09/29/2021
“As customers turned to online shopping and settling payments on apps, criminals enhanced their efforts to phish customers to steal their personal data to defraud them on digital and online platforms,” said Sabric.
09/28/2021
With the banking emphasis now squarely on mobile money and digital transactions, exciting opportunities are attracting investors from across the globe to Africa's fintech space.
09/28/2021
They explored the market, looking to free themselves from the complexities and scaling issues associated with an inflexible mono-cluster methodology.
09/28/2021
This app allows one to get quotes, take out policies, view their insurance portfolio, and register claims all in one place.
09/27/2021
Investec says it will concentrate on its core markets of SA and the UK, which offer ample opportunity for growth
09/24/2021
As part of the partnership, the two have also engaged with international like-minded partners to de-risk the credit facilities to the startups, enabling Absa Bank to offer favorable unsecured loans, ranging from between KES 100,000 to KES 3 million.
09/24/2021
Thunes provides payment rails to mobile wallets, banks, and, in some cases, cash payouts in Africa. Thunes currently has over 50 intra-Africa corridors helping to facilitate faster, cheaper, and more transparent transactions for the consumers, giving acce
09/24/2021
Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Ian Putter, Standard Bank’s group head for its Blockchain Centre of Excellence
09/23/2021
During the meeting, new Commissioners participating for the first time were recognized.
09/23/2021
Also according to him, Access Bank, through the W Initiative, is set to onboard 1,500 female entrepreneurs on the Ebi Marketplace platform to ensure viability and resilience to economic shocks.
09/23/2021
The importance of SMS in the financial sector was also thrust into the spotlight during COVID-19.
09/23/2021
Customers’ needs are evolving as they seek banking services across channels and expect personalization.
09/22/2021
Tech a look at this: SA embracing fourth industrial revolution with home-grown innovations
The management consulting firm Convergenc3 runs a "factory" that develops dozens of digital startups every year and takes ten to 20 of those to market.
09/22/2021
"Nigerians are investing in cryptocurrency as a means of store value and to carry their funds outside the shores of the country," said Ayodeji Ebo, head of retail investment at Lagos-based investment firm Chapel Hill Denham.
09/21/2021
Innovative business concepts led by strong entrepreneurial teams, can apply before 31 October 2021 and they could benefit from a R1.5 million entrepreneurial package.
09/21/2021
Nigeria’s Zenith Bank picks Oracle for worldwide tech overhaul
Nigeria’s Zenith Bank has signed a landmark deal with OracleFS to overhaul its core banking systems and trade finance operations.
09/17/2021
This report analyses peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions and platforms were critically because regulations such as those in Nigeria and Kenya have made it difficult for customers to send money from their bank accounts directly to cryptocurrency businesses on
09/16/2021
Peer to peer platforms (P2P) like Paxful and Remitano that do not have a central player like a bank or exchange, have become more popular than ever across Africa as a way of sending crypto.
09/16/2021
“Payment Gateway will allow for our Partner Government Agencies to monitor and validate the payments in real-time, which speaks to our mantra on the ease of doing business.”
09/15/2021
The African crypto market has grown by over 1,200% in terms of value received over the past year.