Managers of Wealth Africa

Proparco secures US$5m stake in TLcom TIDE Africa Fund

The financing institution believes mobile phone penetration is critical to sustainable development and the role played by tech start-ups.

South African central bank sets up full-time fintech unit

South Africa has a relatively small, but growing fintech industry

How secure contactless cards are in South Africa

The head of consumer issuing at Absa Card, Tshipi Alexander, said they randomly request a card’s PIN – even on small transactions – as an additional safety measure.

VoguePay to launch digital banking platform for SMEs

VoguePay has said it will launch a new digital banking platform, VoguePay3.0, for the Small and Medium Enterprises.

MoolahGo soft-launches fintech marketplace in South Africa

MoolahGo is licensed and regulated by the Monetary of Authority of Singapore.

De Beers Piloting Blockchain Platform for Diamonds

Each block must be validated by the blockchain community before it is added to the digital ledger.

Africa’s Biggest Mobile Operator Wants To Be Its Biggest Bank

The confidence behind his statement comes from the growth and popularity of the company’s mobile money product, which operates in 14 markets across Africa.

Major overhaul of SA’s payments system on the cards

“The basic architecture of the South African payments system was laid down in the 1980s, and it was at one time among the best in the world,”

ALAT by Wema Bags Prestigious Awards

Last year, ALAT was named the ‘Digital Banking Platform of the Year’ by BusinessDay, Nigeria’s foremost business newspaper.

"Bitcoin is not yet legal" - Bank of Ghana

https://www.graphic.com.gh/business/business-news/bitcoin-is-illegal-bank-of-ghana.html

Rwanda’s Bank of Kigali partners with Fiorano for digital revamp

Rwanda-based Bank of Kigali has selected Fiorano Software’s platform for its digital transformation project.

Partech Ventures launch $70 million African tech fund

Partech Africa will also benefit from the firm’s collective industry expertise and unique portfolio support and business development capability.

Financial services platform for Africa launched

Arise partners with sustainable, locally-owned financial services providers in sub-Saharan Africa to promote financial inclusion.

UBA revolutionalises ebanking with AI application solution

The platform will also enable able customers to confirm cheques, pay bills apply for loans, freeze accounts, request for mini statements, amongst other things.

SARS to provide tax rules on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in next few months: report

This was followed by a December report in which SARS said it was in discussions with a number of technology companies to enable it to track cryptocurrency trades more efficiently.

PenCom to drive micro pension with mobile technology

Special mobile phone applications had been successfully implemented

How emerging technologies expose Nigeria’s financial system to fraudsters

The activities of fraudsters have become very pronounced in the country’s financial services space, especially in the money and capital markets.

Workers battle robots for limited jobs

Most times, these machines clap, jump, gesticulate and respond to production situations as if they are humans.

Fintech industry could create 3m jobs in Nigeria –Experts

They stated this at the maiden Africa FinTech Foundry Disrupt Conference, sponsored by Access Bank Plc in Lagos.

Bitcoin is booming in Nigeria as both business users and speculators rush in

“I was able to use bitcoin to do just one transaction and then I got hooked,” Egedegbe tells Quartz.