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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

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Kora is the blockchain platform empowering social change in rural Africa.

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Tim Hutchinson, head of digital for financial markets, Standard Bank

#AfricaMonth: Fintech breaks down borders in FX trading

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SA's first biometric ATM by FNB

SA's first biometric ATM by FNB

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Tanzania's new mining laws signal sweeping changes

Tanzania's new mining laws signal sweeping changes

Peter Leon 4 May 2018

Zimbabwe: Adopt rand now - Terrence Mukupe

Zimbabwe: Adopt rand now - Terrence Mukupe

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Sarb and BoE team up to train African central banks

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Pick n Pay partners with Absa to introduce Grocery Stokvel Account

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23 Mar 2018

Lance Mambondiani, CEO: Steward Bank

#SeamlessAfrica: Banking is not about the app, but connectivity and content

Nicci Botha 6 Mar 2018

Kenya's mSurvey expands into Nigeria

Kenya's mSurvey expands into Nigeria

1 Mar 2018

Mastercard to use Messenger to help SMEs leverage digital payments in Africa, Asia

Mastercard to use Messenger to help SMEs leverage digital payments in Africa, Asia

1 Mar 2018

#BizTrends2018: Make sure you're at the heart of disruption

Damian Michael 8 Jan 2018

Mohammed Osman al-Rikabi, Sudanese finance minister. Photo: Sudan Vision Daily

Banks 'reticent' to work with Sudan: finance minister

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Photo: Banknotenews.com

Mauritania revamps currency in anti-inflation fight

2 Jan 2018

Adapt or die: Banks need to embrace disruption

Kele Boakgomo 29 Nov 2017

BBM Messenger's Adam Pattison on chat, dark social and the new mobile economy

BBM Messenger's Adam Pattison on chat, dark social and the new mobile economy

Jessica Tennant 20 Nov 2017

Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries

Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries

13 Oct 2017

Kigali Genocide Memorial, Rwanda. ©Eric Reisenberger

France assigns magistrates to BNP Rwanda lawsuit

27 Sep 2017

First solar-powered Nedbank branch launched

First solar-powered Nedbank branch launched

20 Sep 2017

YUP, Ivory Coast.

A new mobile Africa banking solution

15 Sep 2017

Innovation doesn't have to be disruptive

Innovation doesn't have to be disruptive

8 Aug 2017

Jamii Bora Bank introduces integrated digital banking platform

31 Jul 2017

Jeremy Awori, CEO: Barclays Bank Kenya

Barclays Kenya to close branches as tech takes hold

Kennedy Kangethe 12 Jul 2017

Standard Bank grows its support for entrepreneurial women

Standard Bank grows its support for entrepreneurial women

Topco Media 8 Jun 2017

Mastercard introduces biometric shopping card

21 Apr 2017

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

21 Apr 2017

New mobile payment system for fuel in Namibia

18 Apr 2017

FNB awarded Best Retail Bank in Southern Africa by Banker Africa Awards

FNB awarded Best Retail Bank in Southern Africa by Banker Africa Awards

18 Apr 2017

Andrew Torre, Visa president for sub-Saharan Africa. Source:

How Africa's mobile revolution is reaching the unbanked

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Kora is the blockchain platform empowering social change in rural Africa.

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Tim Hutchinson, head of digital for financial markets, Standard Bank

#AfricaMonth: Fintech breaks down borders in FX trading

23 May 2018

SA's first biometric ATM by FNB

SA's first biometric ATM by FNB

7 May 2018

Tanzania's new mining laws signal sweeping changes

Tanzania's new mining laws signal sweeping changes

Peter Leon 4 May 2018

Zimbabwe: Adopt rand now - Terrence Mukupe

Zimbabwe: Adopt rand now - Terrence Mukupe

25 Apr 2018

Sarb and BoE team up to train African central banks

Sarb and BoE team up to train African central banks

17 Apr 2018

Barclays Accelerator.

Why African banks must work with fintech startups

Tom Jackson 13 Apr 2018

Pick n Pay partners with Absa to introduce Grocery Stokvel Account

Pick n Pay partners with Absa to introduce Grocery Stokvel Account

23 Mar 2018

Lance Mambondiani, CEO: Steward Bank

#SeamlessAfrica: Banking is not about the app, but connectivity and content

Nicci Botha 6 Mar 2018

Kenya's mSurvey expands into Nigeria

Kenya's mSurvey expands into Nigeria

1 Mar 2018

Mastercard to use Messenger to help SMEs leverage digital payments in Africa, Asia

Mastercard to use Messenger to help SMEs leverage digital payments in Africa, Asia

1 Mar 2018

#BizTrends2018: Make sure you're at the heart of disruption

Damian Michael 8 Jan 2018

Mohammed Osman al-Rikabi, Sudanese finance minister. Photo: Sudan Vision Daily

Banks 'reticent' to work with Sudan: finance minister

3 Jan 2018

Photo: Banknotenews.com

Mauritania revamps currency in anti-inflation fight

2 Jan 2018

Adapt or die: Banks need to embrace disruption

Kele Boakgomo 29 Nov 2017

BBM Messenger's Adam Pattison on chat, dark social and the new mobile economy

BBM Messenger's Adam Pattison on chat, dark social and the new mobile economy

Jessica Tennant 20 Nov 2017

Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries

Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries

13 Oct 2017

Kigali Genocide Memorial, Rwanda. ©Eric Reisenberger

France assigns magistrates to BNP Rwanda lawsuit

27 Sep 2017

First solar-powered Nedbank branch launched

First solar-powered Nedbank branch launched

20 Sep 2017

YUP, Ivory Coast.

A new mobile Africa banking solution

15 Sep 2017

Innovation doesn't have to be disruptive

Innovation doesn't have to be disruptive

8 Aug 2017

Jamii Bora Bank introduces integrated digital banking platform

31 Jul 2017

Jeremy Awori, CEO: Barclays Bank Kenya

Barclays Kenya to close branches as tech takes hold

Kennedy Kangethe 12 Jul 2017

Standard Bank grows its support for entrepreneurial women

Standard Bank grows its support for entrepreneurial women

Topco Media 8 Jun 2017

Mastercard introduces biometric shopping card

21 Apr 2017

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

21 Apr 2017

New mobile payment system for fuel in Namibia

18 Apr 2017

FNB awarded Best Retail Bank in Southern Africa by Banker Africa Awards

FNB awarded Best Retail Bank in Southern Africa by Banker Africa Awards

18 Apr 2017

Andrew Torre, Visa president for sub-Saharan Africa. Source:

How Africa's mobile revolution is reaching the unbanked

Nicci Botha 20 Mar 2017

Source: Africa Business Communities

Building business around the customer

Peter Alkema 9 Mar 2017

CashlessAfrica 2017 awards to honor innovation in Africa's digital financial services ecosystem

CashlessAfrica 2017 awards to honor innovation in Africa's digital financial services ecosystem

14 Feb 2017

Social media sentiment shows why customer expectations matter

JP Kloppers 8 Dec 2016

Standard brings business together in West Africa

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Gamification could drive digital payment

Hanna Ziady 29 Sep 2016

[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 188: ClickFX discusses personal Forex transfers

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UnionPay International signs strategic memorandum of understanding with GIM-UEMOA

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Barclays in an orderly retreat from Africa

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Photo: Martin Rhodes/Business Day

Matlare takes deputy berth at Barclays Africa

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Embracing digital disruption to drive banking transformation in Africa

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