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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)

Fintech

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

28 Oct 2024

Source: Spenda.

Financial Services

Spenda drives financial inclusion with Scan to Pay

20 Jun 2024

Nedbank IMC announces Red & Yellow as official bursary partner

Marketing

Nedbank IMC announces Red & Yellow as official bursary partner

Issued by IMC Conference 2 Aug 2023

World Bank awards 10 Fintech Challenge winners. Source: Supplied

Funding

African startups score big in World Bank fintech challenge

18 Jul 2023

From left: Ashleigh Butterworth (Finch Technologies), Heine Bellingan (JobJack), Michael Bowren (Finch Technologies), Hayley Parry (Worth), Ean Barnard (Fincheck Academy). Source: Supplied

4th Industrial Revolution

Technology is the key to unlock financial inclusion in SA

29 Jun 2023

How geospatial data is revolutionising banking

Banking

How geospatial data is revolutionising banking

Charl Fouché, Issued by AfriGIS 14 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied.

Financial Services

Nedbank's in-retail partnership strategy with Boxer delivers on financial inclusion

29 Jul 2022

Unleashing the transformative power of mobile money

Services

Unleashing the transformative power of mobile money

Ashley Olson Onyango 26 Apr 2022

SA fintech Ozow raises R760m in a Series B funding round

Technology

SA fintech Ozow raises R760m in a Series B funding round

24 Nov 2021

Source: ©Matthias Ziegler

Fintech

Access to digital financial services across remote Africa

10 Sep 2021

L to R: InnoHealth co-founders Dr Chad Marthinussen, Abdul-Malick Salie and Dr Wade Palmer. | Image supplied

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: Cape-based startup set to disrupt SA healthtech space

Johannes Masiteng 29 Jul 2021

Jaco van Jaarsveldt, chief decision analytics officer, Experian Africa

Banking

The importance of alternative data in a tough lending environment

Jaco van Jaarsveldt 10 May 2021

Report reveals female entrepreneurs are making progress in SA

Research Reports

Report reveals female entrepreneurs are making progress in SA

15 Mar 2021

Kenya’s health minister Mutahi Kagwe next to the country’s first batch of Covid-19 vaccines at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. EPA-EFE/Daniel Irungu

Covid-19

The ins and outs of Kenya's Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan

Catherine Kyobutungi 8 Mar 2021

Tyme Bank unveiled as Assegai Awards sponsor

Direct Marketing

Tyme Bank unveiled as Assegai Awards sponsor

Issued by DMASA 23 Oct 2020

Andy Jury, CEO, Mukuru

Fintech

How the social impact of remittances is aiding wellbeing in developing countries

Andy Jury 18 Sep 2020

Fintechs could be the lifeline to SA's SMMEs

SMEs

Fintechs could be the lifeline to SA's SMMEs

Dalene Deale 15 Jul 2020

#BlockchainAfrica: The state of the crypto-economy in Africa

Blockchain Africa

#BlockchainAfrica: The state of the crypto-economy in Africa

Evan-Lee Courie 6 Mar 2020

Myths and realities of fintech lending

Technology

Myths and realities of fintech lending

18 Dec 2019

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Agriculture

Land reform report big on historical context, sketchy on the future

Professor Nhlanhla Cyril Mbatha 15 Aug 2019

Branding

Brand Africa announces the Most Admired Brands in Kenya

26 Jun 2019

Branding

Africa's top 100 brands announced

27 May 2019

Data breaches compromised 4.5 billion records

Cybersecurity

Data breaches compromised 4.5 billion records

11 Oct 2018

Mobile loan solutions

Mobile

Mobile loan solutions

8 Aug 2018

The most admired African brands announced

Branding

The most admired African brands announced

28 May 2018

SA women remain underrepresented among the ranks of entrepreneurs

Research

SA women remain underrepresented among the ranks of entrepreneurs

8 Mar 2018

Micro-finance, education reduces women's vulnerability to gender-based violence

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Micro-finance, education reduces women's vulnerability to gender-based violence

17 Aug 2017

Uganda and Botswana have highest rates of female entrepreneurship

Research

Uganda and Botswana have highest rates of female entrepreneurship

8 Mar 2017

Digital payment solutions for Kenya

Retail

Digital payment solutions for Kenya

17 Feb 2017

Source: How We Made It In Africa

Mobile

Digital technology aims to empower small farm owners in East Africa

Tina Trinh 9 Feb 2017

Digital

Digitising East Africa's agricultural sector

19 Jan 2017

Image Provided by Marstercard

Agri Tech

2KUZE paving the way to a cashless agricultural sector

18 Jan 2017

Can Africa's mobile money revolution reduce poverty?

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Can Africa's mobile money revolution reduce poverty?

29 Sep 2016

Events & Conferencing

Agribusiness congress comes to Kampala

22 Sep 2016

Shine a light on the gaps

Agribusiness

Shine a light on the gaps

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Janeen Madan 21 Jan 2016

Using tech to reach the two billion unbanked

Financial Services

Using tech to reach the two billion unbanked

Desné Masie 8 Jan 2016

Mastercard Foundation and partners launch i2i data facility

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Mastercard Foundation and partners launch i2i data facility

26 Nov 2015

Africa's youth bulge poses threat to sub-Saharan Africa region

Marketing & Media

Africa's youth bulge poses threat to sub-Saharan Africa region

22 Sep 2015

Scheme to help poor comes a cropper

Banking & Finance

Scheme to help poor comes a cropper

27 Aug 2015

Think beyond microfinance when talking about businesswomen

Finance

Think beyond microfinance when talking about businesswomen

Ndidi Anyaegbunam and Ecoma Alaga 25 Jun 2015

Mobile payment removes barriers of time and location

Financial Services

Mobile payment removes barriers of time and location

Paul Opie 6 Feb 2015

Digital revolution will impact on Africa's banking sector

Banking

Digital revolution will impact on Africa's banking sector

Frederic Guillou 17 Sep 2014

Actis announces acquirement of Compusan credit bureau

Financial Services

Actis announces acquirement of Compusan credit bureau

25 Apr 2014

South Africa's financial trends through the looking glass

Research

South Africa's financial trends through the looking glass

Issued by Kantar 25 Nov 2013

Visa launches website to boost financial literacy

Finance

Visa launches website to boost financial literacy

12 Nov 2012

Finance

DrawCard wins Leading Prepaid Organisation Award

19 Oct 2012

Charter helped improve access to bank accounts: Gordhan

Administration

Charter helped improve access to bank accounts: Gordhan

27 Sep 2012