Managers of Wealth Africa

‘We’ve Opened New Electronic Payment Frontier In Africa’

Today you can open account online while your Bank Verification Number (BVN) can be completed when you come to the banking hall.

Banks should fund creation of digital innovations -Awosika

An organisation needS to mobilise their institutions to create funds to help young minds create solutions

Barclays, Techstars open applications for Cape Town fintech accelerator

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.

Kenyan tech-based firms set to benefit from Sh1bn AfDB Africa fund

The initiative has an initial reserve of Sh19 billion to start with expectations to leverage up to Sh127 billion in additional investments.

The importance of digital for wealth managers

The adoption of hybrid and robo advisory tools will register the higher growth in two years

Security tops for SA mobile users

In fact, only 4% would use either of these authentication methods when accessing their bank account from a mobile device.

Africa’s custodians under pressure to innovate

From a risk management perspective, there is a bigger emphasis on custodian banks managing risk in the markets.

StanChart wins Regional Consumer Digital Bank Award

We continue to invest for long-term growth Africa and Middle East were digital technologies will shape the future of banking.

Mobile Virtual Network Operator Market in Africa, 2016

MVNOs seem to be the most successful due to improved mobile banking functionality and customer service ability

Senegal to Introduce Blockchain-based Currency to West Africa, eCFA

The eCFA franc as it will be called will be in circulation in parallel to the current physical CFA franc bank notes.

MasterCard, SnapScan partnership adds 30,000 South African merchants

Each MasterPass transaction is classified as an Authenticated Mobile Transaction

Financial services prepare for digital disruption

Digital disruption occurs when new digital technologies and business models affect the value proposition of existing goods and services.

Uganda Could Become First African Nation To Adopt Bitcoin Regulations

The legal and regulatory environment is moving towards embracing the technology so as to harness its benefits and to promote innovation.

African Banks Start to See the Potential of Blockchain

African banks are relatively new to the R3 arena

National Bank of Malawi selects Swiss FinTech NetGuardians

Risks are present at all corners during core banking upgrades.

Asian, African Banks are attacked using zero-day vulnerability

The total number of InPage users is almost 2 million worldwide.

Banking fraud is costing the Nigerian economy dearly

Last year electronic fraud in the banking sector accounts for about 16% of total fraud in the industry

Banks asked to be wary of internal cyber attacks

Ghana is doing quite well in the ICT sector

Online banking fraud takes just one click

But the big banking fraud syndicates send out emails to millions of unsuspecting bank clients every day, just waiting for that one person they can trick and rob of funds.

Streamlining payments industry in Africa

Payments systems vary between, and even within countries, and are complex