{"id":9726,"date":"2021-02-10T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T11:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.synthesis.co.za\/case_studies\/test-study-2\/"},"modified":"2022-03-15T09:58:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T07:58:58","slug":"investec-mauritius-an-out-of-the-ordinary-technology-journey","status":"publish","type":"case_studies","link":"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/case_studies\/investec-mauritius-an-out-of-the-ordinary-technology-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Investec Mauritius: An Out of the Ordinary Technology Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9726\" class=\"elementor elementor-9726\" data-elementor-post-type=\"case_studies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62fd9cfc elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"62fd9cfc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29b79b84\" data-id=\"29b79b84\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79953118 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79953118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/work-top.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-696\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17afb954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17afb954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ALOOK INTO some of our<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9dd9f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b9dd9f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Work<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261b89fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"261b89fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have crafted solutions for industry leaders, combining years of expertise with agility and innovation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61fe08e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61fe08e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e054a50\" data-id=\"e054a50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78da65f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78da65f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:16,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"142\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bgl.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-761\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fb871e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fb871e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8625db0\" data-id=\"8625db0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5bbce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c5bbce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Investec Mauritius: An Out of the Ordinary Technology Journey<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bb2f3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bb2f3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c174ed\" data-id=\"6c174ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c11e9a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c11e9a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong style=\"color:#062f49\">Published \u2022 <\/strong>10 February 2021\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0ffb94\" data-id=\"e0ffb94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa2bc08 elementor-list-item-link-inline elementor-align-start article-social-share__btn elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"aa2bc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-share-1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a41fd75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a41fd75\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60b9d08\" data-id=\"60b9d08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db146e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db146e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How does an organisation constantly deliver client satisfaction in an era of rapidly changing needs? This is a question that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investec.com\/en_mu\/welcome-to-investec.html\">Investec Mauritius<\/a> has answered. \u00a0Investec Mauritius has an online banking platform built around its clients\u2019 distinctive needs, with exceptional security, easy-to-use applications and intuitive self-service all synthesising to create client satisfaction. However, this is not achieved without focus. Ensuring client satisfaction is an ongoing process as clients\u2019 needs, advanced technologies and security threats constantly evolve. \u00a0In 2009, Synthesis Software Technologies, an innovative software development and consulting company, partnered with Investec Mauritius to translate client requirements into technology realities. Since then, Investec Mauritius has developed a fully-fledged banking system that has experienced numerous evolutions and incremental changes over the past decade.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6685b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6685b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e4235e\" data-id=\"9e4235e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d374e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d374e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/christina-wocintechchat-com-EkeThvO9VfM-unsplash-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7041\" alt=\"Investec Mauritius: An Out of the Ordinary Technology Journey\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/christina-wocintechchat-com-EkeThvO9VfM-unsplash-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/christina-wocintechchat-com-EkeThvO9VfM-unsplash-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/christina-wocintechchat-com-EkeThvO9VfM-unsplash-scaled-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/christina-wocintechchat-com-EkeThvO9VfM-unsplash-scaled-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/christina-wocintechchat-com-EkeThvO9VfM-unsplash-scaled-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/christina-wocintechchat-com-EkeThvO9VfM-unsplash-scaled-1-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69696e4\" data-id=\"69696e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d76b774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d76b774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Challenge<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c38bf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c38bf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Investec Mauritius has always sought to provide