Managers of Wealth Africa

Big South African smartphone app battle

Four smartphone payment apps enter the ring, how many can make it out?

SS&C’s whitepaper highlights why now is the time to invest in technology to enable growth and performance

Whether a system is “legacy” is not the relevant question – asset managers should instead ask whether their operations solutions can support growth and globalization

EMP Seals Three-year Partnership With African Banker Awards

EMERGING Markets Payments (EMP), a leading electronic payments processing company in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), recently took part in the African Banker Awardsas a sponsor. The e-pay firm has been sponsoring the regional awards ceremony for several

Helios Towers Africa raises $630 million in a new equity fundraising

Helios Towers Africa, the leading, independent telecommunications towers company in Africa, announces that it has raised $630 million in new equity resources from existing and new shareholders.

Nedbank’s geek in chief on the future of banking

Apple fan and Nedbank chief information officer Fred Swanepoel believes that banks will be relegated to little more than “back-office processors” if they fail to stay ahead when it comes to technology innovation.

EOH will tap strong demand with ADRs

EOH is expanding its operations in the continent through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth.

Barclays Bank of Botswana Inks Deal with Bytes and NCR in Major New ATM Rollout

The new ATMs are optimized for simple cash deposit transactions, allowing our employees in the branches to spend more time with customers on complex banking transactions.

South Africa’s cashless future relies on localisation, not innovation

This is rapidly changing as each market delves deeper into the specific uses and benefits their population is looking for.

Absa Bank deploys EquiLend trading platform

With Absa Bank now trading on EquiLend, the bank and its clients benefit from the ability to automate securities finance trading with EquiLend counterparties around the globe.

Rolling out merchant apps, new wave of mCommerce

It forecasts that there will be 40 million mobile users by 2018, up from 38 million in 2013 and 95% of those users will access the Internet by the end of the forecast period.

EquiLend breaks new ground in South Africa

As EquiLend’s global footprint continues to expand, we are constantly aware of our clients’ demands

Co-op Bank, KCB hit by system hitches

It is however unclear whether the problem lies with its core banking system as its IT department has not communicated to the branches on the issue.

Facets Physical Asset Management solution goes RFID at SABC

The Facets Physical Asset Management (PAM) solution allows you to capture, identify, move, update, transact and report so you know where you can find and asset or where to look for them when they are not found.

Fidelity Bank Cards Now Accepted on PayPal

The firm provides online payment alternatives for consumers via mobile phones or personal computers.

Nigerian bank launches banking transaction alerts on Twitter

UBA said the innovation enables its customers to be informed of transactions wherever they are

‘Nigerian Banks Ready for E-Commerce Business’

As the regulatory authorities and other stakeholders in the financial sector move to perfect e-payment mode of banking in a way to keep cybercriminals at bay, some operators believe time has come for Nigeria to join other members of the international comm

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