03/24/2017
Why digitalisation has to be re-imagined for the African context
Just six African countries – Seychelles, South Africa, Mauritius, Gabon, Cabo Verde and Botswana – offer fixed-broadband at affordable prices.
FinTech
03/23/2017
Wealth Migrate enters SA property market
Now these same benefits and opportunities are finally available to South African’s in their own market.
03/22/2017
Kenya tests the waters with first ever mobile-traded bond
The initial bond offer had been planned to take off in October 2015, but erratic conditions In the market scuttled the plan.
03/22/2017
BitCoin: prettier in a shiny regulated wrapper?
The democratisation of the financial services sector is achieved through the digitisation of services
03/22/2017
Big staff shake-up at 22seven
He said the service will keep the same aspects of its business.
03/21/2017
Ecobank plans to use its app to make traditional bank accounts relevant in Africa
But Ecobank’s new app doesn’t want to leapfrog the need for traditional bank accounts in Africa – it wants to make them relevant.
03/21/2017
Payment Cloud Technologies Announce Launch Of PCT Africa
Regardless of Africa’s current status as the largest unserved market that has traditionally excluded from the international financial system, it is still considered an area potentially ripe for aggressive expansion.
03/21/2017
Nedbank overhauls commercial lending with Misys tech
The bank went to market in 2015 to find a new core platform.
03/20/2017
South African retailer Port2Port.wine creates immersive wine shop online
Users who order wine online from Port2Port.wine know they’re receiving a quality product – provenance guaranteed!
03/20/2017
Payment Cloud Technologies targets African markets
Mastercard note that enhancing the usage of payments and banking products is a critical aspect in furthering South Africa’s financial inclusion.
03/16/2017
Africa's Ecobank targets strong customer growth from mobile banking
We have brought financial services to the mobile phone ... to have instant account, payment and receipt across Africa
03/16/2017
Fintech – a Growth Sector in Africa
New start-ups and fintech entrepreneurs are making the most of community leverage to ensure their financial products are relevant.
03/16/2017
Disturbing facts about cyber crime and SA businesses
Barely a day goes by without stories about breaches commanding global headlines.
03/15/2017
Banking from an African angle
This will mark the first end-to- end full digital banking proposition in Eastern Africa and has sparked the attention of The Economist and the IFC SME Finance Forum.
03/14/2017
New Interbank Transfer System Launched
Banks at the moment need new innovations to drive the agenda and any such innovation should be utilised to ease banking
03/14/2017
Sidian Bank signs Sh307m cloud technology deal with IBM
In the deal, IBM is providing the services through the cloud, an arrangement that is also known as ‘infrastructure as a service.’
03/14/2017
Disburze creates African B2B paytech infrastructure
“Africa’s continued growth presents attractive opportunities for global businesses."
03/14/2017
South African payments processor Ecentric signs with ACI for UP Merchant Payments
“The UP Merchant Payments solution ensures that Ecentric can deliver a consistent payment offering across its clients’ many channels."
03/13/2017
Setting the bitcoin free
The market is taking a wait and see approach towards bitcoin
03/10/2017
Old Mutual chief happy with break-up progress despite IT issues
Updates to financial services group’s UK computer systems at risk of overrunning