10/16/2018
Equity of Kenya sees $22 million fintech income this year
Equity introduced Equitel in May 2014 to take advantage of Kenyans’ affinity for mobile money for payments and micro-loans.
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10/12/2018
StanChart moving Digital Bank concept to Ghana – Group CEO
This would ensure that customers can do everything on their own except handling of cash.
10/11/2018
Africa Prudential Seeks Technology Adoption
AfCFTA will create opportunities for greater bargaining power and employment creation on the continent
10/09/2018
GTBank Leading the Digital Banking Race in Africa—The Economist
GTBank has been the major driver of digital banking in Africa.
10/05/2018
Blankets and wine: Why financial inclusion must go beyond digital access
A second dimension of financial inclusion is effective demand for services.
10/04/2018
Agusto & Co. Launches Digital Banking Satisfaction Index
The Index is expected to give banks in Nigeria insights and suggestions on ways to enhance customer experiences on digital banking platforms
10/02/2018
Only 4 out of 10 People Use Digital Payments at Bank Level, Says CEO, Barclays Kenya
Awori also touched on the mobile money taxes that he feels are going to de-incentivize the use of electronic payments
10/02/2018
How a Ugandan prince and a crypto startup are planning an African revolution
What if blockchain turned out to be just what emerging economies were after?
09/30/2018
The tech that excites South Africa’s banking industry
While blockchain technology is all the rage – whether open or permission based – it is still largely in a Beta version although it is growing and evolving at a very rapid pace.
09/27/2018
Cameroon's largest bank siggns with Temenos
Jean Paulin Fonkoua Kake, President, Afriland First Bank, commented: “At Afriland First Bank, we constantly strive to deliver the best customer experiences.
09/27/2018
BitPesa Brings Bitcoin Liquidity to African Markets
The bitcoin blockchain is now being used to send money to almost a million customers through the Japanese transfer bank SBI Remit and BitPesa.
09/24/2018
MTN South Africa and Telkom in talks to merge – Report
This resulted in MTN’s share-price hitting multi-year lows.
09/24/2018
Fintechs, Banks Await Regulation on Open Banking
The Open Banking Standard defines how financial data should be created, shared and accessed.
09/23/2018
Advance financial processes with artificial intelligence
The incorporation of AI into businesses can help speed up financial processes and ensures more accuracy.
09/21/2018
Nedbank’s MobiMoney brings accessible banking to all South Africans
Now all South Africans will have access to banking services.
09/21/2018
Bank of Asia (BVI) Limited - a digital cross-border bank
Bank of Asia provides a range of banking services to the BVI
09/19/2018
South Africa's Jumo scores Goldman Sachs investment for Asian expansion
Working with banks and mobile network operators, the firm has been used by more than nine million people across Africa to save or borrow, with nearly 70% of these being micro and small business owners.
09/18/2018
Treat Bitcoin Like Switzerland Does, Zimbabwe Finance Minister Tells Central Bank
The RBZ has meanwhile taken an increasingly risk-averse stance on cryptocurrency
09/17/2018
Avaloq upgrades open software architecture designed to make banks more agile
The upgrade to Avaloq’s open software architecture allows financial institutions to consolidate IT operations onto a single platform.
09/16/2018
Access Bank to launch whatsApp Banking in Zambia
Access Bank quest for the whats app banking offering is to deepen its commitment towards providing easy banking experience to customers