Wealth and Asset Management

New wealth of top 1% surges by over $33.9 trillion since 2015

Standard Chartered wraps up divestment of Tanzania operations to Access Bank

South Africa’s newest billionaire CEO cashing in R1.3 billion in shares

AI-Personalised Video Technology

National wealth and growth – Everest Wealth’s next chapter

South Africa officially has a new dollar billionaire

Executive Moves

BII Appoints Sylvia Monthe as Coverage Director for Francophone West and Central Africa

TG Holdings appoints Tunde Macaulay as Group Managing Director

IBM Consulting appoints Lula Mohanty as Managing Partner for Middle East & Africa

Visa appoints Muhmood to drive payments growth

Canon names HR director for Central and North Africa region

Citi organizational announcement: Head of payments for Middle East and Africa

Legal

Banks sued for selling repossessed homes for R1,000, and Eskom’s days are numbered

Court declares Absa’s accounting in ‘disarray’, dismisses attempt to attach property

Access Bank Asks Court to Freeze MTN’s Assets over Alleged N181bn Debt

Nigerian Court to Rule on Future of National Biometric Banking System

Access Bank faces charges over alleged diversion of N826 million

UBA moves to join suit challenging IBEDC sale

FinTech

FirstBank improves app with advanced facial biometric tech

FINASA Partners with Digital Finance Africa 2025 to Champion Fintech Growth Across South Africa

Digital integration key to market access, finance – Absa Bank Ghana

Flutterwave secures Cameroon licence as part of Africa-wide expansion

Sygnia launches regulated bitcoin exposure

Why your bank may be the most expensive ‘silent partner’ in your business

Retail Banking

Absa Bank launches Mobi Tap to boost digital payment access for small businesses

The Finance Ghost: A tough period for local banks

Big earnings boost coming for FNB owner

FirstBank wins gold for best corporate university in social & climate change impact

Access Bank Acquires Standard Chartered’s Tanzania Retail Arm, Amid CBN’s Foreign Investment Restrictions

FAB Becomes First Bank in MENA to Join China’s Cross-Border Payment Network

Investment Banking

Full List of 17 Licensed Investment Banks Operating in Kenya

SA banks holding their own against offshore lenders, says BDO

CardinalStone Partners Limited Completes Acquisition of Radix Pension Managers

4 banks call it quits in South Africa in 2024

FBNQuest Asset Management Wins BAFI Award Excellence

HSBC leads as MENA’s top earner in investment banking fees

Alternative Investments

Are you employed if you work an hour a week? Stats SA says yes

Equity market loses N308bn as bullish run halts

Another 140 businesses shut their doors in South Africa

SARS is getting ready to nail these businesses in South Africa

Leveraging African capital for African needs

Ghana pushes energy efficiency and green innovation through strategic public-private partnerships

Comment, Analysis & Research

Insurance: What policyholder should know about claims

How rich South Africans are protecting their money

Some of the best news in 16 years for South Africa

Afreximbank eyes multi-billion dollar deals at 2025 annual meetings in Abuja

The one group of South Africans facing financial disaster

Inside Nigeria’s banking system where the blind are denied inclusion

Tax

Federal revenue agencies face shake-up as Tinubu signs tax bills

Tinubu to sign tax reform bills Thursday

How to turn tax deductions into retirement gains

Taxpayers foot the bill for R97,000 toilets, and new solar power taxes slammed

PwC investigated over Choppies audit in Botswana

N’Assembly delivered tax reform bills to Tinubu, says Finance Minister

Regulation,Tax & Compliance

Ethiopia central bank says foreign banks can apply for licences

Africa needs its own financing system

Three banks hit with sanctions in South Africa

Nigeria to adopt global actuarial rules

Access Holdings GCEO recommits to strong governance

FG’s revenue jumps 40% to N6.9tn in four months

ESG

Absa’s Mauritius unit to nearly quadruple green loans by 2030

Carbon Markets Africa Summit: Unlocking Africa’s Carbon Wealth Through Integrity, Action and ...

African Development Bank Champions Mission 300, Launches Electricity Regulatory Index at 2025 Africa Energy Forum

South Africa’s Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking strengthens presence in key African markets

South Africa’s shift from coal to renewables

Doubling down on sustainability commitments: six practical solutions to meet the AI challenge