05/07/2020
The report projects that the region’s economic growth will shrink by an unprecedented 1.6% in 2020 amid tighter financial conditions, a sharp decline in key export prices and severe disruptions to economic activity as a result of the pandemic.
05/07/2020
TymeBank was just warming up to the possibility of mass customer acquisition at the Zion City Moria in Limpopo
05/05/2020
Africa’s tech scene is still fairly young, but it does have a timeline with several definitive points.
05/04/2020
Bitcoin’s market capitalization surpasses that of its closest rival Ethereum and is still majorly the only cryptocurrency asset.
05/04/2020
The giant telco also said that it is awaiting regulatory nod to introduce the new savings product
05/03/2020
COVID-19 and economic catalepsy Early projections made out the year 2020 to be the “winning shot” the world so desperately needed. But things have unraveled rather quickly; the world’s now facing a biting recession. Fast rewind to Janu
05/01/2020
SA employers are frustrated with having to put up with the UIF’s ever changing directives around Ters
05/01/2020
At FirstBank, we are excited about the impact our innovative solutions are making in the Nigerian payment landscape.
05/01/2020
Governments across Africa are already implementing similar measures to shift a greater proportion of financial transactions to mobile money from cash
04/30/2020
It has partnerships with major filling stations in the country.
04/30/2020
Shareholders at the meeting commended the board of directors and management of UBA for the proactive role that the Bank has been playing in helping to lessen the negative effects of the Coronavirus pandemic across the African continent.
04/30/2020
Out of Africa’s 54 countries, only two have yet to report a case of the virus: Comoros and Lesotho.
04/28/2020
With this account, you can make transfers to other banks in Nigeria seamlessly without adding beneficiary or choose to save the beneficiary for future transfers.
04/28/2020
The report urges African regulators to develop clear policy positions and regulations on data privacy
04/24/2020
Looking beyond the crisis, the document underlines that many of the ‘rapid response’ quasi-digital solutions in place or being put in place currently will be re-examined and likely withdrawn post-crisis
04/23/2020
Making a return, 2020 will see Bitcoin come into focus.
04/21/2020
Part of the cost problem is that financial institutions in Africa are so much smaller than elsewhere – the biggest bank in Africa (SBSA with assets of $148 billion) ranks 296th globally; most banks in Africa have assets of less than $5 billion.
04/21/2020
FinTech collaboration is even-more essential now for banks to achieve customer-centricity
04/21/2020
Cloud computing creates an opportunity for providers of financial services to rethink their technology spend and significantly reduce costs
04/21/2020
This ongoing commitment ensures that the system and our reporting capabilities are aligned with the ever-changing regulatory environment and the needs and expectations of our clients.