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SPONSORED | Standard Bank on the race to modernise payments

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How can banks stay ahead in the technology race? Richard de Roos, Standard Bank group head of Payments, highlights the importance of leading from a client point of view.
He discusses modernising legacy systems, changing client expectations, fintech challengers and emerging payment technologies. Listen now.
20 Oct English South Africa Business News · News

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