05/05/2015
Inside Telkom’s colossal IT overhaul
Former Nedbank and Absa chief information officer Len de Villiers is leading one of the biggest IT overhauls in South African corporate history.
FinTech
05/05/2015
East Africa: Equity Group to Acquire a Million More Equitel SIM Cards
This came as total interest income rose 12.5 per cent to Sh9.4 billion
05/04/2015
Bank of Tanzania unveils clearing
The Bank of Tanzania has introduced a new clearing system that seeks to enhance safety and efficiency of clearing operations in Tanzania
05/04/2015
SA’s Moneysmart closes down, team refocusing on B2B
South African personal financial management tool Moneysmart has shut down, with its management saying they are now focusing on a business-to-business model.
04/30/2015
Bank IT Budgets Set For Strong Growth
An exciting year lies ahead for IT spending in global retail banking. Budgets are set to rise in 2015, with a focus on digital, according to the latest research from Ovum.
04/29/2015
Objectway Launches Fully Hosted Investment Solution - Wealth in One
Wealth in One is a fully integrated front-to-back office solution intended for a broad spectrum of wealth and investment management service providers—from stockbrokers to independent wealth managers.
04/29/2015
Contactless payments boom in SA
The South African market is driving the ‘tap and go’ method
04/28/2015
Phone-packed Africa leads way in take-up of mobile banking
A report last year by Swedish telecom company Ericsson said mobile subscriptions in sub-Saharan Africa were set to surpass 635 million by the end of 2014
04/28/2015
Phone-packed Africa leads the way in take up of mobile banking
Services allowing consumers to perform banking and payment operations on their mobile phones are surging in sub-Saharan Africa
04/28/2015
Private tech rescues govt service delivery
Government services such as applying for a smart ID card, registering a company or collecting social security payments are increasingly being made available via the private sector
04/27/2015
New technology set to benefit customers
He said that the new service will allow UBA mobile banking subscribers in Tanzania to access their bank accounts
04/27/2015
Tunis International Bank goes live on ICSFS’ solution “ICS BANKS”
Tunis International Bank went live on ICS BANKS from ICS Financial Systems Limited, the global software and services provider for banks and financial institutions.
04/27/2015
Zenith Software launches Banc724-Digital banking platform
Bengaluru based Zenith Software Ltd. (ZSL), a Global IT Solutions and Services Company, has announced the launch of their latest banking solution Banc724-Digital
04/24/2015
Kenyan firms turn to mobile phones to advance credit
With uptake of credit cards failing to pick up in Kenya, commercial banks and other firms are turning to mobile phones to advance credit
04/24/2015
Kenya's National Bank partners with PesaPoint
The Bank has expanded its network across the country- growing both the brick and mortar footprint and digital channels
04/24/2015
Sw7 partners Standard Bank, Microsoft BizSpark to launch accelerator
The programme has more than 65 chief executive officers (CEOs) and founders that mentor its participants.
04/23/2015
How safe is eCommerce globally and in Africa?
According to the report, online shopping is growing rapidly in South Africa.
04/21/2015
Banks must adopt cellular-based banking service
The Reverend Edward Randolph-Koranteng, Chief Executive Officer of BEST Microfinance, a non-banking financial institution, has urged stakeholders in the banking sector, to adopt web-based banking services to ease traffic in banking halls.
04/20/2015
Faster Internet access means more cyberattacks for Africa
Excited new Internet users will click on anythng, experts say
04/20/2015
Tech giants shaping up as unlikely banks of the future
The greatest competition to banks is not just from rival financial institutions.