04/12/2021
Kenya agency banking startup secures funding for regional expansion
Tanda just secured strategic partnerships with Interswitch and MasterCard to accelerate this growth.
FinTech
04/07/2021
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.
04/06/2021
Equity Group mobile banking revenue falls Sh1.2bn on fee waiver
Equity’s lost revenue is despite its digital platforms such as Equitel and EazzyBiz having transacted more money than the legacy channels such as branch for the first time.
04/06/2021
Cryptocurrencies can alleviate Africa’s banking challenges, Yellow Card says
The crypto industry on the continent is growing rapidly, with Yellow Card well out in front.
04/06/2021
How South African businesses use Bitcoin to evade tax
This cash is provided to a “crypto agent” who converts it into Bitcoin and transfers it to a personal wallet.
04/05/2021
UBA: A bank of many firsts, in pursuit of customer satisfaction
Recently, UBA again raised the bar, with another first of its kind, that is currently setting the pace in the digital banking space.
04/01/2021
Apple Pay goes live in South Africa with Absa, Nedbank and Discovery Bank cards
Investec Bank says it will roll out the feature soon (probably not in the coming months though).
03/31/2021
DEAL: Curacel raises $450,000 pre-seed funding to drive insurance inclusion in Africa
Curacel’s flagship CLAIMS platform acts as a bridge between primary care hospitals and Africa’s insurance companies.
03/30/2021
Nigerian fintech Xerde rolls out new social funding app
The new application will help drive digital transformation by providing accessible funding solutions to innovators
03/29/2021
Kenya banking startup gets seed funding for global expansion
Tanda plans on growing its Kenyan footprint to over 100,000 merchants and agents while expanding further to Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania.
03/29/2021
Our unmatched digital platforms keep us on upward trajectory – Titan Trust Bank CEO Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/03/our-unmatched-digital-platforms-keep-us-on-upward-trajectory-titan-trust-bank-ceo/
As a bank, we are focused on delivering digital and fintech solutions that will position us as Africa’s most trusted financial institution.
03/29/2021
Incentro Africa Achieves the Work Transformation Partner Specialization in the Google Cloud Partner Specialization Program
The company becomes the first in Africa to earn this specialization
03/24/2021
FNZ Goes Live With Blockchain Solution For South African Funds Industry 7
Partnership with FinSwitch now supports hundreds of thousands of transactions for over 140 South African financial institutions every week
03/24/2021
How to navigate digital transformation in 2021
Organisations fortunate enough to be far along their digital transformation journeys could arguably adapt more easily to the disruption.
03/23/2021
Bitcoin’s next big move
From store of value to global payments system – Citibank.
03/22/2021
How Digital Adoption Across Africa Supersedes the World
This creates the opportunity to unlock enormous economic potential, according to a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in partnership with Casablanca Finance City.
03/18/2021
SEI South Africa Achieves Level 2 B-BBEE Rating
Achievement Demonstrates Continued Commitment to South African Economic Empowerment
03/18/2021
Economists are banking on young digital entrepreneurs to pull Africa back from Covid-19
If it does, it could help abet a steep decline in economic performance for the region, and cushion the impact of hits taken by the oil, tourism, and mining-dependent countries.
03/16/2021
How next generation financial services platforms are driving global financial inclusion (By Andy Jury)
Next generation tools that provide essential financial services are becoming a powerful force for change by driving financial inclusion in developing economies
03/12/2021
EthSwitch, Ethiopia’s e-payments provider, secures $2.33 million grant from the African Development Bank
EthSwitch has created a common network for ATMs and POS terminals operated by all Ethiopian banks.