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How Ninety One is closing Africa’s infrastructure gap

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

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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

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Credit Suisse ends 'tuna bond' dispute with shipbuilder Privinvest

Sam Tobin and Manuel Mucari 8 Nov 2023

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Zimbabwe to take 30% of carbon credit revenue

Nyasha Chingono 21 Aug 2023

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Digital advertising group Aleph launches payment unit

18 Aug 2023

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Kenya suspends crypto project Worldcoin over safety concerns

Humphrey Malalo 3 Aug 2023

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Rwanda and partners to seek further €300m for climate resilience

George Obulutsa 23 Jun 2023

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Binance issues cease and desist notice to "Binance Nigeria Limited"

Gursimran Kaur 19 Jun 2023

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Mastercard and Naps collaborate to fuel innovation in Morocco's digital payments realm

2 Jun 2023

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Momentum Metropolitan pioneers global adoption of cutting-edge fintech software

31 May 2023

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Digital banking: Kenya welcomes Fingo Africa

9 May 2023

Source: Reuters. Japan's vice minister of finance for international affairs, Masato Kanda.

G7 to discuss digital currency standards, crypto regulation

Leika Kihara 12 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied. Nombuso Gumede, MpiloTech’s chief operating officer.

MpiloTech reports 2 new executive appointments

29 Mar 2023

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Nearly 70% of consumer payments to be instant by 2027

9 Mar 2023

#BizTrends2023: What's next for payments in Africa?

#BizTrends2023: What's next for payments in Africa?

Karen Nadasen 19 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Kent Marais, head of Platform Domain at Standard Bank.

Standard Bank's Kent Marais unpacks the acceleration of Africa's thriving platform economy

Katja Hamilton 11 Jan 2023

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Egyptian startup Blnk raises $32m in funding round

Mahmoud Salama 10 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied. On-ground app demonstrations by the Yabx onboarding team educating the new-to-credit segments on how to apply for credits and loans through the platform.

Yabx enters Nigeria market, aims to double its growth in Africa

9 Nov 2022

Climate change: What a just transition means for Africa

Climate change: What a just transition means for Africa

Garth Napier 4 Nov 2022

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Buy now pay later spend to soar, fuelled by macro-economic pressures

26 Oct 2022

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Cost of e-commerce fraud to exceed $48bn in 2023 - BNPL poses major risk

12 Oct 2022

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Flutterwave adds Nigeria's eNaira as payment option for merchants

Chijioke Ohuocha 15 Sep 2022

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Loans and affordability key for cash-strapped Kenyan banking customers

Thabo Mofokeng 2 Sep 2022

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Visa announces grant to help African women fund managers grow their businesses

18 Aug 2022

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All Sanlam financial journalism awards winners

15 Aug 2022

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'Buy now pay later' users to exceed 900 million by 2027

8 Aug 2022

5 digital innovation trends enabling better customer journeys

5 digital innovation trends enabling better customer journeys

Leon Jacobs 12 Jul 2022

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New app simplifies inventory management for Africa's informal retailers

28 Jun 2022

Jacques Celliers, CEO of FNB. Source: Supplied

FNB eBucks recognised as loyalty champion in global awards

20 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. Oneal Bhambani, Flutterwave's new chief financial officer.

Flutterwave appoints former American Express executive, Oneal Bhambani as CFO

15 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. FNB chief executive officer, Jacques Celliers.

FNB Connect named best digital MVNO in the world

13 Jun 2022

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8th Africa Bank 4.0 Summit: promoting digital innovation within the African fiscal sector

3 Jun 2022