to poor-quality software. And as the economy tightens and skills remain scarce, this is likely to get worse, forcing them to pay to fix avoidable problems and resulting in stalled growth. In an effort to save costs, local companies often fall for the low-quality code trap, writes Sergio Barbosa.
Productizing APIs is a must, but what are the characteristics of a great API product? We make the case for accessibility, simplicity, and standardization
The API Product Imperative Global Kinetic Discovery Team APIs in banking. Less work for more money. Why wouldn’t you do it? — Chris Skinner, speaking at Dot Finance Africa 2017 Banks and other service providers no longer develop open application programming interfaces (APIs) just for themselves; they’re making many of…
Global Kinetic’s autonomous software delivery teams are packed with T-shaped people. Program manager Clay Everton explains why we wouldn’t have it any other way.
By Matthew Burbidge Sergio Barbosa (CEO, FutureBank) is quoted in The Banking Revolution article in the May 2022 edition of ITWeb’s Brainstorm publication, see the section on Mainframes and Core Banking below. To read more from this Brainstorm May 2022 issue, please visit: https://brainstorm.itweb.co.za/content/xnklOvz1N4Kq4Ymz to subscribe.
Global Kinetic’s racking up air miles this May and June flying between four big events in the fintech calendar. Here’s a heads up on what’s going down. If you’re going to San Francisco… First up, it’s Martin Dippenaar and Sergio Barbosa at Finovate Spring (San Francisco, 18–20 May). Our CEO…
Has Web3 got its priorities wrong? Sergio Barbosa, CIO, Global Kinetic Co-founder and CIO of enterprise software development house, Global Kinetic, Sergio directly heads its open banking platform, FutureBank. A skilled software engineer, innovative product developer, and keen business strategist, he has participated in several notable fintech milestones, including building…
In the first of a two-part series on Web3, Sergio Barbosa explains why a decentralized new version of the Internet has people so excited.
Reaching new customers through fintech partnerships Sergio Barbosa, CEO, FutureBank Co-founder and CIO of enterprise software development house, Global Kinetic, Sergio directly heads its open banking platform, FutureBank. A skilled software engineer, innovative product developer, and keen business strategist, he has participated in several notable fintech milestones, including building the…
How to grow from a startup to a global business: Our five key lessons By Gunnar Bijker (CFO, Global Kinetic) Global Kinetic has been operating for over 15 years, and our growth journey is accelerating. When we launched in 2005, the attraction for most of us was the opportunity to…
