Global losses from payment fraud have tripled from US$9.84 billion in 2011 to US$32.39 billion in 2020, according to Deutsche Bank’s 2021 report on the […]
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Fintech Africa
Cryptocurrency and herding behaviour
By: Udette Kirsch – behavioural economist & strategic marketing specialist Cryptocurrencies refuse to play by the rules. People rely on experts for all sorts of advice, but […]
How business can harness the power of blockchain
By Andrea Tucker, Head of Research & Development and Strategic Projects at fintech specialist e4 In today’s digital world, where faxes have all but been […]
Africa is perfectly placed to take advantage of new payment solutions
Digital innovation has evolved payments solutions at breakneck speeds. Everything from contactless payments, QR codes and digital wallets … consumers today have so many new […]
Municipal Payments Essential for South Africa’s Future Cities
The urban population in Africa has swelled from 15% of the total population in 1960, to over 40% in 2010 and is set to exceed […]
Nigerian Fintech, Brass, Secures $1.7mn Financing Round “to bet on African SMEs”
“Africa’s new bank for startups and SMEs” to expand to South Africa & Kenya following funding Brass, a Nigerian digital bank delivering easy access to […]
Tech tipping point
New technology often seems fantastic on paper yet has little impact in the life of the average person. A new tipping solution for fuel pump […]
Africa is leading the way in mobile money, and it will change banking as we know it
By Mark Dankworth, President International at Ukheshe Technologies Mobile transacting is fast becoming the golden egg of financial services – and nowhere more so than […]
FSD Africa backs fintech pioneer to build a new platform aimed at increasing access to carbon markets
FSD Africa, the UK Government’s flagship financial sector programme in Africa, is making an initial investment (£650,000) in a highly innovative digital solution connecting carbon […]
Peach Payments expands into Mauritius, serves as key event sponsor at Africa FinTech Festival
Peach Payments is pleased to announce that it has set up an office in Mauritius recently in pursuit of its pan-African expansion strategy. As a FinTech […]