Managers of Wealth Africa

Richer countries urged to help Africans gain access to mobile banking

The UK has already pledged $18m, France $25m and the Gates Foundation $73m to improve financial access.

Internet a distant dream for many in oil-rich

Equatorial Guinea has the most expensive internet in the world after Zimbabwe, according to a list published this year by Ecobank, a pan-African bank

Checking in with recently launched digital bank Hello Paisa

Regardless of its short time on the market though, Hello Paisa was recently able to claim a place among the inaugural Inclusive Fintech 50 list, which recognised organisations addressing financial inclusion across the globe.

Robotics in hedge fund administration

Jon Hugill, Group Chief Information Officer, and Hein Gericke, Senior Manager – SA Fund Valuation and Accounting, give an update on robotics process automation (RPA) which Maitland has now extended to hedge fund administration.

Mauritius – Playing in a tropical, Fintech sandbox

Graham Patrick, Senior Client Manager, based in Mauritius, explains why for the tech-savvy investor, Mauritius is an interesting place to watch right now.

Guaranty Trust Bank’s sharpened focus is a boon to its digitalisation drive

Banks are embracing new digital technologies at breakneck speed

Stanbic bank unveils digital banking

Naigembe added: “This also provides the opportunity for customers to deposit any amount onto their account remotely using our ATMs, cash deposit machines, agents and mobile money.”

StanChart launches digital bank in Zim

By digitalising the entire banking experience, customers will be able to enjoy simple, secure, and affordable banking anytime, anywhere.

African fintech firm to enhance uptake of Wechat pay, Alipay

"Our plan is to connect a total of 24 African countries to China in the next two years in order to provide seamless digital finance transactions across the two regions," Ndichu said during the Afro-Asia FinTech Festival.

Nedbank launches new in-store digital solution to benefit customers

The innovative Nedbank POS finance application solution enables merchants to facilitate finance applications in-store, on behalf of their customers

Infosys Finacle digitises Standard Bank’s African branches

Tellers can now offer personalised services on the go and service multiple customer requests from a single window.

Why Millennials In Africa Are Turning To Bitcoin

Just like a millennial in other parts of the world, their smartphones are loaded into their skinny jeans or within easy reach at all times – and so are their Luno bitcoin wallets.

WealthTech Suite crowned “Best Wealth Management System”

The company has also been confirmed as an accredited system provider with the 2019 GoodAccredited Standard.

AWS commits to investing in SA

AWS announced it would bring its data centres to SA, opening an infrastructure region in Cape Town in the first half of 2020.

Virgin Money Spot is taking on Snapscan in South Africa - and it already has 400,000 users

Andre Hugo, CEO of Virgin Money South Africa, told Business Insider South Africa that the platform has gathered over 400,000 users since its launch in February 2018

StanChart launches new phone-based bank solution

The SC Keyboard recently launched in Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, and Tanzania. The solution is a first for the bank in Africa and will be rolled out to Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Nigeria throughout the rest of the year.

Leading South African Microfinance Institution Selects Temenos

The microfinance institution has over 170 branches and caters for millions of modest-earning, but salaried South Africans such as government employees, mineworkers and civil servants.

Opera founded startup OPay raises $50M for mobile finance in Nigeria

OPay will use the capital (which wasn’t given a stage designation) primarily to grow its digital finance business in Nigeria—Africa’s most populous nation and largest economy.

Bank of Kigali Plc selects Temenos

Bank of Kigali Plc chooses cloud-native, cloud-agnostic Temenos T24 Transact to provide end-to-end digital banking services to customers

Inside Africa’s bid for digital economy

Infrastructure funding gap in Africa is estimated to be around $130-170 billion a year, according to the African Development Bank.