05/17/2018
Pan-African Bank Wins Best Digital Strategy Award
Digital strategy leverages innovative technology to give Africans the convenience of 24/7 banking wherever and whenever they want.
FinTech
05/16/2018
Regulators have blown up bitcoin trade in Africa’s most active crypto currency market
It has halted its planned token sale to raise $32 million under an initial coin offering (ICO) aimed at generating funds to expand across Africa.
05/15/2018
Reserve Bank Of Zimbabwe: Banks Can’t Deal In Cryptocurrency
The ban in Zimbabwe is similar to those recently implemented in Iran and India, which are also prohibiting financial institutions from dealing in crypto.
05/15/2018
‘CBN, others’ll play key role in cryptocurrencies’ use’
Now to send £200 to Nigeria, you can expect to pay 12 per cent in charges.
05/15/2018
Global investor TPG buys unknown stake in Kenya’s Cellulant
TPG said the deal was the largest of its kind in African financial technology firms.
05/14/2018
Profile introduces Axia Robo Advisor that delivers unique automation to address new markets
The firms benefit, among others, from the sheer automation and flexibility of the platform to manage the full advisory process, its low operating cost and fast client acquisition while delivering “independent” advice with transparency.
05/11/2018
‘Flipkart’s critical moment was when Binny became group CEO’
Binny stays with the group, that’s important and Walmart will play a major role in the overall direction that Flipkart takes going forward.
05/11/2018
Africa must be wary of a blockchain brain drain
Africa set to benefit significantly from blockchain initiatives
05/10/2018
‘Flipkart’s critical moment was when Binny became group CEO’
Having pumped $616 million over a period of six years the conglomerate
05/08/2018
Nigeria missing in fintech, e-Banking African Bankers Award list
The country, however, has nominations in six categories of the award.
05/08/2018
UBA introduces new payment system via facebook
A report by Nigeria’s Tribune newspaper on Monday noted that like LEO, the acclaimed artificial intelligence payment solution introduced by Africa’s global bank
05/08/2018
PIC behind new black-owned insurtech Yalu, set to launch first product in June
Sokhulu said the startup began operating in January, after the two spent last year “conceptualising and thinking through the value proposition”.
05/07/2018
Stanchart opens Uganda’s first digital bank
Saltson said the new branch is in line with the bank’s response to new technologies that are aimed at serving the customers faster and efficiently.
05/07/2018
Now you can draw cash from an ATM using your thumb print
First National Bank says it is the first South African bank to introduce an ATM that uses biometrics to identify account holders
05/04/2018
Cryptocurrencies hype and the prospect of an African digital money
The most optimists hoping it may be the next currency reference similar to gold yet decentralised and the most radical wishing it may replace the mighty dollar and weaken its preeminence and the grip of the US Federal Reserve on the global financial syste
05/02/2018
This Is How African Governments And Regulators Feel About Cryptocurrencies Right Now
Bitcoin is booming in Nigeria, and it can partly thank a busted online Ponzi scheme for a relatively painless inoculation into mainstream awareness.
05/01/2018
Leading Nigerian banking into the digital age
Wema Bank has reinforced its position as an innovative leader in the Nigerian digital banking space as it launched ALAT, the country’s first fully digital bank, in 2017
05/01/2018
UAE confirmed as regional hub for digital start-ups
New report says MENA digital start-ups attracted $650m in funding in 2017, with 76% based in the UAE
04/26/2018
World Bank says service sector growth, digital investment could boost job growth in MENA region
Countries in the region, which have an abundance of oil reserves, have long relied on oil revenues for economic growth.
04/24/2018
Ecobank Supports African Start-ups
The Group CEO, Ecobank, Mr. Ade Ayeyemi, reiterated the bank’s dedication to support innovations in banking and finance across the continent.