04/06/2018
Using platforms to build wealth over time
Naspers then promised not to sell any more of its Tencent shares, at least for the next three years and for good reason.
FinTech
04/06/2018
Mobile banking and instant compliance
M-PESA not only disrupted the traditional financial systems, in developing countries, but it has also provided the impetus for others such as Apple Pay, Venmo, Android Pay and so on to be developed.
04/05/2018
BRICS Prioritizing Digital Economy
The incoming chairman of the BRICS Business Council, Dr. Iqbal Surve, said the “4th Industrial Revolution” was characterized by dramatic and disruptive change in the ways societies are run, ANA reported.
04/05/2018
Banking, FinTech professionals unveil Open Banking Nigeria initiative
The Open Banking Nigeria initiative is being driven by a group of banking and FinTech experts who are committed to the expansion of innovation within the Nigerian financial space.
04/03/2018
Sasfin rolls out SA’s first dedicated SME banking platform
Banking group aims to meet needs of SMEs ‘neglected’ by larger competitors.
03/29/2018
Why no bank is going to acquire your fintech startup
Camilla Swart is ecosystem manager at Rise, the startup space launched by Barclays – now rebranded as Absa – in Cape Town in 2015, from where the bank runs its Techstars-powered accelerator programmes.
03/28/2018
Orange targets Africa to increase mobile banking operations
French telecoms group seeks banking licence covering 8 countries in west African union
03/27/2018
Peter Fanconi: «Africa Is a Fintech Birthplace»
One of these digital financial services is M-Shwari, a partnership between the Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) and Safaricom (an entity of Vodafone in Kenya).
03/27/2018
Zimbababwe’s Steward Bank signs for NetGuardians’ cybersecurity tech
Mambondiani adds: “We picked NetGuardians because it is a solution made specifically for banks and is proven to cut fraud across all channels.”
03/26/2018
UAE takes pole position in digital banking in the Middle East
The trend picks up momentum in the region
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.”
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.