Managers of Wealth Africa

Technology driven 2018 payment trends in South Africa

Poor telecommunications infrastructure meant that Africa never really had to deal with legacy communication technologies.

Are digital banking efforts finally paying off?

Rwangombwa announced that Card based payment system registered an upward growth trend in 2017 with point of sale (POS) increasing by 11.6 percent (from 1,885 in 2016 to 2,104 in 2017.

Standard Chartered Bank Launches its First-Ever Digital Bank in Africa

Service is part of fightback against telcos and test bed for global offering

Objectway Conference 2018: Breaking the wealth management digital deadlock

A show of hands early in the proceedings revealed that a good proportion of those in the room were from UK-based companies.

Stanbic IBTC Harps on Digital Empowerment of Nigerian Youths

Explaining how equipped the bank is in addressing the digital needs of technology savvy youths

5 trends that will disrupt and shape Africa's FinTech landscape in 2018

Traditional and newly established providers responded with new and improved apps, new technologies that enabled new ways to bank, increased personalisation and strengthened digital communication with their customers.

Financial institutions fast-tracked to offer new services

Card networks like Visa and Mastercard have developed new technologies to both enable and protect online consumers making cashless payments

Can African Tech Startups Succeed in a World Dominated by Facebook and Google?

Across African markets, information and communication technology is facilitating the process of socioeconomic developments.

Profile Software’s innovative solutions for banking and wealth industry

The company today has a presence in Europe, the Middle East, America, Asia and Africa, throughout those regions delivering innovative solutions to both start-ups and established banking and finance institutions, through direct communication or a reliable

FirstRand finds customers favour the app over internet banking

FirstRand raised its interim dividend by 9% to R1.30 for the six months to end-December from R1.19 in the corresponding period in 2016.

Nedbank may do away with 3,000 employees for software robots

The report stated that Nedbank has installed 59 software robots to date, and plans to install 200 by the end if 2018.

FINCA trailblazes digital financial inclusion drive in Tanzania

To achieve its objectives, the conference underscored the instrumental role played by collaborative efforts by all sectors through leveraging rapid development in the MNO space, especially mobile money.

Mastercard Launches Masterpass QR bot for Messenger

This Messenger experience will launch in Nigeria, where Mastercard will pilot a new Masterpass QR bot to help business owners' move beyond cash transactions to accepting QR payments.

Orabank Selects CR2 To Enable Digital Banking Suite In 12 Countries In Africa

With ORABANK’s move to digital imminent, CR2 is seen as the ideal partner to expand its channel offering and help the bank continue to compete at the highest levels.

Fintech firms must ‘collaborate or fail’ warns Capgemini

FinTechs drive revitalization of the financial services customer journey

‘Digital tech, key to Ecobank’s cashless Africa drive’

“For instance, Rwanda, where the summit is taking place, is seeking to move from a cash-based economy to a digital one."

Keeping up with the robots

Automation may pose a threat to jobs, but it also puts an added psychological pressure on staff who have to keep pace with the robots

Virgin Money wants to bypass EFT in SA

In January, it was announced that the Virgin Group invested in the Cape Town-based wiGroup, which will use the funds to fast-track its expansion into emerging and developed markets.

Blockchain Starting To Take Hold In Africa

Africa is the last frontier for payment companies.

Cryptocurrencies Surging in Africa as Alternatives to Traditional Banking

Global wallet and exchange Luno reported 2000 BTC worth of transactions in November 2017