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Pictures: Aida Diarra, senior vice president and head of sub-Saharan Africa at Visa with Clayton Hayward, group CEO of EFTCorp. Together they have formed a five year partnership to enhance financial inclusion in Africa (Image supplied)

Visa invests $1bn to grow financial inclusion in Africa, partners with EFTCorp

28 Oct 2024

2024 AABLA Business Leader of the year: African Bank's CEO, Kennedy G Bungane

2024 AABLA Business Leader of the year: African Bank's CEO, Kennedy G Bungane

28 Oct 2024

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Namibia joins Africa's mobile phone banking boom

Namibia joins Africa's mobile phone banking boom

10 Feb 2016

Islamic banking powerhouses gather at IFIF 2016

Islamic banking powerhouses gather at IFIF 2016

10 Feb 2016

Using tech to reach the two billion unbanked

Using tech to reach the two billion unbanked

Desné Masie 8 Jan 2016

Dubai, a gateway for trade into Africa

Dubai, a gateway for trade into Africa

Link Media & Public Relations 18 Nov 2015

[Mobile360 Africa]: Mobile access for the continent

[Mobile360 Africa]: Mobile access for the continent

Leigh Andrews 26 Oct 2015

Friends of Africa Remittance Award opens for entries

Friends of Africa Remittance Award opens for entries

16 Sep 2015

Jamii Bora Bank to lend Ksh4bn to SMEs

Ngugi Mungai 31 Aug 2015

Advancing technology shaping financial services in Africa

27 Jul 2015

Brad Gillis, Head of Payments, Personal and Business Banking Africa at Standard Bank.

InstantMoney now in Botswana and Uganda: Namibia to follow

22 Jul 2015

New app will allow SMEs to buy government bonds

New app will allow SMEs to buy government bonds

20 Jul 2015

SimbaPay launches M-Pesa Paybill service

SimbaPay launches M-Pesa Paybill service

11 Jun 2015

MasterCard becomes first international payment network to enter Somalia

MasterCard becomes first international payment network to enter Somalia

3 Jun 2015

Banking Africa's unbanked - Time for a reality check

Banking Africa's unbanked - Time for a reality check

Vahid Monadjem 12 May 2015

Burkina Faso bank chief arrested for embezzlement

Burkina Faso bank chief arrested for embezzlement

11 May 2015

Cash-only Malawi moving forward to digital payments

4 May 2015

Vodacom and Tigo agree on mobile money interoperability

Vodacom and Tigo agree on mobile money interoperability

25 Feb 2015

Email scam nets $214m in 14 months: FBI

Email scam nets $214m in 14 months: FBI

23 Jan 2015

DRC's Trust Merchant Bank to expand its rural presence

DRC's Trust Merchant Bank to expand its rural presence

3 Nov 2014

WesBank extends reach to Nigeria

WesBank extends reach to Nigeria

21 Oct 2014

Equity Bank introduces mobile banking smart SIM

Equity Bank introduces mobile banking smart SIM

7 Oct 2014

Vodafone's Michael Joseph says Romania was chosen as a European country to get the Mpesa money transfer system because a large part of that country has an unbanked population. Image:

African technology expands to Europe

13 Aug 2014

MasterCard now accepted in The Gambia

MasterCard now accepted in The Gambia

28 Jul 2014

Bank on change in Africa

Bank on change in Africa

Cobus van Zyl 1 Jul 2014

A customer at a PesaPoint Agent Network outlet.

Kenya's PesaPoint to launch expansive agent network

24 Jun 2014

Africa Rising: Doing business in Africa [part 2]

Africa Rising: Doing business in Africa [part 2]

Authors from Regent Business School 23 Jun 2014

Africa Rising: Doing business in Africa [part 1]

Africa Rising: Doing business in Africa [part 1]

Authors from Regent Business School 20 Jun 2014

Zimbabwe imposes tax on mobile money services

Zimbabwe imposes tax on mobile money services

Tawanda Karombo‚ 8 Jan 2014

Allied Bank's chief executive Stephen Gwasira has confirmed that limits of US$50 a day have been imposed because of the shortage of cash in Zimbabwe. Image: Linked-In

Zimbabwe customers storm bank after it runs out of cash

18 Dec 2013

Sanlam revamps Financial Journalism Awards

Sanlam revamps Financial Journalism Awards

9 Dec 2013

Online banking has risen dramatically in the past year. Image: Stuart Miles

New apps will boost online banking

28 Nov 2013

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Namibia joins Africa's mobile phone banking boom

