Managers of Wealth Africa

QR payments launched on Absa banking app

Capitec, FNB, and Nedbank offer the service on their apps as well.

The Growth of Cryptocurrency in Africa

So far, investing in and trading cryptocurrencies have been proven as one of the ways to do that.

Visa partners with Hubtel to expand eCommerce in Ghana

In partnering with Visa, Hubtel’s merchants will be able to access payments made by customers in real-time avoiding delays sometimes experienced in the settlement process.

South Africa Microfinance Institution Goes Live on Temenos SaaS

Using Temenos Infinity, BFS was able to reimagine the customer experience, designing and building a new lending service within 12 weeks, completing all customer trials and tests, and launching a final product just three months later

Bank of Africa selects Conpend Trade AI app via Finastra

The solution will improve our trade finance operations by speeding up the approval of trade finance documents.

Equity Group’s digitization efforts pay off with 62.6% of transactions being done on mobile

According to Equity Group’s Full Year 2020 investor repot records, adoption of digital payments was accelerated with the number of transactions processed over the Pay with Equity solutions.

FIS Opens New Growth Opportunities for Global Brands with Worldpay Domestic Acquiring Expansion into South Africa, Nigeria and Malaysia

FIS has secured a domestic acquiring license in Malaysia

The Case Of Mobile Money In Ghana

But in recent times, incidents of mobile money fraud have increased.

Futuregrowth Asset Management Expands Strategic Relationship with Confluence

South African-based asset manager with $13B in AUM moves into Production with Confluence’s Delta solution

The evolution of static data management

Implementation of the automation strategy over the past year has seen a rapid and sustained decline of incidents of around 80% month on month within the static data area.

Standard Bank customers embrace digital insurance solutions

Since March, we have seen more and more of our customers using our digital tools to buy insurance online and to log insurance claims via our Web site and the Standard Bank banking app.

FNB terminates Ayo Technology’s banking facilities

It said it is now “reviewing its options” for an alternative transactional banking facility.

Absa Africa, Amazon Launch Cloud Computing Incubator

Absa Africa has in partnership with Amazon, launched a cloud computing incubator to train staff.

Why is Crypto Adoption Growing in Africa?

Let’s find out why Africa is becoming a fertile ground for virtual currencies.

Five things Absa learnt as the first large corporate to adopt the .Africa domain

Adopting the new - mostly unknown and distinctly African - domain was not without its challenges, but it underscored Absa Group’s efforts to establish its new identity as an independent, digitally led African bank.

Fundkiss becomes first African company to hold bespoke P2P lending licence

This fearless FinTech firm – which acts as a matchmaker between borrowers and lenders in Mauritius – has got many firsts to its credit.

SA venture capital firm HAVAÍC invests in Kenyan start-up

HAVAÍC is an established investment and advisory firm that specialises in early-stage, high-growth technology businesses with proven concepts and global prospects.

Access Bank spends N18.7 billion on digitization in 2020

Access Bank topped its spending on digitalization to enable it compete.

Kenya agency banking startup secures funding for regional expansion

Tanda just secured strategic partnerships with Interswitch and MasterCard to accelerate this growth.

Mauritius among top FinTech hubs in the region: report

In Chapter one, the report covers economic developments, including regulatory mandates, that are impacting the growth of FinTechs in MEA, and joins the dots to its current situation.