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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

Pedestrians walk outside the Safaricom mobile phone customer care centre during the launch of its 5G internet service in the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya, 27 October 2022. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Kenya's Safaricom raises $117m with local sustainability-linked loan

25 Sep 2024

Source: Brics Competition Law and Policy Centre.

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Beijing has lent $90bn to African governments, SEOs

Beijing has lent $90bn to African governments, SEOs

Said Aboubaker & Savious Kwinika 31 Aug 2018

Fay Mukaddam, CEO of 4AX

Are cryptocurrencies the next step in colonialism or the road to upliftment?

24 Jul 2018

Unlocking opportunities in payment systems in Africa

Unlocking opportunities in payment systems in Africa

5 Jul 2018

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

5 Jul 2018

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Akon's building a Senegalese 'smart city' with his cryptocurrency 'Akoin'

Andy Walker 28 Jun 2018

Source: AGCO Corporation

Partnership provides financial solution for Zambian farmers purchasing farm machinery

19 Apr 2018

Housing microfinance can be win-win for poor people and financial institutions

Housing microfinance can be win-win for poor people and financial institutions

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

The Give Art Life book by Cullinan for client Absa L'Atelier.

"Financial advertising is far from boring": Cullinan SA on their Midas Award wins

Leigh Andrews 15 Feb 2018

Make the most of your money with AI and machine learning

Make the most of your money with AI and machine learning

Bradley Elliott 9 Feb 2018

Africa's first digital free trade area for rollout in 2018

Africa's first digital free trade area for rollout in 2018

Julius Barigaba 28 Dec 2017

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

Can index insurance make African farmers climate-resilient?

Wambi Michael 25 Oct 2017

Business of Design speaker Q&A: Yehuda Raff

Business of Design speaker Q&A: Yehuda Raff

Jessica Tennant 6 Oct 2017

Consumer spending leads economic recovery

Consumer spending leads economic recovery

Danette Breitenbach 21 Sep 2017

SA approves cross-border mobile money transfers

SA approves cross-border mobile money transfers

7 Sep 2017

Afribiz Invest recognises its women-owned entities

Afribiz Invest recognises its women-owned entities

1 Sep 2017

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'Recovery lending' helps disaster-stricken farmers get back on track

Robert Kibet 16 Aug 2017

Innovation doesn't have to be disruptive

Innovation doesn't have to be disruptive

8 Aug 2017

The convergence of credit card and cash in Africa

The convergence of credit card and cash in Africa

Simeon Tassev 1 Aug 2017

African winners in mobile remittance awards

African winners in mobile remittance awards

25 Jul 2017

Lending potential in Africa

Lending potential in Africa

11 Jul 2017

Yes, microlending reduces extreme poverty

Yes, microlending reduces extreme poverty

Quanda Zhang 26 Jun 2017

Standard Bank grows its support for entrepreneurial women

Standard Bank grows its support for entrepreneurial women

Topco Media 8 Jun 2017

Digitised loan payments a boost for smallholder farmers in Kenya

Digitised loan payments a boost for smallholder farmers in Kenya

1 Jun 2017

Brand Union creates new brand CI for Arise

15 May 2017

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

21 Apr 2017

Free money management for Uber drivers

Free money management for Uber drivers

5 Apr 2017

Companies that inspire in Africa are highlighted

Companies that inspire in Africa are highlighted

4 Apr 2017

Kenyans in diaspora are biggest senders of mobile money

Kenyans in diaspora are biggest senders of mobile money

29 Mar 2017

Nigeria: the next chapter?

Charles Weller, Mindshare World 22 Mar 2017

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Fay Mukaddam, CEO of 4AX

Are cryptocurrencies the next step in colonialism or the road to upliftment?

