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Digital corporations urged to set up offices in Kenya

Despite e-commerce companies operating in Kenya and the East African region, they did not pay tax to authorities.

OEverything: Can OPay dominate Nigeria’s fintech market?

You leave people wondering: What the hell is OPay is actually doing?

Experts divided over impact of automation on banking sector

Speaking about the future of automation in banking, Danie van Tonder, chief executive of Fintec Group, an innovation hub using technology to solve real-world challenges, said: “Technology has been displacing bank workers for a while now, but it has

Nigeria’s Wild Fusion named as one of the top digital agencies in the world for business success

Alongside Wild Fusion on the list are top global digital marketing agencies such as Straight North, WebFX, Ignite Visibility, and Thrive Internet Marketing Agency.

Here are eight SA fintechs that local banks are working with [Updated]

Last week Ventureburn contacted all four major banks to ask them what startups and fintech companies they are working with, as well as a number of other questions around how much revenue these have helped the bank create or the value in loans or payments

Sterling Bank supports international payments

Allowing payment messages to be immediately stopped in case of fraud or error

Technology key for African Challenger Banks

Calypso is a leading global provider of cross-asset front-to-back technology solutions for financial markets

FinTech Ecosystem in South Africa: Accelerating the Digital Transformation of Banking & Financial Services

South Africa’s FinTech adoption rate is expected to experience a major leap over the next few years.

Thales to support Ghana's Financial Inclusion Drive

The Biometric functionality of the card supports the government of Ghana’s agenda of eliminating payroll duplications for all government payments.

Growth in Fintech Drives Growth in Cyberattacks

Africa’s Fintech ecosystem has surged 60% in the last two years and the continent’s Fintech firms have grown to 491 from 301 in 2017, with $132.8 million raised in 2018

Facebook to train Kenyan SMEs on digital advertising

This is a global programme that Facebook runs to arm businesses with the right digital tools to help you increase the visibility and add value to your business and target customers that you would not otherwise have access to,” Facebook Head of Publi

United Bank for Africa partners with US FinTech Ovamba

Ovamba is expected to start funding UBA’s customers within the next few weeks.

HF Launches Kenya’s First WhatsApp Banking

Wayawaya, Kocela and Myriad to implement and take to market this revolutionary product to its existing and new customers.

SC Ventures Invests in Artificial Intelligence Platform

SC Ventures has made a strategic investment in artificial intelligence services platform Digital Reasoning

FinTech is revolutionising America, the impact on Africa will be 6 times bigger

The hot trend isn’t exclusive for startups and young companies: in the last years, we’ve witnessed some tech industry giants taking the lead with products like Apple Pay and AliPay, with others are expected to reveal more services soon.

WhatsApp No Longer A Social-Media Focused Platform- These African Banks Have Introduced WhatsApp Banking Services

Access Bank Zambia is bringing banking closer to its growing customer base

Objectway Recognized by Celent as a Key Player for Client Reporting Solutions Delivering a Better Client Experience

Objectway offers different forms of client reporting: traditional PDFs, Apps, secure messaging, or remote collaboration via secure auditable video reporting.

Accion Venture Lab launches new fund for fintech startups

Accion Venture Lab has added $33m to its initial capital pool, with the launch of a new $23m fund and an additional, separate $10m investment from nonpofit Accion.

Luno grows by a million users in a year and expands its offering

South Africa is one of our strongest markets and appetite for cryptocurrency trades is still growing

Kenyan banks leverage on mobile loans to grow profits

Mobile lending at Equity Bank, whose half-year profit stood at 116 million dollars, rose 41 percent, with 97 percent of the transactions conducted through mobile platforms and agents.