02/20/2023
Zambia tests technology for crypto regulation, says minister Mutati
The Bank of Zambia and the country’s securities regulator are collaborating on digital infrastructure and a policy framework for crypto.
FinTech
02/20/2023
Ecobank rewards customers for using digital channels
One of the joint account winners, Ifeoma, said she and her husband did not expect they would win a promo from the bank.
02/20/2023
Capital market targets youths with innovative products
The youths do not want to come in and start filling five page forms because they want to access the market, they want to pick their phones and make their investments.
02/20/2023
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Full Fact AI provides three tools to Nigerian fact-checkers
02/17/2023
MasterCard Trust Centre partners with Nigerian fintech NowNow to improve cybersecurity for SMEs
As part of the Mastercard Start Path Global Program, which is designed to help later-stage startups innovate and scale, NowNow was provided with operational support, commercial engagement, and the opportunity for strategic investment.
02/17/2023
Amazon’s home security system Ring enters Kenya
The development means users will benefit from motion detection, two-way talk, night vision, and more; all controllable via the Ring app.
02/15/2023
Binance launches South African rand direct bank deposits
Instant EFT requires that you provide your online banking username and password to the provider.
02/15/2023
Nigeria’s Curacel raises funding to power insurance offerings and expand into North Africa
Curacel is building the “rails to make insurance work for the next billion Africans and empowering businesses everywhere with the technology to embed insurance for their users.
02/13/2023
Never mind robots coming for our jobs — they will also fire us
Human resource executives admit they will rely on software and algorithms to reduce labour costs
02/13/2023
Airtel set to launch 5G service in select high-end Nairobi estates
Airtel Africa is the parent firm of several telecommunications companies operating in the continent including Airtel Kenya.
02/10/2023
Johannesburg Stock Exchange Announced as BMLL Client To Improve Former’s Data Analysis
It wanted to integrate these into existing products and analytics capabilities for an ever-expanding customer base.
02/10/2023
Leading Ghanaian financial platform services provider, Fortek, partners with Codebase Technologies
To catalyze payments innovation for over 1.4 billion Africans
02/09/2023
Kenya's mobile money agent transactions hit Sh7.9 trillion
The Treasury has in the past warned that the collapse of Safaricom’s M-Pesa service would cause widespread disruption in the economy.
02/06/2023
Capitec, FNB, Absa and Nedbank are looking for these skills in 2023
“Contactless is a faster payment method, and it uses near-field communication (NFC) technology, which is less vulnerable to fraud than traditional’ contact’ driven payment methods,”
02/06/2023
All the full-electric cars you can buy in South Africa – with pricing
This low number of sharing stations means that South African motorists are particularly concerned that their EV will not make the range of long driving trips, added Herbert.
02/03/2023
How Nigerian techies wired Sh276bn without CBK nod
Flutterwave was one of the three Nigerian fintech that were at the centre of a complex money laundering probe in Kenya
02/02/2023
New digital banking platform launching in South Africa next month
The global digital banking market size was valued at $803 billion in 2019 and is projected to reach $1.6 trillion by 2027
02/02/2023
Codehesion – South Africa’s software development experts
The result is a long list of satisfied clients and Codehesion winning multiple awards for its work – including a 2022 MTN Business App of the Year Award and two awards at the 2021 Supersonic New Generation Social & Digital Media Awards.
02/01/2023
Backbase and Access Bank embrace the digital age
With the digital revolution now sweeping across Africa and affecting virtually all aspects of life, Africa’s banking industry has been scrambling to switch from traditional systems to cutting-edge technologies. Dulue Mbachu describes how the global
01/31/2023
Cash Plus joins with Mastercard to issue international e-card in Morocco
This collaboration will allow for the inclusion of a large portion of the country’s unbanked population and financial ecosystem - especially young Moroccans.