high-touch client experiences. The demand for online banking and self-service meant that its banking platform would need to be a place where high touch and high tech merged. The bank also needed to ensure user journey cohesion with the Investec brand, while meeting the specific requirements of its Mauritius market. This all needed to be built with world-class security features so that clients could transact with confidence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b6908c elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b6908c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eb4cf6\" data-id=\"4eb4cf6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30ad128 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30ad128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:6,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:19,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"73\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/right2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-563\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00c6553 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00c6553\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b039581\" data-id=\"b039581\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6dca23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6dca23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Solution<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-889ee73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"889ee73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Together, Investec Mauritius and Synthesis built a full-fledged banking system. The banking system itself has gone through multiple iterations. What began as a basic view-only system in 2009, later went transactional and finally was rewritten in Net Core from 2015 onwards. \u00a0The following was built in a decade: \u00a0 \u00a0Payments \u00a0 Transfers \u00a0 Scheduled payments \u00a0 Fixed deposits \u00a0 Complex authorisation systems that allow transactions to be gated for review and release \u00a0 Forex with live market rates and selection for doing cross-currency trades \/ payments \u00a0 Admin portals with complete account, user management and masquerading capabilities \u00a0 Transactional screens such as Statements, History and Notifications. \u00a0 2FA with Single Sign On (SSO) \u00a0Client-centred solutions \u00a0Ruchi Jain, Investec Mauritius Team Lead, explains that Investec Mauritius\u2019 clients transact in high volumes. \u201cThe solution that was put into place suited clients by giving them access, multi-user access and authorisation. It gave them the setup they required.\u201d She also explains that, \u201cWe have a very senior client base. They want easy screens to navigate around,\u201d When designing the platform, the unique needs of the Mauritius client bases as well as the increased demand for self-service, had to be top of mind. Clients are now able to do what they need when they need it with the addition of Investec\u2019s bankers and a global support centre. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b01cbdb\" data-id=\"b01cbdb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09faef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09faef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ali-shah-lakhani-sp1BZ1atp7M-unsplash-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5781\" alt=\"Investec Mauritius: An Out of the Ordinary Technology Journey\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ali-shah-lakhani-sp1BZ1atp7M-unsplash-scaled-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ali-shah-lakhani-sp1BZ1atp7M-unsplash-scaled-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ali-shah-lakhani-sp1BZ1atp7M-unsplash-scaled-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ali-shah-lakhani-sp1BZ1atp7M-unsplash-scaled-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ali-shah-lakhani-sp1BZ1atp7M-unsplash-scaled-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-023ae05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"023ae05\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65afeb8\" data-id=\"65afeb8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46f98f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46f98f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regarding corporate use, the banking platform had to cater for the different needs of Mauritius businesses. Leandr\u00e9 Roux, Synthesis Senior Developer, says: \u201cThe system is not a one-size-fits all. It\u2019s so tuneable. Each company can work differently. They don\u2019t all have to follow the same patterns. You can mandate the way you want to do your business. It can be configured in such a fashion that it conforms to those mandates.\u201d \u00a0This allowed Investec Mauritius to provide high tech with high touch suited for the client at hand. Obey Makhuvele, Investec Mauritius Technical Lead, explains: \u201cWe get to understand the clients and build tailor-made products for them, which makes it easier for them to give us feedback. It is more feedback for us, which enables us to further improve.\u201d \u00a0Consistency \u00a0Investec has recently launched One Place. This is a drive to ensure consistency regardless of which platform a client uses to log in. This is important because many clients bank across Investec and have accounts with Investec UK, Investec SA and Investec Mauritius. It was important that the user experience should always remain the same, even when the back end was built differently. Synthesis assisted with this and provided an updated framework. They also improved the tech stack so that things would work better, faster and would be easier to maintain. This, in turn, was a technical win for the group. \u201cThis is where Investec is going. They want to unite all the different groups under a single platform,\u201d says Roux. \u00a0Security \u00a0Security has always been a key component of the platform, explains Jain. \u201cThe security priority was thought about right from the start.\u201d The team frequently conducted penetration (PEN) testing in line with this mandate. This is where external companies are paid to try hack into the system and report any vulnerabilities. Roux iterates: \u201cSince we have never failed a PEN test, the findings from our tests have always been a \u2018by the way; this came up as a warning. It\u2019s not a security breach issue but you can improve on it if you like.\u2019 It was never a report of we found a big problem and we need to patch it out.