Managers of Wealth Africa

StanChart Targets Younger African Clients With Digital Loans

Standard Chartered already gives customers in Kenya access to investment and insurance products via its mobile-phone application and has a partnership with Sanlam Ltd.

Bank Zero Begins Final Countdown With Debit Card Beta

To protect against this, the bank says it developed "a new patented card which offers vital security and convenience" that will minimise card data theft and skimming.

Tunisia Becomes First Country to Issue a Central Bank Digital Currency

It is also clear that it is not a cryptocurrency and differentiates itself from the Venezuelan Petro. I

SS&C Intralinks Report Finds Leaks of Mergers and Acquisitions Deals Decreasing

Increased regulatory scrutiny and tighter controls credited with drop for the second consecutive year

Nedbank launches ‘lite’ version of its banking app

The app can also be downloaded directly from the Nedbank website by clients that don’t have access to the Google Play store. It uses “very little” battery, too.

Ghanaian bank opts for Temenos system

Together with Temenos we can deliver on our vision to become the bank of choice in Ghana, providing a simple, secure and differentiated banking experience to our customers.

UBA introduces self-printing debit card machine

We are creating superior value for all our customers, because we believe they are key to our everyday operations

Case study: First Technology National revolutionises processing, storage capacity with innovative solution at the South African Mint Company

After First Technology National conducted an in-depth assessment of the environment, it became clear that the RFP requirements would not resolve the issues.

South African companies are desperate for tech skills – but just can’t find them

“To challenge entrenched market players, digital businesses need to innovate, but at times battle to find the technical expertise to do so."

South Africa’s first ever blockchain-based property register pilot

The benefit of the blockchain solution is that it allows the data to be stored in a decentralised, secure database

Welcome to ‘Silicon Savannah’

Because Kenya is emerging as the next big tech hub.

West African Financial Sector Embraces Digital Transformation And Innovation

Changing the paradigm of Instant Payments, was explained by Rishi Pillay, Managing Executive – FSS

Chatbots – a 2020 outlook

Tech-savvy Nigerians already boast of some sort of experience and interaction with chatbots.

Banks Rake in N27.5tn Deposits amid Threat by Fintechs

The growth was attributed to banks’ aggressively marketing and deposit mobilisation strategies as well as their introduction of technology solutions.

Airtel Africa inks new deal to accelerate mobile financial services

It will also allow Ecobank corporate account holders to make bulk disbursements, such as payroll payments, directly into Airtel Money customer wallets.

Oracle Accelerates Kenya Vision 2030 with Autonomous Cloud & Artificial Intelligence Technology

Oracle has also recently unveiled the world’s first Autonomous Operating System; AI Voice for the enterprise and the world’s fastest database machine.

African Bitcoin Exchange Founder Vanishes, Claiming Lost Wallet Password

Bitcoin Exchange Boss Does a Runner

MTN and Sanlam launch an innovative digital-based insurance product

This was the obvious next step for MTN SA in line with MTN Group’s strategy of driving financial inclusion across the 21 markets it operates in, including South Africa," said Felix Kamenga, MTN SA Chief Officer of MTN Mobile Financial Services.

Africa: Standard Bank Group to Use Digital Tech to Boost Agriculture Across Africa

Currently, the continent uses predominantly traditional small-scale farming techniques

150 East African Companies Shortlisted for CIO100 Awards

The awards have been running for the last none years and have become a yardstick to benchmark a company's innovativeness among its competitors and industries.

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