MTN Announces the Go Live Date of Mobile Money Service, MoMo, in South Africa
By Staff Writer 18 December 2019MTN today announced that its mobile money service, MoMo will go live in January 2020, allowing customers to send, receive, save and spend money as well as pay for goods and services using their mobile phones. FULL STORY >
FSS and Oracle partner to transform digital payments
By Press Release 22 November 2019FSS, one of India’s largest payments processor and a leading global provider of integrated payment products, and US-based Oracle Financial Services, will collaborate to enhance digital payments for banks. FULL STORY >
Opinion: African challenger banks are primed by tech to disrupt financial services industry
By Opinion 20 September 2019The road is open for African banks, particularly challengers, to shake up the market with best new technologies and services, according to Andile Solutions FULL STORY >
Industry advice - Wisdom of the tribe: how crowdsourcing can accelerate innovation in financial services
By Industry Contributor 20 August 2019Crowdsourced innovation management plays a vital role in financial services firms of the future, asserts Steve Lauter, Head Banking (Africa) at Wipro Limited. FULL STORY >
SingularityU Exponential Finance Summit: Financial service providers be warned
By Ryan Noik 3 June 2019Winter is coming for established financial service providers, but those prepared can spring ahead spring. This was the message from CEO and founder of T-Labs, Amin Toufani, at the SingularityU Exponential Finance... FULL STORY >
Interview with Old Mutual: The Transformation of a traditional financial institution in a Digital World
By Ryan Noik 22 October 2018If there is one industry that has been caught in the digital transformation siren’s call, it has been financial services. TechSmart’s Ryan Noik (RN) chats to Vuyo Mpako: Chief Digital &... FULL STORY >
Opinion - Payments in Africa drives innovation
By Ryan Noik 19 October 2018Demand on the continent for geographically dispersed, less expensive and more efficient local and cross-border payments systems is accelerating development. Hannalie Marsh, General Manager of Wirecard South Africa, explains. FULL STORY >
Cloud and partnerships key to survival for finservs
By Press Release 10 July 2018Financial institutions need to pay attention to how they work with data, and how leveraging the cloud can help them keep pace with other industries. Ron Raffensperger, CTO for Data Centre Solutions at Huawei Enterprise, explains. FULL STORY >
Trust & compliance: customer relationship challenges for financial services providers
By Opinion 3 May 2018Darrel Orsmond, Financial Services Industry head at SAP Africa, looks at how a recent data privacy scandal could effect the GDPR countdown and consumer trust. FULL STORY >
Opinion - Paving the way for greater women involvement in financial services and other industries
By Opinion 16 April 2018There is still some work to be done to get more girls interested in pursuing careers in the technology field and to enable women to climb the ladder into leadership positions. Maubate Kekana, Head... FULL STORY >
NetApp Series - How Big Data is Transforming Industries Part 2:The Financial Services Industry
By Opinion 30 January 2018With every click, swipe and tap big data is changing the playing field for the South African industries. This, the second of a three part series of articles, looks at how big data is changing the... FULL STORY >
Digital disruption in the financial services industry is inevitable
By Press Release 4 May 2017Deloitte and Mastercard review transformative power of technology in Africa during World Economic Forum on Africa 2017. FULL STORY >
Will bots ever take over the world of customer service?
By Press Release 25 April 2017Marius de la Rey and Jan Moganwa of Absa, give their takes on how bots can add value to the workplace, and in particular help deliver better customer service. FULL STORY >
Innovation in financial services – a critical strategic enabler
By Press Release 31 October 2016Innovation is one of the most desired strategic enablers for modern-day businesses, explains Nicolaas Kruger, group CEO at MMI Holdings. FULL STORY >
Barclays Africa launches Rise, a global startup for financial services in the African community
By Staff Writer 5 October 2015Africa’s innovators and startups will have the ability to scale their ideas in new markets following the launch today of Rise, a physical and virtual global community that facilitates collaboration... FULL STORY >
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