03/17/2023
FG pledges digital empowerment for women in business
“To the benefit of women-owned enterprises and to the benefit of the nation at large,’’
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03/16/2023
Tarabut Gateway and Rain Bring Faster Fiat-to-Crypto Transactions to Bahrain
The introduction of this new feature is also in line with Rain’s strategy to provide a seamless crypto wallet experience for its MENA users.
03/16/2023
Capitec to revolutionise the way South Africans pay – introducing Capitec Pay
To this end, the bank has launched Capitec Pay, the first bank-endorsed online shopping payment method in South Africa that allows clients to make safe and card-free payments.
03/15/2023
Omnisient wins Most Innovative Financial Inclusion Technology
Award for enabling credit access to the unbanked in Africa
03/15/2023
Nigeria’s president-elect pledges to champion blockchain in revenue collection, banking
But despite having been political allies under the same party, Tinubu has pledged to support emerging technologies, including blockchain.
03/15/2023
Digital Banking: An opportunity for inclusion in Africa
One of the main advantages of mobile and app-based banking is its convenience.
03/15/2023
Rain partners Tarabut Gateway for open banking API
Rain will make use of Tarabut Gateway’s open banking API to facilitate on and off-ramp transactions for users.
03/14/2023
ChatGPT and Cybersecurity: What AI means for digital security
By leveraging the power of AI technology, businesses and individuals can drive innovation, improve productivity and business outcomes with powerful new solutions.
03/14/2023
PayShap launches in South Africa
The banks still to get access to the service include Capitec and several others.
03/13/2023
How M-Pesa Is Revolutionizing Financial Inclusion In Kenya and Beyond?
Millions of individuals worldwide rely on M-Pesa to make and receive payments
03/10/2023
How to handle cyberattacks
According to Kaspersky, a cybersecurity firm, cybercrime represents an ongoing risk to individuals, organisations and governments globally.
03/09/2023
Michael Jordaan makes big push into AI
The company was founded by Jordaan, Nic Kohler, Willem Roos, and Roger Grobler, who have been working together in various forms for decades and investing together for the last eight years as founding investors in telecoms group Rain, and many others.
03/09/2023
Potential Benefits, Risks of Artificial Intelligence
The motivations of the AI intelligentsia, consisting of researchers, engineers and scientists who work in the field of AI, include scientific curiosity, technical challenges, commercial opportunities, social impact, national security, and ethical consider
03/06/2023
Flutterwave denies losing N2.9bn to hackers
It further disclosed that none of its customers lost funds nor was the company account hacked.
03/03/2023
Safaricom phone tracking to arrest bank ATM fraud
The new solution from Safaricom is designed to tie ATM transactions to the genuine account owner’s physical location, making it harder for fraudsters to carry out their schemes.
03/03/2023
Fintech booms as naira crisis stretches banks’ digital platforms
The scarcity of cash that has characterised the naira redesign has caused conventional banks to struggle.
02/23/2023
Technology seals border revenue leaks, says KRA
Mr Tonui said the authority will soon use drones in mobile monitoring of goods to curb theft and tax evasion.
02/20/2023
Zambia tests technology for crypto regulation, says minister Mutati
The Bank of Zambia and the country’s securities regulator are collaborating on digital infrastructure and a policy framework for crypto.
02/20/2023
Ecobank rewards customers for using digital channels
One of the joint account winners, Ifeoma, said she and her husband did not expect they would win a promo from the bank.
02/20/2023
Capital market targets youths with innovative products
The youths do not want to come in and start filling five page forms because they want to access the market, they want to pick their phones and make their investments.