Managers of Wealth Africa

Investors welcome Telkom’s FreeMe

The market has been even quicker to react.

Meet The Man Championing FinTech In Africa - Dave Van Niekerk, Founder Of MyBucks

The company operates in 12 African countries and has offered loans to over 700,000 customers.

UBA, MasterCard Announce Pan African Partnership; Bank To Act As Issuer In 19 Markets

The partnership will also focus on increased payments infrastructure across Africa, including the roll out of point-of-sale and mobile-point-of-sale technology, to ensure merchants are able to accept the cards when introduced into these markets.

Absa launches mobile payments app

Banking group Absa has launched MasterCard’s MasterPass smartphone application in South Africa, allowing customers to use their mobile phones to make payments at the point of sale and on the Internet.

Zenith Bank launches stress-free, mobile banking solution

It positions the bank for future growth as internet penetration continues to deepen in Africa and the use of mobile phones becomes the new and preferred banking channel.

O3b supports Digicel launch of LTE service in Samoa

O3bTrunk services also provide the basis of a resilient, high performance system that is ideal for use in disaster recovery

Why The Lack Of Faith In South Africa’s Fintech Prowess?

However, South Africa’s fintech sector has nonetheless come under harsh attack recently, with Michael Roberts, chief executive officer of African business solutions provider Khonology, claiming that South Africa lacks the skills, training, and fina

ATMs Spit Out Cash Without Cards as Smartphone Apps Take Over

Customers authenticate the transaction by scanning a QR code with their phone, entering a one-time security code or tapping their device on the machine.

Unibank Revamps Core Banking With Temenos

Unibank is a mid-sized universal bank in Ghana, with assets of around $430 million.

Standard Bank releases banking app across four African markets

The Banking App already enjoys high usage amongst Standard Bank’s South African and Offshore customers.

Financial Technology Start-up iNuka Pap of Kenya Selected For First Barclays Africa Accelerator Program

Eligible members receive the funds immediately via their mobile wallets, thus reducing loan processing times.

Absa Bank joins R3 to lead blockchain tech adoption in Africa

African banking group becomes the first on the continent to join the R3 blockchain consortium.

R3 Consortium Welcomes Absa As First African Bank Partner

Albeit Absa is the first South African bank to publicly show interest in distributed ledger technology;

Standard Bank’s Smart App makes banking convenient

We believe our customers deserve the best experience the digital world has to offer.

Is Absa leading the charge to explore blockchain technology in Africa?

The African banking group becomes the first on the continent to join the global R3 blockchain consortium

SoftCo Partners With Grant Thornton In SA

In South Africa, research revealed that 31% are already automating, or will do so in the coming year

Clouds loom over Brics power

He said increased globalisation had meant Brics had become an important source of global growth and political influence.

Banking app for kids from Standard Bank

Banks are ever-aware of the need to attract new customers at a young age, so it’s perhaps not surprising that Standard Bank has announced plans to launch a Kidz Banking App.

This is where police seize the most bank card skimming devices in SA

Authorities seized 35 hand-held card skimming devices in 2015 and 13 in the first quarter of 2016 across all provinces.

AfDB launches interactive online project tracking tool

Donors provide billions of dollars in development assistance every year, but tracking the results has been challenging without information on individual development aid activities," the Bank explained.