Managers of Wealth Africa

List of Best Mobile Banking Apps in Kenya

Mobile Banking is cost-effective, and banks offer this service at less cost to the customers.

Cryptocurrency plan will radically transform Kenya’s monetary system: report

Central Banks must keep pace with changes

Challenger banks in South Africa: who’s who and what’s their tech

Bank Zero integrated with the national payments systems of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).

Equity bank named Africa’s best digital bank for 2019

These new self-service channels that enable customers to do banking on their own devices

Prepaid Credit cards in Kenya for making online payments

In Kenya, Safaricom is really trying to bridge this gap by partnering with international entities like Western Union, PayPal and AliExpress

Fintechs’ growth nudges banks to ink lending pacts

Analysts note that while the adversity between banks and the digital lending fintechs seemed to reach fever pitch, the relationship now seems to grow into one of partnerships.

How Africa can drive its own digital disruption

The advanced stage will take Africa to new heights.

CBK boss now links mobile lenders to money laundering

He urged lawmakers to come up with regulations for the digital lenders.

Report: Blockchain technology can help Kenya win graft war

“Blockchain and AI provide an unprecedented level of integrity, security and reliability to the information it manages, reducing the risks associated with having a single point of failure," said Mr Mucheru.

South Africans are now able to buy cryptocurrency using a credit card

Coindirect now has one of the largest offerings of cryptocurrencies in South Africa

Mobile technology may serve underbanked with no cryptocurrency

Typically those households are poor, and the lack of financial services can keep them in poverty.

EY to campaign for standardised API interface for Open Banking in Nigeria

The partnership will, in addition, transform the management of financial data and extend services to individuals and businesses across Nigeria.

How e-money is changing the face of banking

E-money is deemed relatively safer, convenient to store and carry around and cheaper to make payments across the borders.

Visa makes case for Fintech players in Africa

The Financial Technology (Fintech) industry continues to attract more attention globally and the space has been growing steadily, particularly in Africa, driven by increased investments and the willingness of regulators to open up.

Artificial Intelligence: The balancing act in developing Africa

In developing nations, and on the African continent in particular, the uptake and impact of technological and other developments is often slower than in other parts of the world.

First Bank Introduces Multi Currency Debit Card

On one hand, the card will aid the use of cashless transactions for customers anywhere in the world

Richer countries urged to help Africans gain access to mobile banking

The UK has already pledged $18m, France $25m and the Gates Foundation $73m to improve financial access.

Internet a distant dream for many in oil-rich

Equatorial Guinea has the most expensive internet in the world after Zimbabwe, according to a list published this year by Ecobank, a pan-African bank

Checking in with recently launched digital bank Hello Paisa

Regardless of its short time on the market though, Hello Paisa was recently able to claim a place among the inaugural Inclusive Fintech 50 list, which recognised organisations addressing financial inclusion across the globe.

Robotics in hedge fund administration

Jon Hugill, Group Chief Information Officer, and Hein Gericke, Senior Manager – SA Fund Valuation and Accounting, give an update on robotics process automation (RPA) which Maitland has now extended to hedge fund administration.

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