Managers of Wealth Africa

Standard Bank digital cash flow hits R85bn

Standard Bank says its customers have embraced its enhanced digital capability and platforms.

Why South African SMEs should adopt disruptive tech

An example recently seen in South Africa, is the disruption of the banking sector with the rise of app-based banks such as TymeBank that has completely removed the traditional brick-and-mortar bank and its associated physical queues; the official launch o

Kenya calls for joint efforts to curb cyber crime, mobile money fraud

The country's top prosecutor noted that there was need to fortify governance and law enforcement to fight crime.

Kenya's 4G Capital Launches NXTGEN, a new Credit Solution for Africa's banking industry.

4G Capital targets to use the machine learning system to utilize data in smarter ways, using data from multiple sources to design credit products at a scale which are indeed optimized for segments, business risk, timescale and affordability.

Access Bank to partner varsities on technology innovations

Wigwe tasked Nigerian students to imbibe self-confidence and ability to dare where others have failed to advance in their chosen profession.

Shaping Nigeria’s Future with Technology

Innovation and excellence will transform agriculture sector in Nigeria, but it is unfortunate that Nigerians do not believe in continuity.

Bittrex Reaches South Africa with New Investment

Moreover, the upcoming exchange will use machine learning and AI to perform AML/KYC process.

Three Digital Newcomers Emerged in South African Banking

As the very first move, these three banks are expected to lower the cost-to-income ratio substantially, while they would be offering cheaper prices than the big five lenders of South African banking sectors, putting a fight in the pricing of retail bankin

South African banks testing biometric security for ATMs

While this feature is great for FNB users, customers of other banks are not yet able to use FNB Tap-and-PIN ATMs

This massively successful South African start-up may list in the US next year

Last year, Clickatell delivered almost 3 billion messages across Africa, 42% more than a year ago.

How startups are the “new wind” blowing through the Mauritian economy

The company is banking on the development of the startup space in Mauritius

Standard Chartered plans to invest more in digital channels

With a renewed focus on strengthening its digital banking platforms to provide clients with multiple and convenient alternate banking channels

Finserve Africa pushes for a level financial playing field

Among the initiatives it Finserve has rolled-out include Jenga Payment Gateway and APIs

Digital newcomers out to disrupt South African banking

We are here to shake up the status quo

Swedish fintech Okapi, Ecobank partner for Africa’s unbanked

All they have to do is to join Okapi to have their Ecobank Xpress account activated

Universal Banks pursue large scale digital transformation

Jorge Camarate, Strategy& Partner in PwC’s financial services division says: “Unlike their challengers, the four universal banks have the principal advantage of being able to serve a sizeable share of South Africa’s retail and corpor

4 ways South Africa’s new digital banks can win the market

“Unlike their challengers, the four universal banks have the principal advantage of being able to serve a sizeable share of South Africa’s retail and corporate banking customers,” said Jorge Camarate, Strategy& partner in PwC’s

Nigeria’s Union Bank Reportedly Warns Against Crypto Transactions

The Union Bank of Nigeria is commercially run, with its assets totaling $4.1 billion as of 2018.

Kenya’s Equity Bank launches online forex trading platform

Equity Bank began in Kenya in 2004 and has since opened subsidiaries in Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo.

Nedbank's MobiMoney signs up 50K users

The pilot demonstrates MobiMoney is succeeding in making banking accessible, says Nedbank.

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