Namibia joins Africa's mobile phone banking boom

10 Feb 2016

Islamic banking powerhouses gather at IFIF 2016

Islamic banking powerhouses gather at IFIF 2016

10 Feb 2016

Using tech to reach the two billion unbanked

Using tech to reach the two billion unbanked

Desné Masie 8 Jan 2016

Dubai, a gateway for trade into Africa

Dubai, a gateway for trade into Africa

Link Media & Public Relations 18 Nov 2015

[Mobile360 Africa]: Mobile access for the continent

[Mobile360 Africa]: Mobile access for the continent

Leigh Andrews 26 Oct 2015

Friends of Africa Remittance Award opens for entries

Friends of Africa Remittance Award opens for entries

16 Sep 2015

Jamii Bora Bank to lend Ksh4bn to SMEs

Ngugi Mungai 31 Aug 2015

Advancing technology shaping financial services in Africa

27 Jul 2015

Brad Gillis, Head of Payments, Personal and Business Banking Africa at Standard Bank.

InstantMoney now in Botswana and Uganda: Namibia to follow

22 Jul 2015

New app will allow SMEs to buy government bonds

New app will allow SMEs to buy government bonds

20 Jul 2015

SimbaPay launches M-Pesa Paybill service

SimbaPay launches M-Pesa Paybill service

11 Jun 2015

MasterCard becomes first international payment network to enter Somalia

MasterCard becomes first international payment network to enter Somalia

3 Jun 2015

Banking Africa's unbanked - Time for a reality check

Banking Africa's unbanked - Time for a reality check

Vahid Monadjem 12 May 2015

Burkina Faso bank chief arrested for embezzlement

Burkina Faso bank chief arrested for embezzlement

11 May 2015

Cash-only Malawi moving forward to digital payments

4 May 2015

Vodacom and Tigo agree on mobile money interoperability

Vodacom and Tigo agree on mobile money interoperability

25 Feb 2015

Email scam nets $214m in 14 months: FBI

Email scam nets $214m in 14 months: FBI

23 Jan 2015

DRC's Trust Merchant Bank to expand its rural presence

DRC's Trust Merchant Bank to expand its rural presence

3 Nov 2014

WesBank extends reach to Nigeria

WesBank extends reach to Nigeria

21 Oct 2014

Equity Bank introduces mobile banking smart SIM

Equity Bank introduces mobile banking smart SIM

7 Oct 2014

Vodafone's Michael Joseph says Romania was chosen as a European country to get the Mpesa money transfer system because a large part of that country has an unbanked population. Image:

African technology expands to Europe

13 Aug 2014

MasterCard now accepted in The Gambia

MasterCard now accepted in The Gambia

28 Jul 2014

Bank on change in Africa

Bank on change in Africa

Cobus van Zyl 1 Jul 2014

A customer at a PesaPoint Agent Network outlet.

Kenya's PesaPoint to launch expansive agent network

24 Jun 2014

Africa Rising: Doing business in Africa [part 2]

Africa Rising: Doing business in Africa [part 2]

Authors from Regent Business School 23 Jun 2014

Africa Rising: Doing business in Africa [part 1]

Africa Rising: Doing business in Africa [part 1]

Authors from Regent Business School 20 Jun 2014

Zimbabwe imposes tax on mobile money services

Zimbabwe imposes tax on mobile money services

Tawanda Karombo‚ 8 Jan 2014

Allied Bank's chief executive Stephen Gwasira has confirmed that limits of US$50 a day have been imposed because of the shortage of cash in Zimbabwe. Image: Linked-In

Zimbabwe customers storm bank after it runs out of cash

18 Dec 2013

Sanlam revamps Financial Journalism Awards

Sanlam revamps Financial Journalism Awards

9 Dec 2013

Online banking has risen dramatically in the past year. Image: Stuart Miles

New apps will boost online banking

28 Nov 2013

Cyber crime a national crisis

Cyber crime a national crisis

24 Oct 2013

Kenya ushering in a new era of mobile banking?

3 Sep 2013

FNB replaces old mini-ATMs with 960 Slimline ATMs countrywide

FNB replaces old mini-ATMs with 960 Slimline ATMs countrywide

28 Aug 2013

Brics leaders look to boost trade with Africa

Brics leaders look to boost trade with Africa

21 Aug 2013

Standard Bank named 'Best Investment Bank in Africa'

Standard Bank named 'Best Investment Bank in Africa'

15 Jul 2013

Orange launches 'Orange Money International Transfer'

Orange launches 'Orange Money International Transfer'

12 Jul 2013

African e-commerce may be about to come of age

2 Jul 2013

Strong growth of African banking sector

Strong growth of African banking sector

20 Jun 2013

FNB Zambia opens branch in Solwezi

14 Jun 2013

President of Único Bank wins African Banker Award

30 May 2013