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Banks set to become the thing in tech

Yet individual banks get stuck - and it’s never been more evident than now.

Mobile lenders suspend late payment penalties

Tala, one of the members, charges eight percent of the remaining balance in fees for one week delays after which the payment is moved down two weeks.

Access Bank launches AccessMore mobile app for seamless transactions

To deliver on our promise to continually give our customers ‘more’, we worked with first-class tech experts to build the AccessMore app to suit our customers’ lifestyle and meet their financial needs.

Kenya’s Fintech revolution boosts e-commerce

Kenya continues to make strides in financial inclusion for more than 10 years now thanks to digital solutions offered through the fintechs

Ethiopia is opening up its mobile money market to new players

The hope is these moves, part of a wider set of promised economic reforms under prime minister Abiy Ahmed will help open up the Ethiopian economy.

Cyber threats up 47.3pc to 37.1 million cases

There have been increasing cases of cyber attacks as Kenyans embrace technology and move most services online.

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Cybersecurity tactics for the coronavirus pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented chief information security officers (CISOs) and their teams with two immediate priorities.

Organizational Cyber-Security Measures During COVID-19 Epidemic

The organizational network change management approach must ensure that VDI procedural frameworks, either through cloud computing or software installed in the central network servers system, incorporate a minimal risk regime that helps to manage incident r

Africa turns to mobile payments as a tool to curb COVID-19

The option is facilitated by the boom in mobile money that has occurred in Africa over the last decade.

Kenya cyber attacks up by half to 37m in one quarter

This was a 47.3 percent increase as compared to the previous quarter

Transforming Africa’s cashless environment

Launched in 2019, Ukheshe provides e-money services and is the only micro-transaction platform to align with the South African Reserve Bank’s requirements set out in 2009.

Cryptocurrency Growth in Africa: Is It a Noon or Curse?

By adopting autonomous and decentralized currency, one could avoid the effects of future market downfall.

United Bank for Africa transforms its technology platform

The project scope covered implementation of core banking, online banking and treasury systems for the bank’s 19 country operations.

Unprecedented spike in cyber attacks since declaration of national disaster

Kaspersky reiterated a number of security tips, including using strong passwords, not sharing passwords, avoiding unprotected or public Wi-Fi and making use of multi-factor authentication where possible.

Digital stability: How technology can empower future generations in the Middle East

The upward trend in internet penetration rates – which vary by country – is driven by the declining cost of smartphones and mobile internet access.

Top Global Digital Intelligence Trends for 2020

2020 Annual Digital Intelligence Industry Benchmark Report Reveals Law Enforcement Agencies Have a Growing Reliance on Data Analysis with 90 Percent of Cases Involving Digital Devices & Cloud Applications

Coronavirus: Banks prepare against increased cyber-attacks

Experts warn that most often cybercriminals exploit human weakness to penetrate systemic defenses.

Nigeria is getting its first-ever bitcoin ATM

The unbanked population is a huge problem all across Africa, and it covers people who do not have bank accounts, therefore they can’t access any of the traditional banking services.

Absa Regional Operations Selects KAI

Africa's banking innovation leader uses Conversational AI to deliver new and impressive digital banking experiences as a cornerstone of its consumer digital strategy

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