Browsing: financial inclusion

For centuries, banks were built on paper trails and brick-and-mortar branches. However, long before smartphones, banks were already collaborating with…

Omnisient, a leader in privacy-preserving data collaboration, has been awarded the globally recognised Finovate 2024 Excellence in Financial Inclusion Award.…

It’s difficult to imagine a time before the widespread adoption of mobile technology in Africa – particularly where financial services…

The Rise of Fintech Startups and Their Role in the Financial Industry The financial industry has witnessed a significant transformation…

The South African informal sector is a vibrant thread, pulsating with entrepreneurial energy. Valued at almost $10 billion annually and representing 17%…

MTN’s Mobile Money platform, MoMo, with a substantial base of nine million subscribers in South Africa, is poised to elevate…

by Isaac Abotebuno Akolgo, Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies Fintechs, notably mobile money, have transformed banking and finance…

There has been a lot of talk around the corner about PayShap – the new super-fast, low-cost payment rail which…

In an increasingly digital economy, accelerated by the Covid 19 pandemic, collaboration between the private sector and governments in Africa…

New research from Vodafone Group, Vodacom Group, Safaricom, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) indicates that the successful deployment…