12/28/2016
Just like paper money has a water mark, serial number and governor’s signature, these security features can be translated to a digital currency, explained Jonathan Dharmapalan, founder and CEO eCurrency Mint.
12/27/2016
The trade between China and Africa increased to more than $170 billion in 2013 according to the World Bank
12/26/2016
Banks charged N200 for each withdrawal over-the -counter by customers, a charge initially put in place to discourage customers from going into the banking hall for small ticket transactions.
12/22/2016
Continuing a trend first detected in October, Locky ransomware continued to increase in prevalence
12/19/2016
Continent’s biggest banks are investing billions in digital banking technology
12/19/2016
EMV-enabled cards feature an embedded microchip to encrypt information, making it more difficult for unauthorized users to copy or access data on the card.
12/13/2016
WorldRemit And GTBank Launch Money Transfer Routes To West And Central Africa
WorldRemit delighted to be partnering with one of Africa’s foremost banks to give our customers greater choice and convenience when sending money home
12/12/2016
NedBank rolls out NCR Interactive Teller in bid to enhance efficiency, service
The technology allows FIs to serve customers at all hours and across multiple sites without incurring traditional branch expenses.
12/12/2016
M&A Africa: Standard Bank Eyes Universal Payment Plan With Fintech Acquisition
Cash is still king for the vast majority of Africans, who don’t have access to banks and conduct their daily financial transactions offline.
12/09/2016
Standard Chartered clients can now securely access their bank account balances, cards and investments using their fingerprints as identifiers
12/08/2016
According to KPMG’s Payment Developments in Africa 2015 report, 94 percent of retail transactions in both urban and rural Africa are conducted in cash
12/07/2016
This particularly true as businesses are using multiple solutions and vendors for individual security tasks, as each aspect needs to be managed and updated individually, to be updated and able to handle the newest strains of malware.
12/07/2016
Nedbank becomes first bank in South Africa to deploy NCR’s Interactive Services software
12/06/2016
The first programme launched by the World Bank in Africa is to be held in partnership with Senegalese hub CTIC Dakar.
12/05/2016
Today you can open account online while your Bank Verification Number (BVN) can be completed when you come to the banking hall.
12/05/2016
An organisation needS to mobilise their institutions to create funds to help young minds create solutions
12/01/2016
The Barclays Accelerator first came to Africa at the beginning of this year, with Barclays Africa signing initial collaboration agreements with seven of the 10 startups that took part in the programme.
11/29/2016
The initiative has an initial reserve of Sh19 billion to start with expectations to leverage up to Sh127 billion in additional investments.
11/29/2016
The adoption of hybrid and robo advisory tools will register the higher growth in two years
11/28/2016
In fact, only 4% would use either of these authentication methods when accessing their bank account from a mobile device.