05/17/2017
Kenya steps up cyber monitoring amid lethal virus
Mucheru added that this would also aid in quantifying the exposure and resilience of organizations both in public and private sector to cyber security incidents.
FinTech
05/16/2017
Vodafone sells M-Pesa interest to South African affiliate
The remaining 25% of the company is owned by various other shareholders.
05/11/2017
Smart Africa Alliance and Inmarsat Developing Blueprint for Digital Services Across the Continent
The objective of the MoU is to develop a number of key ICT projects aligned with the Rwandan National ICT strategy.
05/10/2017
500 Startups closes $15M fund to back founders in the Middle East and North Africa
Ideally this would mean increasing the size of the team to between seven and nine people to support the fund’s efforts.
05/10/2017
Seasoned technology, media and telecommunications lawyer joins ENSafrica
Strachan’s expertise also extends to the unique regulatory and licensing aspects of M&A transactions in the telecommunications industry.
05/10/2017
South Africa's Mercantile Bank uses TCS' solution
The city-headquartered company used TCS Bancs Digital platform for the project.
05/08/2017
NCR’s Branch Transformation Technology Wins Asian Banker Technology Innovation Award
The awards were presented in conjunction with the ‘Future of Finance Middle East and Africa Convention’ in Dubai, UAE on April 20, 2017.
05/07/2017
Fintech Trends in Emerging Markets
The limited scope of this article could not allow us to discuss fintech trends in emerging markets conclusively.
05/02/2017
Internet banking is unpopular in Ghana
Technology has become a part and parcel of our lives.
05/02/2017
Who’s who in African Fintech
So What Do Some of the Biggest African Names in FinTech Actually Do?
04/27/2017
How Bitcoin Is Helping to Protect Wealth In Economically Distressed Countries
Bitcoin can be easily accessed by anyone with an internet connection
04/20/2017
Mastercard South Africa trials first biometric card
Whether unlocking a smartphone or shopping online, the fingerprint is helping to deliver additional convenience and security.
04/20/2017
Startupbootcamp opens African accelerator
To date, Startupbootcamp has invested in 8 teams from Africa in total, 3 of which are in the current InsurTech cohort.
04/12/2017
Kenya wants to become tourism and banking hub for Muslims
The Islamic economy encompasses not only a food industry with dietary requirements, but also sectors such as tourism, banking, insurance and capital markets.
04/11/2017
10 Africa 'Tech for Good' Startups to Watch in 2017
Another venture bolstering education in Kenya is Tunapanda Institute.
04/07/2017
OfferZen invites developers to build their own bank with programmable account
OfferZen is working with Standard Bank to provide the underlying banking services for the Root account, which comes with a programmable credit card, online banking interface, mobile app and APIs.
04/07/2017
Alexander Forbes Selects Sapiens as Partner for its Modernisation Programme
Our modern IT platforms will help fuel Alexander Forbes’ growth and provide it with full and automatic regulatory compliance.
04/06/2017
SA startup OfferZen partners Standard Bank for developer accounts
Root’s credit cards are developer friendly, allowing a user to write code that interacts with transactions in real-time.
04/06/2017
How can data quality and governance assist with counterparty exposure?
The 2007 Global Financial Crisis highlighted the shortfalls of risk assessment and management systems used by financial institutions
04/05/2017
Stellenbosch-based Entersekt wins Banker Africa 2017 award
According to CPI Financial – the publisher of Banker Africa – the awards reward and promote excellence and competition.