05/04/2018
The most optimists hoping it may be the next currency reference similar to gold yet decentralised and the most radical wishing it may replace the mighty dollar and weaken its preeminence and the grip of the US Federal Reserve on the global financial syste
05/02/2018
Bitcoin is booming in Nigeria, and it can partly thank a busted online Ponzi scheme for a relatively painless inoculation into mainstream awareness.
05/01/2018
Wema Bank has reinforced its position as an innovative leader in the Nigerian digital banking space as it launched ALAT, the country’s first fully digital bank, in 2017
05/01/2018
New report says MENA digital start-ups attracted $650m in funding in 2017, with 76% based in the UAE
04/26/2018
Countries in the region, which have an abundance of oil reserves, have long relied on oil revenues for economic growth.
04/24/2018
The Group CEO, Ecobank, Mr. Ade Ayeyemi, reiterated the bank’s dedication to support innovations in banking and finance across the continent.
04/23/2018
Governments worldwide have also been kept busy trying to stay abreast of the developments in this industry
04/23/2018
The Financial Sector Regulation Act came into effect at the start of this month
04/20/2018
He said: “FinTech growth requires us to pay attention to all of these, and to come up with regulatory frameworks that will safeguard our people."
04/18/2018
MFS Africa will work with LUN Partners Group to boost financial inclusion in countries targeted by China’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative
04/17/2018
The Sub Saharan edition of the Visa Everywhere Initiative was launched last month and tasks start-ups to develop solutions to possible business challenges, while enhancing their own product proposals.
04/16/2018
The project’s goal is to replicate interbank clearing which currently runs on the South African Multiple Option Settlement system.
04/12/2018
The technology is greatly needed in regions where most people are poor (by developed country standards), and the majority do not have bank accounts or credit cards.
04/11/2018
Now, investors are taking the time to understand the real-world application of the cryptocurrency and betting on its future.
04/10/2018
This was a view shared by Stuart van der Veen, disruption lead in the Corporate and Investment Banking team at Nedbank, which has invested in Entersekt and works with startups like Aerobotics.
04/06/2018
Naspers then promised not to sell any more of its Tencent shares, at least for the next three years and for good reason.
04/06/2018
M-PESA not only disrupted the traditional financial systems, in developing countries, but it has also provided the impetus for others such as Apple Pay, Venmo, Android Pay and so on to be developed.
04/05/2018
The incoming chairman of the BRICS Business Council, Dr. Iqbal Surve, said the “4th Industrial Revolution” was characterized by dramatic and disruptive change in the ways societies are run, ANA reported.
04/05/2018
The Open Banking Nigeria initiative is being driven by a group of banking and FinTech experts who are committed to the expansion of innovation within the Nigerian financial space.
04/03/2018
Banking group aims to meet needs of SMEs ‘neglected’ by larger competitors.