Tech drives insurance shift across Africa

A new Standard Bank report shows innovation providing the insurance industry with new opportunities on the...

Mobile Money passes $1-trillion mark

The mobile payments and transfer industry reached a record high in 2021, as accounts, value and...

Payment tech boosts South African SMEs

Technology payment solutions like iKhokha are helping businesses thrive in SA's post-lockdown economy

Buy-now-pay-later surges online

Buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) plans have seen sharp growth over the past two years, according to local BNPL...

Fintech unicorns mushroom, and more to come

By DOMINIQUE COLLETT, senior investment executive at Rand Merchant Investments and the head of AlphaCode

Crypto coming closer to mainstream

Crypto regulation is imminent in South Africa. In addition, ongoing price volatility and more formal links...

Insurance is about to change

King Price CEO GIDEON GALLOWAY outlines the four trends that will shape the short-term insurance industry...

‘Experience economy’ will dominate in 2022

Excess savings in South Africa is expected to reach about R92-billion, despite digital retail shift

‘Buy Now Pay Later’ surged on Black Friday

Buy now pay later online sales this Black Friday and Cyber Monday are triple those recorded...

Financial errors cost R91k per small business per year

New research reveals that South African small businesses are making mistakes costing them an average of...

Ozow raises $48m in funding led by Tencent

South African payments company Ozow, which focuses on payment solutions that help to drive financial inclusion,...

For insurers, experience will be more important than product

By GREG GATHERER Greg Gatherer, Account Manager, Liferay Africa

SA’s Luno crypto platform reaches 9-million customers

Luno, the crypto company founded by two South Africans, now has 9-million customers in over 40 countries. The remarkable growth of...

In this arena, Africa has become a connected continent

Africa is leading the way in mobile money, and it will change banking as we know...

VodaPay goes live

The VodaPay “super app” from Vodacom Financial and Digital Services is now live and in the Google and...

TymeBank targets 26-million TFG customers

TymeBank has announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with leading retail giant TFG (The...

Sub-Saharan Africa mobile money triples in 6 years

About half of all consumers in Sub-Saharan Africa currently use mobile financial services, according to a new Ericsson...

M-Pesa hits the 50-million mark

This milestone cements M-Pesa as Africa’s largest Fintech platform

Aussie Zip buys SA’s Payflex

Australian Stock Exchange-listed Zip Co Limited (ASX: Z1P) has announced its intention to fully acquire South...

These nudges can lead to financial inclusion

By SAKHILE MABENA, CEO of Ofin