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Fintech Abeg causes stir with African millennials.

Although the fintech has had almost zero-marketing efforts behind it, with the exception of social media's Twitter Nigeria, the fintech has become popular with Nigerian millennials.

Kenya in African digital pact to ease movement of goods

Other signatories are Burundi, Djibouti, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Young female African innovates facial recognition technology and bags Royal Academy prize

A United States government study revealed that the current systems misidentify black people at a rate of five to ten times higher than for white people.

Nedbank banks big on Property Technology (Proptech) for African Real Estate

Already gaining momentum over the past couple of years, property technology will take center stage both in the immediate interventions needed as a result of Covid-19 as well as the mid-to-long term plans for all property related stakeholders and businesse

AWS Africa Region boosts security, innovation among SA companies

South Africa’s data privacy law, the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) is set to be operational in July 2021.

SA websites are tracking you – here's how some top sites stack up

According to Apple, several companies have developed technology to track user behaviour across multiple websites, primarily with the aim of selling products based on browsing history.

Finastra helps redefine the future of finance

Ecobank recently connected 34 African countries with a unified cash management system

Nigerian fintech companies raised $600 million in five years – McKinsey Report

McKinsey report has revealed that Nigeria’s fintech companies have raised over $600 million in funding in the last six years.

Kenya And Ghana Are The Jewels In The Crown Of Africa’s Mobile Payments Efforts

Besides, the Financial Prosperity Barometer by PayU revealed that Africa is the only region where mobile money is used more than traditional banks when it comes to accessing credit.

Business leaders chart path to advance Nigeria’s economic development

He said the theme became pertinent following the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought about technological disruptions in every segment.

Spotlight MEA: Developing a Single Universal Open Banking API

Abdulla Almoayed is a serial entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Tarabut Gateway (TG) – the first and largest company licensed open banking platform in MENA.

Why WhatsApp will not kill SMS in South Africa

For this reason, SMS is experiencing a renaissance and Dorff said growth rates remain high globally.

Booming African crypto adoption drives concerns over regulation

African crypto adoption has exploded in 2020, prompting fears of a heavy-handed regulatory response

How Microsoft is reshaping financial services

Many businesses are having to reimagine the way they do business and are using technology to get them there.

Finastra helps redefine the future of finance to improve millions of lives globally

Finastra and its customers are set to positively impact over nine million lives around the world, through technology and collaboration.

Nigeria is Africa’s leader in Bitcoin transfers, transacts $8 million weekly

Data shows that the use of Bitcoin for peer to peer lending in Nigeria is on an astronomical run.

Kenyan digital addressing startup OkHi raises $1.78m funding from UK angel network

The startup, which also plans to double the size of its team, is also now on what it calls a “clear trajectory” to Series A.

Standard Bank to use Contour letter of credit blockchain

Contour was founded by seven banks, Bangkok Bank, BNP Paribas, CTBC Holding, HSBC, ING, SEB, and Standard Chartered.

Consider doing a data protection impact assessment before migrating to the cloud

Cloud products are also attractive because of their flexibility, scalability and ease of implementation.

Mastercard announces Fintech Express for MEA companies

Becoming an Express Partner helps brands simplify the launch of payment solutions, shortening the process from a few months to a matter of days.

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