Browsing: financial services

The banks and financial services of the future will have several different manifestations due to the impact of financial technology…

As cryptocurrency gains incredible momentum in South Africa, local financial institutions are being presented with a massive opportunity for growth…

Over the past decade, mobile money has expanded from a niche offering in a handful of markets to a mainstream…

Mobile money adoption and use saw continued growth in 2021, processing a record $1 trillion or R14.5 trillion annually. The…

TymeBank, one of the world’s fastest-growing digital banks, announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with leading retail giant…

New technologies available to telecommunications operators (telcos) and financial service providers (FinTechs) are combining to lead the charge in financial…

Telkom’s Yep, a digital marketplace where customers can safely and confidently search and purchase from small, trusted businesses, is gaining…

At yesterday’s annual presentation, MTN played Nigeria’s popular Afrobeats music, which has grown into a global force. That reminded me…

In recent years, the financial services industry has begun the shift to a digital business model in order to enhance the customer…

Blockchains are sequences of data recorded from cryptocurrency transactions. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoins and Facebook’s Libra are immutable and highly secured.…

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has issued its 2020 South Africa FinTech  study, which points out that the financial…

The latest data released today by MTN shows the value of MTN MoMo (mobile money) transactions was $61,2 billion (R926…

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has published new research proposing how should FinTechs handle non-traditional (alternative) data on the…

Retailer Pepkor, previously Steinhoff Africa Retail, said on Monday operating profit in its financial technology (FinTech) services business dropped by 5.8% to…

Vodacom reported on Monday that its financial services customers, including Safaricom, rose 12.6% or 6.1 million to 54.8 million in…

FinChatBot, a creator of conversational AI solutions for the financial services industry, has attracted $1.6 million (R25 million) in investments.…

Telkom has announced the appointment of new board members after the retirement of independent non-executive directors Santie Botha and Khanyisile…

Telkom has launched its funeral insurance, which includes single member, family and extended family benefit options. It is part of…

South Africa’s telco Telkom waded into the country’s red hot financial area with a new financial services entity to compete…

by Velenkosini Matsebula and Derek Yu An analysis of financial inclusion in South Africa shows that affordability limits poor households’…

As Old Mutual celebrates 175 years as one of South Africa’s – and Africa’s – most iconic brands, it is…

South Africa seems to be headed to a thriving FinTech industry to bring financial inclusion, finance minister Tito Mboweni surprisingly…

By now you’ve probably heard about MoMo, a mobile money service. MoMo is back in the limelight that’s because MTN…

Vodacom’s diversification into financial services is slowly paying off for the Vodafone-owned mobile phone operator. The company announced on Monday…

MTN Group today launched its “We’re good together” initiative. This is aimed at demonstrating how, in partnering with our host…