04/11/2017
10 Africa 'Tech for Good' Startups to Watch in 2017
Another venture bolstering education in Kenya is Tunapanda Institute.
FinTech
04/07/2017
OfferZen invites developers to build their own bank with programmable account
OfferZen is working with Standard Bank to provide the underlying banking services for the Root account, which comes with a programmable credit card, online banking interface, mobile app and APIs.
04/07/2017
Alexander Forbes Selects Sapiens as Partner for its Modernisation Programme
Our modern IT platforms will help fuel Alexander Forbes’ growth and provide it with full and automatic regulatory compliance.
04/06/2017
SA startup OfferZen partners Standard Bank for developer accounts
Root’s credit cards are developer friendly, allowing a user to write code that interacts with transactions in real-time.
04/06/2017
How can data quality and governance assist with counterparty exposure?
The 2007 Global Financial Crisis highlighted the shortfalls of risk assessment and management systems used by financial institutions
04/05/2017
Stellenbosch-based Entersekt wins Banker Africa 2017 award
According to CPI Financial – the publisher of Banker Africa – the awards reward and promote excellence and competition.
03/31/2017
Union Bank Wins Most Efficient Bank in E-Reference Operations Award
Contested by all the banks in Nigeria, Union Bank was recognized as the most efficient bank in ensuring reference requests are processed within minutes of receipt on the platform
03/30/2017
Rwanda: Bank of Kigali Launches IT Solutions Firm
BK TecHouse CEO said that having a Rwandan player in the digital space is set to boost financial inclusion and promote cashless transactions with the potential it could be exported abroad.
03/29/2017
The legal considerations of running a FinTech startup in Nigeria
The legal and regulatory framework that is generally applicable to financial institutions
03/28/2017
Nedbank pushes for innovation through inclusivity
NEDBANK Namibia has come up with an innovative programme to boost the morale of its employees.
03/28/2017
Insurance: The threat of tech
Insurers are waking up to the fact that they need to speed up the adoption of fintech
03/28/2017
Lending platform Bitbond and payments outfit BitPesa partner to boost financing for African SMEs
The integration between Bitbond and BitPesa is now live in Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and Tanzania.
03/27/2017
Capitec Bank Invests €21M in European Fintech Creamfinance
The funds will be used to accelerate the company’s international expansion and introduction of a full product portfolio in existing markets.
03/26/2017
Google mentorship aims to stimulate growth of Kenyan start-ups
A mentorship program targeting start-ups in the emerging markets
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.
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.