\u201d He continues that, \u201cfrom a security perspective, Synthesis has always gotten it right and that is because Synthesis has a focus on getting security right the first time.\u201d \u00a0In addition, Synthesis and Investec Mauritius also created the Transaction Monitoring system, which allows the business to do due diligence when investigating suspicious transactions flagged by the host\u2019s system. This allows the bank to see transactions flagged on a dashboard. The team can then assign it to investigators, who can add documentation and proofs as a workflow. This is then used to generate reports to auditors and the Bank of Mauritius as required. \u00a0Forex Trading \u00a0An example of this is where Investec offered clients cross-currency trading, but the bank used to decide a rate for the client, which was a very manual process. Alternatively, clients would need to speak to their private banker to confirm the rate. To remove this pressure from private bankers and allow the client to do this themselves, Synthesis built in client trading. Roux explains: \u201cWhat this entailed is that when you would do a cross currency payment over a certain threshold, the system would no longer select a rate for you. You would get prompted live rates off the market and as soon as you saw a rate that you were happy with, you would lock it in and your payment would be created and traded against that rate.\u201d \u00a0Fixed Deposits \u00a0This new feature allowed the team to easily set new rates ahead of time, which become active automatically on a set date. \u00a0Onboarding \u00a0Onboarding changed from a manual process to a seamless automated process, so clients could have a positive experience from the moment they began the Investec Mauritius journey. \u00a0A new platform \u00a0The old banking system that had been implemented was starting to show its age. It was slow in certain instances, but still usable. Synthesis started building the new banking system in 2015. The updated back end was built on .Net Core, which was released earlier that year. The new system had a 38% increase in performance. However, this was not a simple task, explains Roux. \u201cIt\u2019s tricky to build a system that works properly over multiple jurisdictions. Since he accounts are stored, maintained and handled differently, there were a lot of issues to make it look seamless when switching between Mauritius and the UK.\u201d \u00a0The old banking platform also needed to be updated to increase the speed for more complex users. Roux explains: \u201cWe deal with corporate users who bank on behalf of somebody else. There are a lot of banking data and accounts that need to be pulled to the front end with their balances, spend and transactions. This happened in under a second for personal users, but for corporates, it could be a time-consuming process. \u00a0\u201cWe are talking about hundreds and hundreds of banking accounts. On the old system, it took a while to complete before we optimised it. Now, the maximum time is three seconds: even with the biggest sets of accounts. The new stack was built to allow for a lot less overhead in processing the data compared to the old stack.\u201d \u00a0Jain regards \u201cMauritius online as one of the most stable customer-facing applications running at Investec. Our old online, before the UX, was also one of the most stable applications. No app is error free, but the recovery time for us as a team to fix an issue or a bug, was small, which adds to client satisfaction. We recently launched the new look and feel. If you look at the journey of how many complaints or problems we have got and if you compare that with other projects that land into client space, I think it was a smooth landing and that clients were happy.\u201d \u00a0Building for the future \u00a0A significant distinguishing factor has also been using technology that ensures longevity and the ability to make constant updates safely, which ensures client satisfaction. \u00a0Regarding the original platform, the foundation created was very strong. \u201cIt was ideally designed to last for two years, but it lasted for eight, which speaks for itself,\u201d says Jain. \u00a0The same applies to the user experience platform (UXP). \u201cIt was suggested from Synthesis to create the microservices form. It was implemented and it is not something we will be writing in a year or two. It is future-fitted the way it was designed,\u201d comments Jain. Makhuvele adds: \u201cWe were able to see where the future was going in terms of coming up with a micro-services application that will basically be called in any pattern. We are reaping the fruits of the decisions we have made back in the days. We can dockerise and deploy the microservices into the cloud, which is a huge win for us.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d850500 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d850500\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fed9383\" data-id=\"fed9383\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9df8fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9df8fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Result <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69caf0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69caf0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Investec Mauritius team has achieved client satisfaction while achieving brand consistency. One of the proofs for this lies in their call centre, says Jain: \u201cIf you see how many calls our calls centre gets, that tells us how good and stable our system is. Our desk is asking if they can help us because they get bored sitting at their desks waiting for calls\u201d. They have also remained up to date with the Investec group. \u00a0The key to successful change is change built on truly listening to clients and their requirements. \u201cThey are very happy with us. We have been listening to them and build solutions to satisfy their needs,\u201d explains Jain. