Managers of Wealth Africa

African start-ups attract international investors — but need local ones too

Young entrepreneurs are stepping into a void left by unimaginative public policies and shoddy infrastructure

Firm Promotes Financial Inclusion

Richvest 360 investment is a platform that caters to everyone across all genders, age groups and purposes to serve and make life easier for them.

Afriglobal Insurance Brokers Launches Digital Platform

He said the product can be used by individuals of all demographics, corporate organisations and technology-based companies.

Nigeria leads mobile app market growth in Africa as use of gaming apps surge 44% from Q1 2020 – TechCrunch

The report tracked mobile app activity in three of Africa’s three largest app markets (Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa) from the first quarter of 2020 to the first quarter of 2021...

Protect your wealth in a volatile market

When looking at past Bitcoin volatility, we use the term “historical volatility” to paint us a picture of how risky the asset is.

Gebeya Inc, promotes top African talent in the global technology landscape

Gebeya customers can choose from remote or on-site talent in fields such as software development, graphic design, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, product development, and digital marketing.

Billionaire entrepreneur Xolane Ndhlovu launches digital bank

Ndhlovu set up DafriBank Digital to serve as an electronic payment platform for digital entrepreneurs and merchants

Standard Bank collaborates with Transaction Capital to drive smarter payments

A number of Standard Bank’s corporate clients have indicated an appetite to become early adopters of the solution.

Swiss Investment Company CV VC Builds Up a Blockchain Ecosystem in South Africa

Venture Capitalist looks for Early-Stage Startups in Africa

Banks must partner with fintech to accelerate the digital banking transformation

Banks are still there and still needed but need to adapt to what is happening on the continent and partnering with fintech companies is key to doing that.

Xolane Ndhlovu’s Dafribank: A catalyst for Digital Business

In 2020, the firm raised $6 million from a group of private investors in series A funding led by the parent company, DafriGroup PLC

Everything you need to know about fintech financing in Africa

A total of 277 fintech startups in the continent have raised ~900 million in the past six and a half years, more than double the amount raised by startups in other sectors.

Nigeria's FairMoney raises $42m

FairMoney has also secured a microfinance bank license, enabling it to launch a current account, with a debit card in the pipeline.

SA firms hit in massive ransomware attack

The findings differentiate the latest incident - which cybersecurity firm Huntress Labs said affected more than 1 000 businesses - from other recent assaults on the software supply chain.

Ecobank Group reaches another milestone in financial inclusion in Africa

The success of the new wallet service is made possible by Semoa’s ability to test connectivity, authentication and authorisation of customers’ transactions before the new service went live through Ecobank’s Sandbox.

Success of new digital banking entrants is far from guaranteed

The return on equity reflects how profitable a banking institution has been with its shareholder capital, while net-interest margin indicates the difference between what the bank is paying for its funding and what it makes from the loans that are granted

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