03/08/2016
Standard Chartered goes global with 'bank on an iPad'
“Banking should be easy and convenient. That’s what the Retail Workbench is all about,” says Karen Fawcett, Standard Chartered’s CEO for retail banking.
FinTech
03/08/2016
EPIS awards show most Nigerian banks are not Cashless Policy compliant
The 6 banks include Guaranty Trust Bank(GTB), Zenith Bank, First Bank Of Nigeria(FBN), Standard Chartered Bank, Diamond Bank and CitiBank.
03/07/2016
Is The Future Of Barclays Africa In Bitcoin And Blockchain?
His work focuses on understanding the impact of blockchain on Barclays businesses and clients.
03/07/2016
The B2 Group enhances 'Multi-Bank' Corporate Treasury automation service for Africa
A roll-out to banks in a number of different African countries planned by the B2 Group (themselves no newcomers to the African transaction banking landscape), commencing Q2 2016, will help overcome that challenge.
03/07/2016
Diamond Bank Targets 2m Mobile App Users In 3 Months
The bank had in 2012 launched its mobile banking application and had four relaunches of the upgraded version.
03/01/2016
BitFury Invests in Pan-African Bitcoin Trading Platform BitPesa
The use of Bitcoin as the medium for currency exchange facilitates cheap, efficient and quick payments from and between East, Central and West Africa
02/26/2016
Accenture Launches “Accenture Customer Credit Solutions” to Provide Fast, Efficient and Flexible Credit Services to Sub-Saharan African Businesses
First Agreement with the Edcon Group will see the provision of enhanced credit services and help expand customer base
02/26/2016
Absa now supports smart ID applications at its branches
Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba said at the time that smart ID services from the banks will open to the public once Home Affairs is satisfied everything is working as it should.
02/24/2016
Charles River Wins 2nd Consecutive "Best Portfolio Management Software Provider" at MENA FM Fund Services Awards 2016
Charles River supports over 100 client firms across the EMEA region, including leading asset managers in the Middle East.
02/23/2016
South Africa: We Won't Dump USSD Banking - FNB
The new banking application platform is expected to allow FNB to deliver content as well as a similar look and feel across banking and web platforms.
02/23/2016
The Blockchain & Bitcoin Africa Conference 2016 Receives Support From Absa
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 and Blockchain to Make a Difference in African Banking Sector
Barclays launches its Rise - fintech innovation and acceleration program in Africa to improve the banking sector.
02/19/2016
If You Don’t Have a Digital Strategy, You Should Have by Objectway
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
Africa’s big banks are betting on fintech startups and bitcoin to beat disruption
You have a headwind from Silicon Valley and Europe blowing into Africa now around the disruption in fintech.
02/19/2016
It's Time for Banks to Make East Africa an Electric Payment Society - EY
Banks have leveraged off the success of mobile access growth on the continent which has in turn broadened financial inclusion.
02/19/2016
African Dev Bank, Gates Foundation plan digital finance fund
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
Cashless Africa the Answer to Financial Inclusion
These localized technology solutions is what will bring financial services to Africa’s unbanked and under-served faster than traditional methods.
02/17/2016
Africa: Mobile Phone Users in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya Hit 700 Million
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
Albaraka Announces Successful Implementation of Finacle Banking Solutions
"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
UBA Bank customers get mobile banking, savings services with Airtel Money
Kenyans are now able to open and operate Savings Account with UBA bank from the convenience of their Airtel Kenya mobile phones.