12/03/2015
Objectway: we’re ‘at front and centre’ of digital wealth revolution
Innovation and digitisation were the words on everyone’s lips at the Objectway user conference in London’s Millbank Tower.
FinTech
12/01/2015
Telecombitpesa Legal Tangle AML Threatens Mobile Payments Kenya
As mobile payments and cryptocurrency have made strides providing an alternative to traditional banking in Kenya, legal conflicts have emerged among mobile currency providers and Safaricom, the nation’s dominant telecom service.
12/01/2015
TechCabal and Access Bank present AfricaBeta: Fixing online payments
AfricaBeta is a conference that will explore the ideas and technologies that are shaping the future of the African continent.
11/30/2015
GTBank unveils Nigeria’s first virtual MasterCard
The GTBank Virtual card has all the essential features of a physical card and can be used to make both international and local online payments.
11/30/2015
MTN, Absa in free online banking deal
Absa has partnered with MTN to allow subscribers to the telecommunications network operator to have zero-rated data access to the banking group's Internet banking facilities.
11/26/2015
WeChat launches mobile wallet in South Africa
The firm has partnered with Standard Bank to enable users to cash in and out at the bank's ATMs
11/26/2015
Massive response to FNB’s MVNO service
The bank announced it had been recognised for being the “Most Innovative MVNO” in the Telecoms.com Awards
11/25/2015
7 African nations among 20 countries most targeted by cybercriminals
Based on threat intelligence, the Threat Map tracks how and where cyberattacks are taking place worldwide in real time, and identified more than 1,500 different malware families during October.
11/25/2015
Old Mutual Brings Counselling to Your Phone
Sometimes people are more comfortable getting such services in the privacy of their homes or villages.
11/23/2015
Nedbank website gets a future fit ‘face-lift’
The relaunch of Nedbank.co.za is the stepping stone towards delivering a future fit digital platform.
11/23/2015
Wigwe Seeks Improved Anti-fraud Partnership among Banks
Wigwe, also noted that with this, stakeholders could collaborate and find urgent solutions to the industry’s fraud challenges.
11/23/2015
Marvin Bank goes live with core banking system
Marvin Bank was founded this year, and is a private bank registered in The Gambia with representative offices in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The bank provides online banking with multi-currency accounts.
11/19/2015
Nedbank has the Edge in Dutch banking awards
The Efma Accenture Innovation Awards aim to identify and reward the most innovative projects in the retail financial services arena at a global level.
11/19/2015
Temenos plans will launch electronic platform to enable banking sector apps
700 banks around the world use our major programme T24
11/17/2015
Merchants can drive mobile money uptake
Kenya's mobile money service M-Pesa has gained much traction in the East African region.
11/17/2015
50 African bankers discuss outsourcing in Mauritius
Bankers attending the Africa Forward Together event get first-hand knowledge of MCB’s human expertise and technological capabilities
11/15/2015
Realising the Potential Future of Mobile Payment
Olaseni Durojaiye writes on the future of mobile payment system in Nigeria, saying what consumers are looking for is a combination of value and convenience
11/11/2015
Millennium Bim selects Ingenico Group to upgrade its POS fleet in Mozambique
The deployment of Ingenico Group’s smart terminals has started in all its branches across the country.
11/11/2015
Cyber security: SA banks go big
The bill proposes imposing penalties related to cyber crime, regulating powers to investigate, search and seize
11/09/2015
EasyPay’s diverse electronic banking platform pays off
EasyPay’s platform is used widely in the retail industry for, among other things, bill payments.