05/18/2015
Standard Bank moving towards fingerprint banking
Standard Bank is taking baby steps towards biometrics as the bank has updated its application with fingerprint technology
FinTech
05/18/2015
GTBank launches ‘737 Money Transfer’ through mobile phones
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has launched a mobile channel through which GTBank customers can conveniently perform third party transfers to both GTBank and other bank account holders in Nigeria
05/18/2015
South Africa Champions Cross-Border Payments
According to the official, a cross-border banking system will ease friction felt by declining banking relationships across borders.
05/15/2015
Bitcoin Is ‘a Mechanism of Money Transfer Rather Than a Currency in and of Itself’
Bitcoin is interesting and represents interesting possibilities, but it is still largely in the domain of a limited group of technically minded individuals
05/14/2015
Standard Chartered Bank Chooses Jive To Help 90,000 Employees Collaborate Globally
Jive's enterprise communication and collaboration solutions bridge multi-generational, multi-cultural workstyles to drive competitive advantage
05/14/2015
UBA launches ‘PayAttitude’ payment solution
The new payment solution makes it possible for a customer to make payments for goods and services
05/13/2015
SA banks set for telecoms race
He says other banks are sure to be tracking FNB's activities in this sector
05/13/2015
UBA Launches Innovative Payment Solution
The bank said in a statement that the new payment solution makes it possible for a customer to make payments for goods and services with an adhesive payment tag attachable to mobile phones or flat surfaces.
05/12/2015
Six Nigerian BanksUnveils New m-payment System
Mobile payment system just got more convenient in Nigeria
05/12/2015
Monitise to power Societe Generale's m-banking in Africa
The service will be available for smartphones in three languages via the App Store and Android Market.
05/11/2015
‘Biometric Verification Number Project to Check Forex Fraud’
One major issues confronting the nation’s banking sector is foreign exchange fraud.
05/11/2015
When Access Bank Empowers Women With Technology
The pioneer set of women selected by Access Bank for training on Empowering Women with Technology (EWT) recently completed a session in the series that has been scheduled to cover the major centres across the country
05/06/2015
E-commerce has great potentials in Nigeria says Rothschild.com MD
Rothschild Nigeria, one of the nation’s leading online shopping malls, says e-commerce has great potential for growth in Nigeria.
05/06/2015
How mobile money is saving Africa $2bn annually
Mobile phones have proven to be potential game-changers in boosting access to financial products and services to people in Africa
05/06/2015
Digital banking takes off in SA
Standard Bank customer is becoming increasingly active in the digital arena
05/06/2015
Lessons Learned from Investing in the MENA Region's Online Businesses
Online startups and entrepreneurs often find themselves up against challenges they feel incapable of facing on their own.
05/05/2015
Inside Telkom’s colossal IT overhaul
Former Nedbank and Absa chief information officer Len de Villiers is leading one of the biggest IT overhauls in South African corporate history.
05/05/2015
East Africa: Equity Group to Acquire a Million More Equitel SIM Cards
This came as total interest income rose 12.5 per cent to Sh9.4 billion
05/04/2015
Bank of Tanzania unveils clearing
The Bank of Tanzania has introduced a new clearing system that seeks to enhance safety and efficiency of clearing operations in Tanzania
05/04/2015
SA’s Moneysmart closes down, team refocusing on B2B
South African personal financial management tool Moneysmart has shut down, with its management saying they are now focusing on a business-to-business model.