01/03/2019
The Commission added that in accordance with the Provisions of Section 2(3) of the Pension Reform Act (PRA) 2014, it is set to include the self-employed and persons working in organisations with less than three employees under Micro Pension.
01/02/2019
The taxation laws amendment bill of 2018 included amendments that, Mboweni explained, would ensure that losses may only be offset against profits from crypto.
12/30/2018
These positive trends are the result of sustained efforts on the part of the private sector, donors and government alike.
12/30/2018
We have seen our fair share of scams and cybercrimes this year, from the infamous 419 scams to phishing and hijacking of social media accounts, to ATM scams.
12/28/2018
As its name suggest Bank Zero Mutual Bank won't charge fees and will focus on savings.
12/23/2018
The firm was looking for a future-proof investment management platform that would support automation of their processes and scalability of services as a result of future business growth, while offering a unique user and client experience.
12/20/2018
ATV will provide seed investment to early stage companies that improve and facilitate access of essential goods and services to the underserved, effectively promoting inclusive growth.
12/19/2018
The trial is being supported by Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Finance.
12/18/2018
High infrastructure costs and low income of the general populace prevent financial institutions from providing services to the unbanked in the African continent.
12/18/2018
Bettr in June reported that it had launched the alpha version of its community-built financial ecosystem and said in a statement last week, in which it announced its second place at the Techcrunch event, that it plans to launch its offering to market next
12/17/2018
This Market Guide provides Gartner’s initial coverage of the market and focuses on the market definition, rationale for the market and market dynamics.
12/17/2018
Deals worth Sh3.90 trillion were settled via mobile phones in the period
12/14/2018
Bringing banking to more Africans means aligning public and private sector objectives and exploiting the gains made by mobile money payment solutions.
12/14/2018
Cryptocurrencies have also become an established part of many people’s lives, and a more attractive target for cybercriminals across the world, which resulted in a rapid increase in malicious mining of cryptocurrencies.
12/14/2018
Investors (locally and internationally) are still backing the new wave of Fintech startups that are levelling the playing field for the unbanked and underserved in Africa.
12/14/2018
As the runner-up, Bettr was named Africa’s second most promising start-up.
12/14/2018
Standard Bank says its customers have embraced its enhanced digital capability and platforms.
12/13/2018
An example recently seen in South Africa, is the disruption of the banking sector with the rise of app-based banks such as TymeBank that has completely removed the traditional brick-and-mortar bank and its associated physical queues; the official launch o
12/12/2018
The country's top prosecutor noted that there was need to fortify governance and law enforcement to fight crime.
12/12/2018
4G Capital targets to use the machine learning system to utilize data in smarter ways, using data from multiple sources to design credit products at a scale which are indeed optimized for segments, business risk, timescale and affordability.