Managers of Wealth Africa

In race to digitise, skills gap a drag on South Africa's big banks

Digital-only challengers enter market.

Airtel Africa eyes £3.6bn valuation in London IPO

Continent’s second biggest mobile operator sets price range at 80-100p

Citibank officially invites Pakistan to international fintech competition

The challenge is going to revolve around four main problems, namely digitized cash collections, assured payments, B2B2C enablement and digitizing trade processes.

WorldRemit intros money transfer service for SMEs

By extending its money transfer service to SMEs, WorldRemit says it aims to save businesses time and money when they make international payments.

The Future of Banking: Fintech's Prospects in The Middle East And Africa

Fintech in the MEA will continue to slowly expand and therefore constitute a limited threat to the region's well-established financial institutions

Citi issues call for entries to Mena Fintech Challenge

The launch of this challenge is an important milestone in our quest to uncover innovative solutions for our clients

Standard Chartered innovation fund eyes FinTech investments in the region

The lender is building a venture portfolio focused on digital transformation in finance

African insurer won’t work with ‘high-risk’ cryptocurrency mining businsesses

It's too high risk for the insurer

Are millennials changing the world or making the same mistakes?

In failing to plan for their financial futures, they may be more like preceding generations than they’d like to admit.

African Development Bank aims for digital financial inclusion

The Fund aims to provide financial access to the unbanked African population and disburse $100 million in grants and $300 million in the form of debt by 2030 in an attempt to expand the reach of electronic financial services for low-income communities.

WorldRemit launches new product for business payments to Kenya

For Kenyan entrepreneurs and contractors doing business with clients in the U.K., this service will lead to significant time and cost savings.

As the continent digitizes rapidly, Africans need a bill of data rights to protect them online

It’s high time Africans viewed privacy and protection of the data that pertains to us, as critical to our security, success and progress both individually and collectively.

Financial services industry under attack by cyber criminals - expert

It is also required by the Protection of Personal Information Act and there could be fines of up to R10m or imprisonment of up to 10 years for missing some of the required components."

Financial services and the cloud – what's the next big challenge?

Globally, most banks have either completed or are currently undertaking a digital transformation journey, driven mainly by changing customer expectations and the need to do things differently.

Ghana: GCB Bank's Digitisation Drive Gathers Momentum ... Plans to Introduce Mobile Wallet

This impressive profit performance, which was driven by solid revenue growth, has resulted in an increased dividend which he announced to the delight of shareholders.

TymeBank nearly at 500,000 clients, ARC Investments says

The digital bank was launched in February and operates via kiosks at Pick n Pay and Boxer Stores

Old Mutual walks away from insuring crypto equipment

With continued uncertainty and risk, the insurer warns users that crypto equipment does not fall under household item cover.

Adyen expands its global payment offering to Africa

This partnership will provide Adyen with further access to a potential addressable consumer base of over 220M who use either debit/credit card, mobile money or mobile banking payment options.

Artificial intelligence in banking

A lever for profitability with limited implementation to date

1.2 billion reasons Singapore tech firms think Africa is next big thing

From ride-hailing to e-commerce to trade finance, companies from the Lion City are being drawn to the sheer size of the African market of 1.2 billion people, and the opportunities it presents as it seeks to keep pace with Asia