SA banks shine
in AI Index
Africa’s data worth $400bn. We give it away.
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Trust becomes the
new mobile currency17 June 2026Authentication is becoming as important as connectivity, writes STEFANO NICOLETTI of the Mobile Ecosystem Forum.
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African fintech proves trust is infrastructure
26 May 2026A funding recovery signals a disciplined market, where investors are backing proven models, writes SALVADOR ANGLADA,...
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GoTyme Bank targets branchless growth
21 May 2026A rebrand, new app, and ambitious goals set the stage for the bank’s road to 2030,...
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Yoco turns iPhones
into pay terminals20 May 2026In a first for South Africa, Apple has enabled Tap to Pay on iPhone for merchants,...
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SA’s hidden cost of cash
9 April 2026Electronic payments are becoming an important part of remaining competitive, writes ALAN SHANNON, Nedbank executive for...
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R1bn deal targets backbone of SA payments system
24 February 2026Araxi’s acquisition of Pay@ consolidates one of South Africa’s largest bill-payment networks inside a listed technology...
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Optimism fuels
digital payments9 February 2026Standard Bank positions digital payments as an increasingly central layer of business infrastructure.
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Will tech make savings obsolete?
6 February 2026Advice that retirement saving soon won’t matter could be disastrous, writes HUGH HACKING, executive head of...
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How 2026 will stitch the future of payments
4 February 2026We can expect the maturation and conversion of digital currencies and AI this year, writes RAMON...
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Scam losses: $1-trillion
and counting8 December 2025New SAS analysis finds five critical weak points in banks’ defences against AI-scaled schemes, raising an...
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Putting the tech
in Capitec27 November 2025The group is pairing AI support systems with smart terminals, upcoming Home Affairs services, and environment-testing...
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Black Friday raises payment realities for merchants
7 November 2025Retailers have to claim their piece of a market that is expanding ten times faster than...
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Do international payments still need a layover in NYC?
27 October 2025The plumbing of international finance was built for a different era, writes CHRIS MAURICE, CEO of...
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SA faces test for compliance tech
30 September 2025South Africa’s fight to escape grey listing shows how compliance technology has become a frontline weapon,...
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Africa’s payments are on a rapid rise
18 September 2025New research by Standard Bank points to real-time, interoperable systems reshaping trade, remittances and liquidity across...
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AWS Summit: SA banks use cloud
to extend global lead25 August 2025Institutions ranging from Absa and Capitec to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange revealed secrets of tech success...
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Why TymeBank is taking on Home Affairs
4 July 2025A massive increase in the cost of verification against the national identity system reinforces exclusion, writes...