Tag: Banks
The Lynchpin for Success in the Mobile Banking Wars
By Hemkumar Balaraman, project manager at Africa, Wipro LimitedRecent years have seen South African banks compete in a key battleground: the mighty mobile app.Each...
SA’s Top 10 FinTech Firms to Keep an Eye on
Don’t be left in the dark with what’s disrupting the financial services industry in South Africa.The FinTech (Financial Technology) sector is experiencing explosive growth...
Do You Know SA’s ‘Big Four’ Banks Are Sitting with R2...
By Staff Writer Times are financially tough for many South Africans, making special offers and opportunities to save more appealing than ever.So why is it...
Are Data Prices a Barrier to Financial Inclusion in Africa?
By Brian Richardson, CEO and Co-Founder, WIZZIT InternationalIn Africa, banking the unbanked remains a pressing need. Roughly 700 million people in Africa are financially...
Why South Africans are not Big on Banks
South Africa is a country of well-known promise and peril.Despite being the largest economy on the African Continent, the nation is plagued by high...
Four Mega-Trends Shaping Mobile Payment Platforms
by Gerhard Oosthuizen, chief information officer at EntersektWith rapid smartphone penetration in South Africa boosting research and development, it is no surprise that local...
Is it all Over for Internet Banking?
by Angus Brown, co-founder of eBucks.com and MD of Banking AcumenHave we seen the peak of internet banking in South Africa? Although the banks are...
SA’s Start-Up Electrum Is Helping Retailers, Banks Grow Their Bottom Line
A Cape Town-based FinTech business, Electrum, has been providing local retailers and banks with the technology platform that they need in order to connect...
SA’s Matchi Helping Firms Navigate Shifting Landscape of Finance
by Gugu LourieMatchi, a financial innovation matchmaking firm, has been signing up banks on its online “matchmaking” service to connect with Fintech start-ups providing...
