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By Hemkumar Balaraman, project manager at Africa, Wipro Limited Recent years have seen South African banks compete in a key…

Standard Bank Group continues to undertake a wide approach to its technology investments, such as increasing its digital capabilities, which has…

South Africa’s political uncertainty is slowing down mergers & acquisitions activity in the rest of the continent after inbound deal…

Vodacom, a South African-based mobile phone operator, reported a 3.9% revenue growth to R20.7 billion in the first quarter to…

By Staff Writer Stellenbosch-headquartered FinTech company Entersekt announced on Wednesday that it has appointed ICT industry veteran Pattison Mutambiranwa…

PayFast  – with more than 80 000 registered merchants – is celebrating its 10th birthday amidst a flurry of FinTech…

By Darrel Orsmond, financial services industry head at SAP Africa Banks are finding it increasingly difficult to reach and ensure…

In a first six months of 2017 that saw the South Africa’s sovereign credit rating downgraded to BB+ from BBB…

By Brian Richardson, CEO and Co-Founder, WIZZIT International In Africa, banking the unbanked remains a pressing need. Roughly 700 million…

By Staff Writer Stellenbosch-based FinTech innovator Entersekt has received an undisclosed amount as an investment from AlphaCode and BoE Private…

By Ahmed Cassim, MD of Hello Paisa The introduction of new banking, investment, credit and insurance products using established mobile money…

by Staff Writer get\Worth, a South African Fintech start-up focusing on used car trading, is aiming to provide alternatives to…

by Gerhard Oosthuizen, chief information officer at Entersekt With rapid smartphone penetration in South Africa boosting research and development, it…

by Lee Naik, CEO of TransUnion Africa It’s well into 2017 and you’ve been bombarded with more trends pieces than…

by Staff Writer US-based Quona Capital, which is a manager of the Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund worth $141 million and…

A Cape Town-based FinTech business, Electrum, has been providing local retailers and banks with the technology platform that they need…

by Dominique Collett, head of AlphaCode, a Rand Merchant Investments club for fintech startup entrepreneurs From digital banks to mobile-payment…

by Staff Writer JSE and Nasdaq-listed tech firm Net1 announced on Tuesday it has acquired a strategic stake in Bank…

by Gugu Lourie Matchi, a financial innovation matchmaking firm, has been signing up banks on its online “matchmaking” service to…

The Visa Bootcamp’s intensive content is designed to fuel all early-stage FinTech companies.

South Africa is at the vanguard of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC). We are leading the shift from compliance as a ‘tick-box’, grudge exercise to a holistic governance approach that has material benefits for organizations.

The continued digitalization of the global economy will demand new skills. Universities – not only in Africa but across the globe – need to adapt quickly to teach students relevant skills.

Selected startups will be given the opportunity to enter or expand their presence in the African marketplace.

Personalisation to Spur Digital Coupon Growth by 60% – Juniper Research

Blockchain-based authentication systems are based on irrefutable identity verification, using digital signatures based on public key cryptography.