03/26/2018
Access Bank, PaySend drive African FinTech penetration
“Nigeria is one of our first African partners, and we definitely see great potential in the region.”
FinTech
03/22/2018
Objectway announces a distribution partnership with BML Istisharat
Compliance and compatibility are pillars of this partnership agreement, that widens Objectway's commercial reach into the Middle East thanks to the proven international solutions from the Lebanese company.
03/21/2018
Cryptocurrencies: how do we strike the right balance?
Overall, when it comes to cryptocurrencies and blockchain the term ‘digital disruption’ is rightly used, and the full implications remain to be seen.
03/20/2018
Cross-border payments firm dLocal expands into North Africa
The company is closing a second, incredibly successful year with the addition of noted Silicon Valley builder-investor Oren Zeev, who has joined dLocal as both a board advisor and investor.
03/18/2018
Minister Mwanakatwe challenges banks to enhance hi-tech
Mrs Mwanakatwe said the adoption of advanced digitalised technology will enable financial institutions to achieve greater scale, reduce operating costs and penetrate new markets more swiftly.
03/16/2018
Objectway and MCI partner to tap potential of South Africa wealth market
Objectway is a TOP-100 global FinTech provider and a leader in the wealth and investment management software industry in Europe.
03/16/2018
Korea to partner African Development Bank on technology development – Deputy PM
In his remarks, the AfDB President said insufficient information and inadequate communication about African investment opportunities needed to be fixed.
03/15/2018
Meet the Man Who Advocates Bitcoin for African Economies
Robert Shafir is emphasizing the firm’s core offerings
03/13/2018
MetLife invites insurtech startups to compete for $100,000 contract
The move follows two collab programmes in Singapore (2016) and Japan (2017), which attracted 250 applications from insurtechs in more than 35 different countries.
03/13/2018
Technology driven 2018 payment trends in South Africa
Poor telecommunications infrastructure meant that Africa never really had to deal with legacy communication technologies.
03/13/2018
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.
03/13/2018
Standard Chartered Bank Launches its First-Ever Digital Bank in Africa
Service is part of fightback against telcos and test bed for global offering
03/08/2018
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.
03/08/2018
Stanbic IBTC Harps on Digital Empowerment of Nigerian Youths
Explaining how equipped the bank is in addressing the digital needs of technology savvy youths
03/08/2018
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.
03/07/2018
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
03/07/2018
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.
03/06/2018
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
03/06/2018
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.
03/04/2018
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.