Managers of Wealth Africa

Barclays Africa Group CIO Ashley Veasey

What is Barclays Africa doing to remain competitive in an era where fintech start-ups are challenging the established order?

Nigeria’s Union Bank, CcHub launch accelerator programme

Technology-enabled startups that have gained significant traction and that are interested in partnering with Union Bank in order to scale more quickly can apply here until September 1.

AnalytixInsight Announces Content Agreement With Africa Investor

The partnership will kick-off with the participation of AnalytixInsight in the Ai CEO Institutional Investment Summit meeting on September 18-19 in New York.

Billionaire Motsepe Seeks to Shake Up South African Banks With Tyme

Tyme was granted a provisional license by the South African Reserve Bank last year.

Skye Bank Unveils New Digital Solution, SkyeXperience

A statement from the bank’s management yesterday said SkyeXperience is a robust platform designed to deliver Omni-channel user experience across multiple devices

These are some of the cool new technologies Absa is working on

According to Hadjibashi , the banking group is exploring the potential services and products developed by a range of companies

Nigeria’s Apex Bank and Stakeholders Collaborate to Enhance Blockchain Awareness and Implementation

Nigeria appears eager to embrace Blockchain technology in order to spur its own technological and economic development.

The banking and finance jobs we’re most likely to lose to robots in SA

One of the ways the sector is addressing this issue is through the introduction of Robotic Process Automation.

Belfrics Begins Roll-out of African Bitcoin Exchanges in Kenya

Belfrics Global have begun their roll-out of African bitcoin exchanges, having recently launched operations in Kenya. The company also plans to open additional exchanges in Nigeria, Ghana, and Botswana in the coming months.

Faisal Islamic Bank signs for Path Solutions’ iMAL core banking system

The new solution will be centralised at the bank’s head office and rolled out across the bank’s 100 branches.

Stanbic IBTC Bank receives latest quality management system certification

The certification, Adeniyi added, provides another reason to benchmark the bank’s performance by identifying flaws that require fixing and improvement.

African governments urged to embrace new technology

Africa is regarded as being one of the continents that is on the forefront of embracing the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

‘SA corporates now more keen to back initiatives like Startupbootcamp’

Startupbootcamp Cape Town has secured six sponsors to cover the costs of the programme

30% of banking jobs threatened by AI & Blockchain

The programme helps executives to both launch new Fintech ventures and harness new technology to build better financial services firms.

Absa gets real with virtual investor launch

The first phase of Virtual Investor will offer customers access to a pre-selected range of Absa’s unit trusts, with more investment products, like retirement annuities, expected to follow at some unspecified point in time.

Union Bank Unveils Digital Banking Platforms

The statement quoted the bank’s Chief Executive Officer, Emeka Emuwa to have expressed commitment to delivering on its brand proposition.

Barclays invests K25m in digital platforms

The bank has invested over K25 million in technology and digital platforms.

Google plans $3m free equity seed funding for African start-ups in Q2

Nigeria needs digital skills training for its youths and Google is focusing on digital skills training in the whole of Africa.

Considering using bitcoin to store wealth? Here's what you need to know

Bitcoin was released in 2009 by an anonymous person or group called Satoshi Nakamoto.

Mauritius: How FinTech Sits Within The Existing Legal And Regulatory Framework?

Given the numerous opportunities which FinTech provide, Mauritius is keen to harness the benefits of the FinTech revolution, in particular to become a FinTech Hub for Africa.