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Datacentrix wins four prestigious awards at HPE Accelerate
Datacentrix is honoured to have received four prestigious awards at the recent Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HPE Accelerate and Awards event held in Cape Town, South Africa. These included: Services Delivery Partner of the Year; Operational Services Partner of the Year; HPE GreenLake Partner of the Year; and the individual accolade for Hybrid Cloud Presales Ambassador of the Year, which was presented to Datacentrix Presales Consultant, Stephen Armstrong.
Business Unit Manager at Datacentrix.“ We look forward to continuing this journey of combined achievements and are grateful to HPE for the partnership that we share.”
“ Our partners are an integral part of what we do here at HPE and these awards are just one way that we honour our work and success together,” says President Ntuli, Managing Director, HPE South Africa.
Tony de Sousa, Datacentrix’ s Divisional Managing Director: Inland Technology Solutions and Security Solutions says:“ For three decades, the partnership between Datacentrix and HPE has been grounded in shared values and commitment to innovation. This partnership empowers us to deliver advanced solutions that align with our mission to drive sustainable progress. Together, we are paving the way for future success and positive impact on communities, companies and the country.
“ Our heartfelt thanks go to the HPE South Africa team and the dedicated teams at Datacentrix for their hard work and unwavering commitment, which have made these awards possible.”
“ Datacentrix is proud to stand alongside HPE in supporting our clients on their transformation journeys,” adds Dave Thomas, Enterprise
Paul Selibas appointed as EFTCorp’ s Chief Product Officer to drive payment products
Africa’ s digital payment ecosystem is growing rapidly, making innovative and scalable financial products essential for sustained growth. But more does not necessarily mean better, says Paul Selibas, newly appointed Chief Product Officer at EFT Corporation.
With that in mind, Selibas plans to ensure that EFTCorp remains focused on its core product offerings while also driving innovation.“ That means positioning EFTCorp’ s products in a way that truly serves customers’ needs, balancing product focus with expansion.”
“ Innovation is not just about building more products – it is about solving real customer challenges and making payments more seamless, scalable, and accessible.”
Financial inclusion is a critical driver of economic growth across Africa, while 33 % of adults in Sub-Saharan Africa have a mobile money account, compared to just 10 % globally, more than half the population
Paul Selibas remains unbanked or underbanked, highlighting the necessity for products that promote financial inclusion and cater to the unique needs of African consumers.
With such a deep understanding of market-specific challenges, Selibas’ leadership will ensure that EFTCorp maintains its position as a trusted partner that builds for modern banking, developing tailored payment solutions for customers across Africa.
His strategy is to focus on tailoring his products by ensuring we have the best team so that innovation and customer needs are at the heart of what drives the company’ s growth.
“ The ultimate goal is to help steer EFTCorp on its path to becoming the dominant payment enabler on the continent – not only the payments space but also empowering financial institutions and businesses to scale faster and smarter, and together, contributing meaningfully to Africa’ s economy.”
EFTCorp’ s product strategy is built on four key pillars, all foundational to payments and financial services: Banking-as-a-Service, BaaS, acquiring, issuing, and payment orchestration. p
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