08/06/2014
At U.S.-Africa Business Forum, Ghana's Fidelity Bank Chooses IBM to Drive Transformation Agenda
The Ghanaian lender earlier chose IBM's datacenter solution for a successful retooling and upgrade of its technology assets.
FinTech
08/04/2014
Praemium to sell Smartfund range in Europe, Asia and Middle East
It has also increased the level of active management on its five Smartfund sub funds, and has restructured the portfolio range from an authorised unit trust structure to an open ended investment company structure.
07/31/2014
Eagle appoints new heads of sales for Americas, EMEA and APAC
Appointments made as Eagle continues to grow its global sales operations to meet increasing demand in the market for its products and services
07/24/2014
Why Kenya’s ticking IT security banking bomb needs intervention
Opil added that Kenyan banks lost KSh 2 billion ($24 million) in fraud including cybercrime last year.
07/22/2014
Standard Chartered partners ETranzact to expand mobile payments to Nigeria
The Bank launched mobile payment services in Kenya in September 2013.
07/18/2014
ISO 55000 – The foundation for South African Smart Cities
Mabaso is of the opinion that “all is not doom and gloom
07/18/2014
Banking in the future: five trends
The advent of banking apps, cashless payments and "futuristic" bank branches over the past 10 years are indicative of what we can expect in the near future, says head of dotFNB Kim Gibson-Van der Walt.
07/16/2014
Visa pushes cheaper remittance service in Africa
Remittance prices are even higher between African countries, according to the World Bank.
07/16/2014
Standard Bank: Fleet managers save R130m by blocking fraudulent transaction
Online transaction authorisation clocks up record savings for fleet managersStandard Bank Fleet Management’s transaction authorisation system is geared to save fleet managers another record amount this year.
07/15/2014
Big South African smartphone app battle
Four smartphone payment apps enter the ring, how many can make it out?
07/15/2014
SS&C’s whitepaper highlights why now is the time to invest in technology to enable growth and performance
Whether a system is “legacy” is not the relevant question – asset managers should instead ask whether their operations solutions can support growth and globalization
07/13/2014
EMP Seals Three-year Partnership With African Banker Awards
EMERGING Markets Payments (EMP), a leading electronic payments processing company in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), recently took part in the African Banker Awardsas a sponsor. The e-pay firm has been sponsoring the regional awards ceremony for several
07/11/2014
Helios Towers Africa raises $630 million in a new equity fundraising
Helios Towers Africa, the leading, independent telecommunications towers company in Africa, announces that it has raised $630 million in new equity resources from existing and new shareholders.
07/10/2014
Nedbank’s geek in chief on the future of banking
Apple fan and Nedbank chief information officer Fred Swanepoel believes that banks will be relegated to little more than “back-office processors” if they fail to stay ahead when it comes to technology innovation.
07/09/2014
EOH will tap strong demand with ADRs
EOH is expanding its operations in the continent through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth.
07/09/2014
Barclays Bank of Botswana Inks Deal with Bytes and NCR in Major New ATM Rollout
The new ATMs are optimized for simple cash deposit transactions, allowing our employees in the branches to spend more time with customers on complex banking transactions.
07/07/2014
South Africa’s cashless future relies on localisation, not innovation
This is rapidly changing as each market delves deeper into the specific uses and benefits their population is looking for.
07/07/2014
Absa Bank deploys EquiLend trading platform
With Absa Bank now trading on EquiLend, the bank and its clients benefit from the ability to automate securities finance trading with EquiLend counterparties around the globe.
07/06/2014
Rolling out merchant apps, new wave of mCommerce
It forecasts that there will be 40 million mobile users by 2018, up from 38 million in 2013 and 95% of those users will access the Internet by the end of the forecast period.
07/06/2014
EquiLend breaks new ground in South Africa
As EquiLend’s global footprint continues to expand, we are constantly aware of our clients’ demands