Managers of Wealth Africa

ABSA’s Peter Matlare on #WEF20, blockchain, challenger banks and the Davos ‘watering hole’

The analogy I’ve been using over the last couple of days is I really find this very similar to a watering hole.

€60m Janngo Capital Startup Fund to back African tech startups tackling UN SDG goals

Fatoumata Ba, who is the founder and executive chair of Janngo, said investments will range between €50 000 and €5-million.

Luno launches automated withdrawals after requests from customers

Central Bank of Liberia Launches Technical Assistance Progra

The Kroll team will support the CBL to undertake an open and competitive procurement process for additional banknote printing.

NOBEL Financial Service in More Liberian Banks

“We are glad to be form part of this innovative initiative of Nobel Liberia to serve the Liberian people both home and abroad”

West African banks are battling cyberattacks

More than 85% of financial institutions of Central African countries reported being victims of more than one cyber attack resulting in damage.

Blockchain enabling safe drugs and banking in Africa

Blockchain, the transaction-verifying technology usually associated with digital currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, works by cross checking each transaction against a series of records to ensure they all agree.

SA, Egyptian fintech startups selected for Startupbootcamp accelerator in Dubai

The programme began earlier this month and concludes with a demo day in April.

Businesses Face a Digital Ceiling in Their Transformation Progress

The report, which surveyed over 1,000 executives globally, ranked the most digitally advanced companies as "Visionaries", followed by "Explorers" and then "Watchers."

Nigeria’s Paga acquires Apposit, confirms Mexico and Ethiopia expansion

Behind the acquisition is a story threaded with serendipity, return, and collaboration.

WorldPay and Visa back African payments firm Flutterwave

Last year Visa made a $200 million stake in another Nigerian payments player, Interswitch.

Africa’s GT Bank Fails to Match Bitcoin’s 99.98% Uptime; Customers Lament Bitterly

A flood of comments forced GT Bank to issue a statement on the development, apologizing to users, and even extending closure times for its branches nationwide to meet pending customer transaction requests.

How FinTechs Will Come of Age in the 2020s

We view FinTech as an opportunity to offer the best digital financial experience to everyone, everywhere.

Fintech startups are making it easier for Nigerian millennials to invest in US stocks

After starting Rise informally as an investment club among friends, Eleanya Eke chose to formalize operations as a fund management company given the scale of interest.

Managed IT infrastructure a trend to watch during 2020

The share of spending on enterprise software, on the other hand, has not grown fast.

Empowering women in Africa through microfinancing

N'Gunu Tiny discusses women in technology and how it can empower women.

Four technological advances to benefit South Africans in 2020

Technology continues moving at break-neck speed.

Facebook Accelerator Startups in Nigeria raises over $500,000 in investments

So far in the programme, the startups have been introduced to multiple venture capitalists and corporate executives and also matched with advisors within the CcHUB Global Advisory network.

Tech Trends 2020

Deloitte’s 11th annual Tech Trends report provides insights and inspiration you will need for the digital journey ahead. Several of this year’s trends are responses to persistent IT challenges. Others represent technology-specific dimensions o

Oracle is snatching banking deals across Africa

In the past few months, the company has raked in a whole slew of deal across the continent.