02/23/2016
The conference aims to investigate the upcoming challenges and opportunities provided by bitcoin and the blockchain technology as well as their impact on the current social, economic and political order.
02/22/2016
Barclays launches its Rise - fintech innovation and acceleration program in Africa to improve the banking sector.
02/19/2016
Following the private ComPeer seminar about digital engagement and strategies we wrote about recently, we had a chance to approach our Chief Business Development Officer, Peter Schramme, and ask him a few questions about the event and his take on digital
02/19/2016
You have a headwind from Silicon Valley and Europe blowing into Africa now around the disruption in fintech.
02/19/2016
Banks have leveraged off the success of mobile access growth on the continent which has in turn broadened financial inclusion.
02/19/2016
As an example of the rapid growth of e-banking services, the West African Central Bank recently revealed that there were 346.9 million financial operations worth XOF 5.13 trillion in the first nine months of 2015.
02/19/2016
These localized technology solutions is what will bring financial services to Africa’s unbanked and under-served faster than traditional methods.
02/17/2016
According to a report by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), mobile technology has played a crucial role in promoting financial inclusion in SSA, where less than 20 per cent of households have access to formal financial services.
02/17/2016
"The new technology platforms will enable the bank to extend its service offering and geographical scope as it seeks to bring banking services to more and more people.”
02/15/2016
Kenyans are now able to open and operate Savings Account with UBA bank from the convenience of their Airtel Kenya mobile phones.
02/15/2016
Somefun adds that the bank is already working on adding more functionality, including business banking services.
02/10/2016
In terms of the percentage of use of mobile accounts by those over 15 years, Namibia ranked 10%, Kenya just below 58% and Uganda 38%.
02/03/2016
Digital Skills Academy’s European-university accredited one-year International BSc degree programmes in digital skills
02/02/2016
Mercator Advisory Group releases new research profiling South Africa's prospects as an emerging payments market.
02/01/2016
Barclays first bank to offer client risk management solution through Bravura platform that supports individualised protection for investment portfolios
01/28/2016
Cash machines can be operated with help of cell phone
01/27/2016
The new service enabled a mobile phone user to access their bank account on a secure platform
01/25/2016
A new World Bank report says while developed economies have immensely benefited from digital technologies, Tanzania and many other developing countries have not.
01/25/2016
Equity Bank is a subsidiary of Nairobi-headquartered Equity Group Holdings.
01/19/2016
The future leaders of current volatile markets will differentiate themselves by combining people, processes and technology in new innovative ways, focusing on customer-centric solutions to service customers, how and when they want