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-502b05e\" data-id=\"502b05e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4ac913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4ac913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3756679-1-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7043\" alt=\"Investec Mauritius: An Out of the Ordinary Technology Journey\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3756679-1-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3756679-1-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3756679-1-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3756679-1-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3756679-1-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3756679-1-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8b89b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8b89b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fd1492\" data-id=\"9fd1492\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76df883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76df883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When asked about the greatest success over the last decade, Roux answers: \u201cHelping Investec all these years and achieving client satisfaction. You can always get someone to come and build a banking system, but I don\u2019t think building the system was necessarily the greatest success. Building that relationship and Investec Mauritius trusting us to make the right decisions, was more valuable. They wanted to work with Synthesis and building that legacy together, was the greatest success.\u201d \u00a0Makhuvele confirms: \u201cYou call Leandre at 12pm and he be will on the phone. The relationship has been great.\u201d Jain concludes: \u201cEveryone who came from Synthesis was part of the team. We never thought that they were not a permanent member of the team. There was never an employer-contractor relationship. It is basically a Mauritius team. We have grown with Synthesis. We have grown together as partners and it was a beautiful journey.\u201d \u00a0We don\u2019t know what the next decade with bring, but we know that Investec Mauritius will continue to create a legacy built on client needs, brand integrity and future-focus.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a9a7cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a9a7cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d099500\" data-id=\"d099500\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6278b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"f6278b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cEveryone who came from Synthesis was part of the team. We never thought that they were not a permanent member of the team. There was never an employer-contractor relationship. It is basically a Mauritius team. We have grown with Synthesis. We have grown together as partners and it was a beautiful journey.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Ruchi Jain<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Invested Mauritius Team Lead<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-898dfb0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"898dfb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>24<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e73de elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98e73de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/real-world-lessons-in-digital-transformation-going-beyond-theory\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/technology-792177.jpg-1-585x295.png\" class=\"attachment-htmega_size_585x295 size-htmega_size_585x295 wp-image-120\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-912bd69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"912bd69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Real-world lessons in digital transformation \u2013 going beyond theory<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-79bafc79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79bafc79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-Our-People_Matt-300x300.png\" alt=\"Picture of Matthew Crockett\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatthew Crockett\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb0566f elementor-align-left inner_article__date elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"3fb0566f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f976075\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>August 24, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cab494 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cab494\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news-room tag-ai\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-478bcb6a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile related-article elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"478bcb6a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94952f5\" data-id=\"94952f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-10868db8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-a93e73a elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>Jul<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-836ef68 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>29<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e73de elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98e73de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Africa&#8217;s Hidden AI Advantage: How Resource Constraints Drive Superior Innovation<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-79bafc79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79bafc79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-330ddddb\" data-id=\"330ddddb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b05223 elementor-author-box--layout-image-left elementor-author-box--align-left 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Arakkal\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb0566f elementor-align-left inner_article__date elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"3fb0566f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f976075\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>July 29, 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href=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/we-built-the-bank-of-the-future-darren-bak\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/we-built-the-bank-darren-bak-585x295.jpg\" class=\"attachment-htmega_size_585x295 size-htmega_size_585x295 wp-image-21967\" alt=\"We Built the Bank - Darren Bak\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-912bd69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"912bd69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We Built the Bank of the Future: Darren Bak<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-79bafc79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79bafc79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-330ddddb\" data-id=\"330ddddb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b05223 elementor-author-box--layout-image-left elementor-author-box--align-left elementor-author-box--image-valign-middle inner_article__author-box elementor-author-box--avatar-yes elementor-author-box--name-yes elementor-author-box--link-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"22b05223\" 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