11/13/2020
African Digital Banks Make Money Moves Despite Challenge Before Challengers
Beyond that, the bank also assists its customers in making better financial decisions through proper financial planning, like budgeting.
Retail Banking
11/11/2020
Digital payment markets expect 2021 windfall as online shopping surges
Nearly half of consumers in UAE, rest of region, plan to increase online spending
11/10/2020
'Alarming' findings for banks, with just one scoring well in sentiment index
Financial institutions: ignore your customers on social media at your peril
11/10/2020
Ecobank has ‘Best Digital Touchpoints In Nigeria’ – Digital Jurist Awards
The annual prestigious awards which started in 2001 is being organized by Phillips Consulting.
11/10/2020
Alinma Bank signs acquiring agreement with JCB International for local acceptance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Alinma Bank's extensive reach in the market will ensure that JCB cardholders will be able to use JCB Cards at their convenience.
11/09/2020
How fintech can help Indonesia's small and medium enterprises survive the COVID-19 pandemic
Lending services offered by fintech companies like Investree and Tunaikita could help these small firms to get loans at a lower cost with digital-friendly services that outstrip conventional banks.
11/09/2020
Standard Bank digital drive connects African exporters with Chinese market
Digital match-making forums also allow African exporters to participate in the activities of the import-led trade show without having to be there physically.
11/09/2020
Fintech startup Payer launches beta test programme for B2B ecommerce onboarding
The new product, yet to be named, was developed to meet market expectations for better buying experiences in the B2B e-commerce segment.
11/08/2020
Banks in Qatar investing heavily to ensure safe online banking
The number of online transactions and digital payment volumes has been growing increasingly.
11/08/2020
UAE eCommerce sector to continue upward trajectory as digital payments boom during COVID-19
49% of consumers have been shopping online more since the virus outbreak
11/04/2020
German supervisory regime lambasted over Wirecard collapse
Wirecard was a rising blue chip star before its collapse following the discovery of a gaping €1.9 billion hole in its balance sheet and regulatory bodies appeared at times to be more interested in defending the firm against a rising tide of allegatio
11/04/2020
FBNBank Ghana invests in new digital platforms, computer systems amid Covid-19 pandemic
The health pandemic has been a major test to the survival and continuity of all businesses.
11/04/2020
SA banks see surge in e-commerce, contactless payments
The banks note consumer sentiment and spending patterns continue to reflect SA’s economic downturn due to the COVID-19 crisis
11/03/2020
Bank Zero’s Lezanne Human on disrupting banking in South Africa
She also discusses Bank Zero’s bank charges, which it unveiled last week, and why it regards low or zero fees for banking as important as it tries to disrupt the market.
11/02/2020
Will China be the world's first cashless society?
As the country opens its financial system to foreign players and prepares to launch the world’s first national virtual currency, its fintech sector is poised to make a major impact on the global financial market, states the SCMP.
11/02/2020
How Digital Payments could Foster African Development
This is particularly relevant when it comes to mobile – the technology, the connectivity, and the financial inclusion.
10/30/2020
Today In B2B Payments: SAP Collabs On Supply Chain Tech; BMO Forms SMB Banking Team
The Qualtrics XM for Suppliers offering brings together information from an entity’s SAP S/4HANA, SAP Fieldglass and SAP Ariba platforms with in-the-moment vendor analysis and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered intelligence from Qualtrics, the ann
10/29/2020
Digitisation, COVID-19 prompt jobs bloodbath at African Bank
It points out that the bank has furthermore been gradually automating processes across its operations and has implemented the omni-channel digital platform to reduce duplication and increase efficiency.
10/28/2020
African payments for African development (By Murray Gardiner)
African payment solutions are critical to minimising fraud while improving the free flow of funds to boost business and economic activity
10/28/2020
Nedbank focuses on digitalisation
As a result, the bank has seen gains, not only in the digital migration of its existing clients, but also in its ability to attract and efficiently onboard new clients – despite remote working and social distancing challenges.