10/23/2019
ADB to provide innovative products
Disclosing this during the Annual Customer Service Week Celebration by the Bank, Dr. Mensah commended customers for their loyalty and commitment over the past years.
FinTech
10/23/2019
Ghana: Leverage Technology to Achieve Financial Inclusion --Rural Banks Told
RCBs, he said, had painstakingly provided financial services to people of all levels to the point of understanding and appreciating basic banking principles, thereby opening them up to the limitless opportunities available in the industry.
10/22/2019
Kenya among top 10 in global phone malware attacks
Iran ranked first, at 28.31 percent with the largest number of users attacked by various malware that includes Trojan while Bangladesh came in second at 28.1 percent as users encountered malware with Adware being the most common threat.
10/22/2019
Airtel Africa partners Ecobank to facilitate mobile financial services
This potential extensive reach will further provide convenience to customers, intra-country and particularly for cross-border transactions and remittances across Africa,” Ade Ayeyemi, CEO of Ecobank Group, commented.
10/21/2019
Nigerian digital banking startup E-Settlement processes $2.5m daily
E-Settlement has a 7,500-strong network of agents powering PayCentre, and also owns PayPad, a white-labelled mobile point of sale(mPoS) solution, and CashEnvoy, an online payment gateway.
10/21/2019
SA ticketing start up churns out R1bn in sales
Hedley says the South African market is segmented and online ticketing companies have their own niches.
10/18/2019
Business process outsourcing unlocks R4.7bn for Cape Town
The city’s investment in the BPO sector has yielded a myriad of benefits, including investments to the value of over R4.7 billion for Cape Town,” said Vos.
10/17/2019
Are You Safe From Cybercrime?
Cyber criminals are getting smarter in their attempts to steal and will use technology in conjunction with social engineering to try defraud people.
10/17/2019
Orange Business Services strikes ‘gold’ in SA
The timing is right for South Africa as new cloud services and adoption continue to gather momentum
10/16/2019
Digital jobs: a solution to Nigeria’s unemployment crisis
While the data might also suggest that the compliance rate to the mandatory pension regulation is low, it gives us an indication of the number of people employed in formal jobs.
10/14/2019
Blockchain invites applications for third conference in Ghana
It said the Conference would feature Plenary Sessions, Key Note Presentations, Panel Discussions and Exhibitions focusing on Blockchain technology and its applications.
10/14/2019
How Bitcoin Is Increasingly Used by Millennials to Boost Africa’s Growth
Bitcoin and blockchain technology are offering services to those who are looking for ways to free themselves from traditional financial services or to those who cannot access these services.
10/11/2019
Insuring against cyberattacks
News headlines and stories linked to digital fraud and scams leaving people out of pocket is becoming a more regular occurrence.
10/10/2019
The future of Kenyan banks
Nendo Founder Mark Kaigwa says future banks will hinge on the ability to act proactively rather than engage in marketplace reactions and retaliations.
10/10/2019
Banks have to think out of the box in the face of disruption
Digital transformation, says the study, can drive adoption of banking services by enabling lenders to develop and deploy tailored, customer-focused products and solutions.
10/09/2019
Mobile Money Net Spreads
Mobile money services grew early on in sub-Saharan Africa because some countries lacked deep banking penetration.
10/09/2019
Inlaks honoured at 2019 Mobex Africa Innovation awards
Dr Bawumia thanked the various institutions in Ghana, adding that the government would continue to play its role of making the environment conducive for the private sector to develop solutions to solve local problems.
10/09/2019
South African fintech firm secures majority stake in Liechtenstein PB
The transaction, which is subject to the approval of the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority, is expected to close in March 2020.
10/09/2019
Stratcomm Africa’s innovation wins international award
The prestigious UN Award, one of the two top Golden World Awards, is for outstanding achievement in Public Relations, giving recognition to PR programmes that address priority issues of the UN.
10/08/2019
Banks need to start from scratch to get digitisation right
South African banks are moving forward in terms of digital banking and digitisation but they still have a way to go.