Managers of Wealth Africa

Orange partners with Additiv to offer digital wealth management services for financial institutions

This means that the SaaS products can be easily plugged into financial institutions’ existing systems.

Why African banks need startups to boost financial inclusion

Marc Herson, an investor at Investec, said African banks struggle in reaching more remote, low income populations because they are set up as infrastructure players.

Standard Bank down on payday

Reports of Standard Bank downtime on Down Detector also started spiking at around 09:00 this morning.

Ghana needs a regulator to check Fintechs - Archie Hesse

Currently, there were 71 Fintech companies operating in the country

High tech law firm launches online knowledge solution for asset managers

Global Knowledge Hub content has been drafted from scratch, it is available in a clearly defined scope and qualifies as structured data

How platforms can keep ahead of technology

With the restrictions on South Africans taking money offshore easing, the head of platform proposition and marketing sees platforms providing an important offering to locals looking to invest overseas.

Naspers targets Africa’s financial services industry

'We intend to bring credit solutions to all of our PayU markets, including Africa,' says CEO Bob Van Dijk

Bancor To Launch First Blockchain-Based Community Currencies in Kenya

Bancor is seeding the initial currencies by contributing capital generated from its $153 million token sale in June 2017.

Robo Advice and beyond. What are the gains?

Axia Robo Advisor with its cutting-edge technology achieves a unique user experience, delivering a complete offering of omni-channel wealth management services, adding significant value to their operations.

Banking through Mobile Money Technology in Africa

Rwanda is moving towards cashless economy through cashless operation using ICT tools. In Rwanda ratio of e-payments transactions to GDP rose from 0.3 per cent in 2011 to 16.5 per cent in September 2016.

Why regulator wants answers from South African insurer Liberty following cyber attack

Insurer Liberty Holdings faced questions from South Africa’s Information Regulator on Monday, a day after the company said it had become the victim of a cyber attack.

Google’s next A.I. research center will be in Africa

Google will open an artificial intelligence (AI) research center in Accra, Ghana, later this year, its first on the African continent.

Will SA banks pursue open banking before they need to?

Global trends and the ability to deliver true real-time banking functionality make it likely.

Sanlam partners with Plug and Play on insurtech

The life insurance company joins Plug and Play Insurtech to tie the South African insurtech ecosystem to Silicon Valley.

70% of bitcoin owners in SA are under 30 years old

Paxful claims that cryptocurrencies are mainly purchased by bank transfers or gift cards.

SSC leak exposes personal info online

The SSC, which has over 200 000 beneficiaries, draws its funds from compulsory deductions from every worker who receives a basic salary.

World Remit, First Bank Boost Digital Money Transfer in Nigeria

The latest deal between the World Remit and First Bank would deepen mobile money service and financial inclusion in the country

South Africa’s Central Bank Debuts Interbank Settlement System on JPMorgan’s Quorum

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has released its report on Project Khokha, a Proof-of-Concept designed to simulate a real-world trial of a distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based wholesale payment and settlement system.

Bitcoin exchange paxful recognizes the opportunity cryptocurrency offers Africa

The economy of Africa has been severely buffeted by many factors over the years. However, P2P finance platforms like Paxful recognize the opportunity cryptocurrency offers Africa.

Rwanda to launch innovation fund next week

He made a case for innovation, saying that one of the key elements of African development is to catalyse the innovation spirit in Africa through supporting and promoting young innovators in different sectors such as agriculture, ICT, energy, and education

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