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.
FinTech
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.
03/11/2021
UBA poised to change the face of e-banking with new mobile app
Reeling off some of the features and benefits of the app, he said a lot of investment in cutting edge technology and attention to details was put into the new UBA mobile app.
03/10/2021
Global payments platform Nium enables customers to remit funds into four major African markets
Customers of Nium can now remit funds via bank transfers or to mobile money wallets
03/10/2021
African payments company Flutterwave raises $170M, now valued at over $1B
Launched in 2016 as a Nigerian and U.S.-based payments company with offices in Lagos and San Francisco, Flutterwave helps businesses build customizable payments applications through its APIs.
03/10/2021
Digital banking: Access Bank, UBA, others jostle for market share
In 2020 Nigerian banks were believed to have seen a surge in digital incomes as a result of the COVID-19 global health pandemic as customers opted for the purportedly friendlier electronic platforms for conducting their businesses.
03/09/2021
PPS Investments Selects SS&C for Enterprise Performance and Attribution Management
Sylvan's functionality and system flexibility streamlines South African-based financial services company's performance measurement and attribution
03/09/2021
South Africa’s slow regulation might hinder Bitcoin adoption
According to firms within South Africa, the regulation services are slowing the process to the point that it will hinder crypto adoption.
03/05/2021
Opencanvas Consulting and BankBI expand data-driven performance management and analytics solutions available to Zambian banks
The MOU strengthens the collaborative relationship between Opencanvas Consulting and BankBI, as they work together to serve Banks and Microfinance groups across Zambia using cloud-based, data-driven, insights into their organizational performance which re
03/03/2021
Iress and Listcorp connect South African investors and companies
The free service will enable investors to get detailed information on all South African listed companies via a personalised, social media style experience.
03/03/2021
Kenya Power bets on electric cars to boost fortunes
Kenya Power which currently has 8 million customers across the country is also relying on the ministry of Housing and Urban Development
03/03/2021
Covid-19: How SA banks are using new tech to keep you safe at ATMs
According to Naidoo, at least 90% of Nedbank ATM’s are already making use of this sanitizer.
03/02/2021
Add more to your mobile banking experience
Standard Bank is elevating its mobile banking experience with the launch of a new Add-on Store on its banking app.
03/02/2021
Morocco central bank exploring digital currency but Bitcoin still banned
In addition, this committee will thoroughly review all consequences of a CBDC on monetary policy, the structure of banking intermediation, financial stability and legal framework.
03/02/2021
Absa Bank helps distressed Africans keep their homes during pandemic using FICO collections technology
Communications is the key to effective collections, and Absa needed to break down siloed communication channels, create profile-specific communication strategies, and execute real-time processes.