Managers of Wealth Africa

Visa signs strategic partnership deal with Atlas Mara

Atlas Mara’s banks will be able to leverage already existing Visa payment platforms

Standard Bank furthers exploration in blockchain across Africa

R3 is a financial innovation firm that leads a consortium partnership with financial institutions to design and deliver advanced distributed ledger technologies to the global financial markets.

Bitcoin startup BitPesa raises $2.5m in Series A round

BitPesa plans on focusing on customer growth

Nigeria: USSD tech powers mobile banking revolution

It has been adapted to serve numerous operator functions and value-added services

Pan-African banking conglomerate Ecobank launches fintech challenge for African startups

A total of 20 teams will be selected for the challenge that will take place at the global headquarters of Ecobank in Lomé, Togo.

African Leadership Magazine names Dewji Person of the Year 2016

The Forum would also be used to honor other nominees and leaders, whose commitment to excellence has been impressive.

Bringing crowdsourcing into banks’ tech development teams

Establishing an innovation culture within a business takes more than investment in new technology

Why the Future of African Finance is FinTech

It is microfinance that will empower, connect and take forward Africa’s future and will continue to do so.

Microsoft and Ecobank team up to modernize digital solutions in Africa

The collaboration arose from increasing pressure on African cities due to urbanization

CITI Bank group honours Access Bank

The award acknowledges the Bank for its superior and excellent service through consistent and efficient processing of international funds transfer requests from its customers.

Microsoft and Ecobank Agree to Drive Digital Transformation in Africa

The agreement also supports the implementation of a comprehensive e-skills and a digital literacy programme.

Kenya Commercial Bank to launch mobile payments in Rwanda

The facility will be unveiled next month.

Sanlam Investments selects FlexTrader EMS

Flex TRADER EMS will be used in conjunction with Sanlam Investments existing system

Digital banking: what to expect in 2017

Charles Habak, Principal, Financial Services at Booz Allen Hamilton looks at five key trends to expect in 2017.

Standard bank introduces Shyft, a foreign exchange app

Shyft was awarded bronze in the Most Disruptive Innovation category of the 2016 Efma–Accenture Distribution & Marketing Innovation Awards.

SA fintech spreads its wings globally

According to Entersekt CEO Schalk Nolte, the company’s technology has secured more than 1-billion online transactions in the last 12 months, which includes an impressive 60-million a month in South Africa.

African Fintech Startups Received Most Investment Funding Of All Sectors In 2016

The African tech space is proving resilient

Cookshop.Biz Debuts Liberia's First Truly Local Online Payments

Payment gateways transmit data over the Internet to card associations and credit card processing companies.

FinTech Impact: Delivering Constructive Outcomes for Africa

The successful adoption of mobile money has revolutionized the financial services sector in Africa over the last decade as the continent’s comparatively under-developed banking infrastructure effectively created an opportunity for innovative compani

Mobile Banking Lifts Kenyans Out Of Poverty

Once the money is deposited, Kenyans can spend it anywhere in the country.