Managers of Wealth Africa

This massively successful South African start-up may list in the US next year

Last year, Clickatell delivered almost 3 billion messages across Africa, 42% more than a year ago.

How startups are the “new wind” blowing through the Mauritian economy

The company is banking on the development of the startup space in Mauritius

Standard Chartered plans to invest more in digital channels

With a renewed focus on strengthening its digital banking platforms to provide clients with multiple and convenient alternate banking channels

Finserve Africa pushes for a level financial playing field

Among the initiatives it Finserve has rolled-out include Jenga Payment Gateway and APIs

Digital newcomers out to disrupt South African banking

We are here to shake up the status quo

Swedish fintech Okapi, Ecobank partner for Africa’s unbanked

All they have to do is to join Okapi to have their Ecobank Xpress account activated

Universal Banks pursue large scale digital transformation

Jorge Camarate, Strategy& Partner in PwC’s financial services division says: “Unlike their challengers, the four universal banks have the principal advantage of being able to serve a sizeable share of South Africa’s retail and corpor

4 ways South Africa’s new digital banks can win the market

“Unlike their challengers, the four universal banks have the principal advantage of being able to serve a sizeable share of South Africa’s retail and corporate banking customers,” said Jorge Camarate, Strategy& partner in PwC’s

Nigeria’s Union Bank Reportedly Warns Against Crypto Transactions

The Union Bank of Nigeria is commercially run, with its assets totaling $4.1 billion as of 2018.

Kenya’s Equity Bank launches online forex trading platform

Equity Bank began in Kenya in 2004 and has since opened subsidiaries in Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo.

Nedbank's MobiMoney signs up 50K users

The pilot demonstrates MobiMoney is succeeding in making banking accessible, says Nedbank.

S. African National Assembly passes Cybercrimes Bill

The bill was first initiated in August 2015, updated in January 2017 and was introduced in Parliament in February 2017.

Nedbank’s New Mobile Bank Account Attracts 50 000 Users

Any individual with a basic cell phone can access a broad array of financial services solutions, therefore, placing banking in the palms of their hands at any time of the day.

Visa launches a new mobile payment service in Ghana.

Visa has launched a mobile payment service in Ghana which will help individuals access their products without stress.

Nigeria’s Union Bank Threatens to Shut Down Cryptocurrency-Related Accounts

No other bank is known to have issued a similar threat

Family Bank partners with SimbaPay

With over 1 billion subscribers, WeChat is the largest payment and social media app in China.

FNB launches South Africa’s first “Tap and PIN” ATMs

This method of interacting with ATMs protects FNB customers from card-skimming devices

Uganda's first micro-pension service, e-wallet [Sci tech]

The micro-pension is a digital service that allows people to open and fund individual retirement accounts using their mobile phones or a mobile app.

Standard Bank Mobile launched – the details

“We have also done away with data bundles, customers can select the data price that suits them, with no expiry."

Tough times for IT professionals in South Africa

The extent of the retrenchments at Liquid Telecom will only be established after the consultation process.

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