TCS+ Kinetic Skunk: fintechs risk cloud bill shock without proper planning

Fintechs choose cloud technologies in the hopes that the efficiency and scalability of cloud computing will give them a competitive advantage. But cloud adoption is no silver bullet. If done incorrectly, a migration to the cloud can cause costs to balloon instead of decreasing them, leading to frustration and even lost revenue. Kinetic Skunk is an Amazon Web Services-certified partner offering cloud solutions with a specialisation in fintech start-ups. In this episode of TechCentral’s TCS+, Donovan Mulder, CEO at Kinetic Skunk, explains the ins and outs of cloud adoption for fintech companies. Mulder delves into: • The importance of timing when it comes to cloud adoption and when the best time is to plan for a migration into the cloud. • Common errors fintechs that have already migrated to the cloud make that can cause costs to balloon out of control. • Why developers are often not the right people to handle cloud infrastructure architecting and provisioning (hint: it’s a completely different skill set). • How gaps in cloud infrastructure architecture can lead to security holes. • The cost optimisation tools available in the AWS cloud environment. • How tools such as the AWS well-architected framework help fintech’s comply with regulations such as Popia and Fica. • Advice for South African fintechs before their next cloud bill arrives. Don’t miss the discussion!

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This episode is 37:38 long.

This episode was published on Aug 21, 2025.

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