12/29/2014
The finance vertical, which includes banking, insurance, and securities and investments, will be the second-biggest vertical in terms of IT spending in 2015, with total expenditure of $1.88 billion.
12/27/2014
A report by the House Committee and two court cases challenging the bank’s subsidiary, Finserve’s entry into the market dominated by Safaricom, is spelling doom for the new entrant.
12/24/2014
Nedbank warns that card skimming is by no means a criminal pastime of bygone years.
12/17/2014
Dubai Bank Kenya has revealed a partnership with Rapid Communications. The partnership aims to launch a mobile banking platform called M-SASA.
12/17/2014
This award recognises a leading mobile money operator that is making impact that has significantly driven the uptake of mobile money in Nigeria.
12/10/2014
The City of Cape Town’s Council has supported the Western Cape Government’s application to the National Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for the designation of the Atlantis industrial area as a Green Technology Special Economic Zone.
12/10/2014
They also told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that government could still do more to aid internet penetration.
12/09/2014
The World Bank’s private sector arm has lent $200 million to Nigerian phone tower company IHS to help to fund its purchase of about 2,100 tower sites from the country’s No.4 mobile operator Etisalat Nigeria.
12/09/2014
Standard Chartered has signed a multi-year agreement with Earthport plc. Standard Chartered offers market leading International ACH coverage in its network of fast growing markets in Asia, Africa and Middle East.
12/05/2014
Experian SA has launched the National Fraud Prevention Solution to address the significant threat of identity and credit application fraud in South Africa.
12/05/2014
Emerging Nigerian bank, Heritage Banking Company Limited, has introduced Nigeria’s first portable POS solution.
12/03/2014
Banking Technology Awards Recognize Ecobank's Transformative Implementation of a Pan-African Platform for Payments and Cash Management
12/03/2014
The local banking sector has seen a number of steps forward this year, with mobile money, mobile payments and Internet-enabled services gaining ground plus innovations like local start-up thumbzup's Payment Pebble and Payment Blade coming to market.
12/02/2014
The acquisition further solidifies SS&C’s position as the leading global provider of investment management software and outsourcing services.
12/02/2014
United Bank for Africa is partnering with telecoms firm, Bharti Airtel to provide mobile-based financial services across Africa through Airtel Money.
12/02/2014
The program received enthusiastic participation from Banks, Insurance Companies, Capital / security firms, facilitating showcasing of “AMLOCK”, the Anti-Money Laundering Solution, offered by 3i Infotech, which has been implemented by more than
12/02/2014
Airtel Money is Bharti Airtel’s mobile commerce brand that enables subscribers to carry out financial transactions directly from their mobile phones.
11/30/2014
Experts say banking, as we know it, may become extinct by 2030 as innovative services like mobile money and epayment solutions continue to see increasing patronage from Africans.
11/28/2014
United Bank for Africa has partnered with Airtel to provide mobile-based financial services across Africa through Airtel Money.
11/26/2014
The banking industry's gross losses due to South African issued credit card fraud has increased by as much as 23% from last year.