Managers of Wealth Africa

Michael Jordaan’s crypto venture ties the knot with EasyEquities

DCX Capital’s Earle Loxton explains how he and the former FNB head attracted 20 000 customers in under two years, and what the EasyEquities tie-up means.

Kenya can learn digital lending lessons from developed world

A competitive lending market can potentially lower the costs of scoring and disbursing loans to lenders

Gauteng government raises awareness on cyber security during Covid-19

It is therefore about time that citizens are taught about the importance of being cyber secured.

Report indicates an increase in banking fraud in Africa and Middle East region

It is emerging that fraudsters are seriously preparing for such calls and are actively using social engineering methods. In 37% of cases, they mentioned the correct name and surname of the person whom they called.

Gartner Says Finance Leaders Who Avoid Four Cost Management Mistakes Will Help Their Organizations Emerge Stronger From the COVID-19 Crisis

Business leaders are under pressure to go digital and find growth, while reducing expenses and are likely to make decisions that will jeopardize their organization’s recovery

Jack Dorsey to Keynote at Africa Fintech Summit 2020

As the Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Square, Inc., Dorsey is considered to be one of the biggest influencers in tech ecosystems worldwide and is often revered as a futurist

Ghana for startups: Pivoting from a tourist attraction to a tech-nation

Ghana is arguably one of the best tourist destinations in the sub-region, thanks to our welcoming nature as a people combined with the prowess of the Osagyeefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and the peace and political stability we are enjoying since 1992.

Where Have All The Robos Gone?

Build it and they will come.

AI, or a thousand shades of grey? by Russ Bryan

With AI, after a time we may start to receive different answers from the same inputs because it generally involves broader data sets and far higher volumes, with all the associated probabilities.

How blockchain can aid in African recovery

In this post, we’ll ask what role blockchain can play in this endeavour and aiding the post-coronavirus recovery in the region.

4th Middle East and Africa Fintech Forum to take place in November 2020

Dubbed as the "Davos of Fintech", the Region's top Fintech conference, held under the patronage of the Central Bank of Bahrain and hosted by Bank ABC, returns on a virtual platform to focus on Banking Beyond Digital

Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub gears up for its 2nd year anniversary

MAFH has been joined by new members and partners in this journey, made new connections across the globe, and is looking forward to the next year with even more optimism.

5th Africa Fintech Summit to be held virtually

This year’s Summit will host over 1,000 attendees and 60+ speakers calling in from 10 different time zones across 6 continents

Zimbabwean entrepreneur among top 10 finalists of Africa’s Business Heroes prize

The 10 outstanding entrepreneurs – half of whom are female – have been selected from over 22,000 applications across all 54 African nations, following several rounds of rigorous evaluation.

Disruptive digital solutions are rewiring banking DNA

This trend will accelerate as other industries digitise, allowing microservices to be monetised.

4G Capital and Citi Collaborate to Strengthen Financial Inclusion in Kenya

As part of the collaboration, 4G Capital and Citi will work to address the inventory finance needs of last-mile distributors of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs)

Nigerian fintech TeamApt working on non-interest financing for SMEs

McKinsey’s “Harnessing Nigeria’s fintech potential” report, published this September, revealed these industry milestones.

What Nigerians love and dislike about Mobile Banking Apps

Same for apps that crash frequently after new updates, have regular failed transactions, and challenges with setting up and resetting user pins, among others.

MCB hosts debate on payments: performance in a low touch economy

Stephanie noted that contactless payments are scaling, and revealed that MCB had seen a 50% increase in transactions and 4x the use in supermarkets in Mauritius

BoG scales up efforts to protect banks from cyber attack

“Enhancing capacity to understand, identify and mitigate cyber risks on the part of operators, regulators, security agencies, and the entire national eco-system."