24 Jul 2018

Unlocking opportunities in payment systems in Africa

Unlocking opportunities in payment systems in Africa

5 Jul 2018

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

5 Jul 2018

Feature image: Via . © via Flickr ()

Akon's building a Senegalese 'smart city' with his cryptocurrency 'Akoin'

Andy Walker 28 Jun 2018

Source: AGCO Corporation

Partnership provides financial solution for Zambian farmers purchasing farm machinery

19 Apr 2018

Housing microfinance can be win-win for poor people and financial institutions

Housing microfinance can be win-win for poor people and financial institutions

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

The Give Art Life book by Cullinan for client Absa L'Atelier.

"Financial advertising is far from boring": Cullinan SA on their Midas Award wins

Leigh Andrews 15 Feb 2018

Make the most of your money with AI and machine learning

Make the most of your money with AI and machine learning

Bradley Elliott 9 Feb 2018

Africa's first digital free trade area for rollout in 2018

Africa's first digital free trade area for rollout in 2018

Julius Barigaba 28 Dec 2017

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

Can index insurance make African farmers climate-resilient?

Wambi Michael 25 Oct 2017

Business of Design speaker Q&A: Yehuda Raff

Business of Design speaker Q&A: Yehuda Raff

Jessica Tennant 6 Oct 2017

Consumer spending leads economic recovery

Consumer spending leads economic recovery

Danette Breitenbach 21 Sep 2017

SA approves cross-border mobile money transfers

SA approves cross-border mobile money transfers

7 Sep 2017

Afribiz Invest recognises its women-owned entities

Afribiz Invest recognises its women-owned entities

1 Sep 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

'Recovery lending' helps disaster-stricken farmers get back on track

Robert Kibet 16 Aug 2017

Innovation doesn't have to be disruptive

Innovation doesn't have to be disruptive

8 Aug 2017

The convergence of credit card and cash in Africa

The convergence of credit card and cash in Africa

Simeon Tassev 1 Aug 2017

African winners in mobile remittance awards

African winners in mobile remittance awards

25 Jul 2017

Lending potential in Africa

Lending potential in Africa

11 Jul 2017

Yes, microlending reduces extreme poverty

Yes, microlending reduces extreme poverty

Quanda Zhang 26 Jun 2017

Standard Bank grows its support for entrepreneurial women

Standard Bank grows its support for entrepreneurial women

Topco Media 8 Jun 2017

Digitised loan payments a boost for smallholder farmers in Kenya

Digitised loan payments a boost for smallholder farmers in Kenya

1 Jun 2017

Brand Union creates new brand CI for Arise

15 May 2017

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

21 Apr 2017

Free money management for Uber drivers

Free money management for Uber drivers

5 Apr 2017

Companies that inspire in Africa are highlighted

Companies that inspire in Africa are highlighted

4 Apr 2017

Kenyans in diaspora are biggest senders of mobile money

Kenyans in diaspora are biggest senders of mobile money

29 Mar 2017

Nigeria: the next chapter?

Charles Weller, Mindshare World 22 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

Global framework to speed up spread of mobile

Global framework to speed up spread of mobile

Thabiso Mochiko 28 Nov 2016

Making complaints work for your business

Making complaints work for your business

16 Nov 2016

Mobile payment security for a globetrotting generation

Ajay Bhalla 9 Nov 2016

MTN withdraws mobile money service in SA

MTN withdraws mobile money service in SA

19 Sep 2016

Yves Eonnet (right), receiving the Kalahari Award

TagPay recognised as best technology enabler platform in Africa

16 Feb 2016

Standard Bank named Africa's Best Foreign Exchange Provider

Standard Bank named Africa's Best Foreign Exchange Provider

15 Feb 2016

Global crowdfunding portal launched to fund African entrepreneurs

Global crowdfunding portal launched to fund African entrepreneurs

9 Feb 2016

Shine a light on the gaps

Shine a light on the gaps

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Janeen Madan 21 Jan 2016

[BizTrends 2016] African mega-projects: opportunities and challenges for specialist insurers

[BizTrends 2016] African mega-projects: opportunities and challenges for specialist insurers

Karl Bishop 18 Jan 2016

Using tech to reach the two billion unbanked

Using tech to reach the two billion unbanked

Desné Masie 8 Jan 2016