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Cash mobile money agents handled records slowest growth in history

Increased statutory deductions, stagnant wages as inflation rises and layoffs compounded by rising cost of living are among the economic hardships facing Kenyans.

Google’s new way to cloud advances better business for SA customers

Duet AI in Workspace and Google Cloud is using AI to enhance features and make users more productive – even serving as a coding assistant for developers.

African countries urged to invest in healthcare technologies

Mr Tijani cited Rwanda as a good example of countries, which laid the foundation and provided an ecosystem to drive innovation

How Pay-on-Demand Could Free Millions From Financial Hardship Across Africa: CloudPay

JP Morgan also revealed that EWA could positively impact the South African market.

Is Voice Biometrics in South Africa’s Banking Sector Secure Enough?

Voice recognition systems in banking rely on a person saying something aloud, such as a unique catchphrase or password.

Cybersecurity Experts Harp on Information Security in Financial Industry

The panelists spoke at a panel session on information security, organised by the Nigeria Computer Society, with the theme: ‘Information Security in the Financial Industry.

Understanding generative AI and its impact on payment fraud in South Africa

In the realm of business transactions, generative AI fuels a new era of payment fraud

Postbank’s IT systems overhaul nears completion

“Progress has been made in this regard and the project is 70% complete,” reads the minister’s reply.

Kenya’s Cyber Security In The Digital Landscape

This digital transformation extends beyond the telecommunication and financial sector to the public sector, where the Kenyan government has digitized a substantial portion of its services through the e-citizen platform, offering 14,000 services.

BoG affirms commitment to launch e-Cedi before 2026

He further explained that after successful completion of the pilot phase in Sefwi Asafo, discussions on the e-Cedi’s commercial aspects were initiated.

South African neobank TymeBank hits profitability

Retail Capital, a division of TymeBank, is also positioned as the largest SME funder of its kind in the sector.

Firms are going cashless in SA: Reserve Bank

Retailers are not obliged to accept cash as a means of payment, even though it is defined as legal tender

Online banking fee comparison — Capitec beats Absa, FNB, Nedbank, Standard Bank

As a result, many South Africans no longer have to visit bank branches to make payments, get statements, or dispute debit orders.

KQ suffers passenger data breach in cyber attack

Cybercriminals attacked Kenya Airways’ (KQ) information systems and obtained sensitive information.

With Onyeagwu, Zenith Extends Digital Banking Leadership

The bank is verifiably a leader in the deployment of various channels of banking technology

AI ties Africa needs with tech giants

Neglecting to act poses the risk that individuals in New York or Beijing could possess more accurate insights into markets of countries like Kenya than the local population.

Zenith Bank emerges best bank for digital solutions in Nigeria in the Euromoney Awards 2023

Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence are one of the most highly coveted awards that matter to the banks and bankers who matter.

How the Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator is Igniting Payments Innovation Across the Continent

Each startup gets personalised mentoring from indus

EMTECH pilots Web3-based digital cash infrastructure solution with Bank of Ghana

EMTECH's digital cash infrastructure serves as a base, aiming to ensure that cash is easily accessible, interoperable, and trusted in this era.

Circle Joins Fuze in Expanding Adoption of USDC Across Middle East, Africa and Turkey

This includes securing robust regulation and licensing and receiving the largest seed funding round for a digital assets start-up in MENA history.

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