In race to digitise, skills gap a drag on South Africa's big banks

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In race to digitise, skills gap a drag on South Africa's big banks
A severe shortage of computer skills in South Africa has left its major banks fighting over a limited pool of people with the skills they need to upgrade technology platforms and keep pace with changing customer demands and competition from new rivals. The country's four biggest lenders - Absa, ...

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