Managers of Wealth Africa

Life after Bitcoin: Understanding the cryptocurrency and betting on its future

Now, investors are taking the time to understand the real-world application of the cryptocurrency and betting on its future.

Need for speed: Why African banks must work with fintech startups

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.

Using platforms to build wealth over time

Naspers then promised not to sell any more of its Tencent shares, at least for the next three years and for good reason.

Mobile banking and instant compliance

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.

BRICS Prioritizing Digital Economy

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.

Banking, FinTech professionals unveil Open Banking Nigeria initiative

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.

Sasfin rolls out SA’s first dedicated SME banking platform

Banking group aims to meet needs of SMEs ‘neglected’ by larger competitors.

Why no bank is going to acquire your fintech startup

Camilla Swart is ecosystem manager at Rise, the startup space launched by Barclays – now rebranded as Absa – in Cape Town in 2015, from where the bank runs its Techstars-powered accelerator programmes.

Orange targets Africa to increase mobile banking operations

French telecoms group seeks banking licence covering 8 countries in west African union

Peter Fanconi: «Africa Is a Fintech Birthplace»

One of these digital financial services is M-Shwari, a partnership between the Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) and Safaricom (an entity of Vodafone in Kenya).

Zimbababwe’s Steward Bank signs for NetGuardians’ cybersecurity tech

Mambondiani adds: “We picked NetGuardians because it is a solution made specifically for banks and is proven to cut fraud across all channels.”

UAE takes pole position in digital banking in the Middle East

The trend picks up momentum in the region

Access Bank, PaySend drive African FinTech penetration

“Nigeria is one of our first African partners, and we definitely see great potential in the region.”

Objectway announces a distribution partnership with BML Istisharat

Compliance and compatibility are pillars of this partnership agreement, that widens Objectway's commercial reach into the Middle East thanks to the proven international solutions from the Lebanese company.

Cryptocurrencies: how do we strike the right balance?

Overall, when it comes to cryptocurrencies and blockchain the term ‘digital disruption’ is rightly used, and the full implications remain to be seen.

Cross-border payments firm dLocal expands into North Africa

The company is closing a second, incredibly successful year with the addition of noted Silicon Valley builder-investor Oren Zeev, who has joined dLocal as both a board advisor and investor.

Minister Mwanakatwe challenges banks to enhance hi-tech

Mrs Mwanakatwe said the adoption of advanced digitalised technology will enable financial institutions to achieve greater scale, reduce operating costs and penetrate new markets more swiftly.

Objectway and MCI partner to tap potential of South Africa wealth market

Objectway is a TOP-100 global FinTech provider and a leader in the wealth and investment management software industry in Europe.

Korea to partner African Development Bank on technology development – Deputy PM

In his remarks, the AfDB President said insufficient information and inadequate communication about African investment opportunities needed to be fixed.

Meet the Man Who Advocates Bitcoin for African Economies

Robert Shafir is emphasizing the firm’s core offerings