06/07/2018
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
06/07/2018
Digital innovations have the power to solve the continent’s development challenges and are generating new job opportunities
06/07/2018
An important point to mention is that the transactions were processed within 2 seconds and with full confidentiality and 100% settlement rate.
06/05/2018
Kenyan banks rush to keep up with innovation
Micro lender Okash, under Opera's Opay payment platform, has enjoyed rapid growth and currently processes Kshs 10m worth of loans per day, just two months after its pilot phase.
06/05/2018
Zimbabwe’s Golix launches $32m ICO, expands further
“The GLX token will also be used to facilitate remittances and international payments at lesser fees, compared to current banking methods."
06/05/2018
First blockchain based platform unveiled in Rwanda
SPENN was developed by Blockbonds, a Norwegian financial technology company that is working to formally financially include the unbanked population which remains relatively high in the country.
06/01/2018
Don Chancellor, President of Africunia bank said the time has come to tackle poverty in Africa using every available means adding that technology will help do this.
06/01/2018
South African tech startup establishes European footprint
With a presence in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town, the new Dublin office (situated nearby the famed Dublin Docks) affirms Black Beard as a truly global player within technology innovation.
06/01/2018
In particular, the Leasing Management module ensures end to end automation from the Origination, through the activation of Lease and up to the Debt Collection and Recovery operations.
05/31/2018
A recent study by McKinsey found room for growth in meeting unmet banking needs in Africa.
05/30/2018
The manager indicated that the RPA technology is part of the bank’s transformation program
05/28/2018
“The cryptocurrency market is evolving at a rapid pace internationally and domestically, and is attracting both domestic and international flows.”
05/28/2018
Accuracy is heightened by the predictive model that encompasses nine areas of strategy, Reddy says.
05/25/2018
The Reserve Bank has established a fintech task force to review its stance toward private cryptocurrencies
05/25/2018
Remembering your pin will soon be a thing of the past as South African banks lead the change to biometric ATMs.
05/23/2018
Tim Hutchinson, Standard Bank, Head of Digital for Financial Markets.
05/22/2018
Artificial Intelligence Is South Africa Ready?
To participate in a digital future, business transformation is critical and increasingly urgent.
05/21/2018
He urged the institute to make advocacy its major focus and proffer solution to the threat posed by Fintech.
05/18/2018
Latest technology and methodologies are utilised in its digital banking offering with a number of successful implementations around the world.
05/17/2018
Kenya-based BitPesa uses bitcoin for international transactions