Mastercard and BitOasis Sign Strategic Partnership Across MENA to Launch Crypto-Linked Cards

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BitOasis customers will be able to link their crypto wallet balances to physical or virtual cards and make fiat payments across 90 million global locations using their BitOasis Mastercard Crypto Card New payment method will accelerate crypto adoption in the region by enabling customers to make payments across Mastercard’s network. BitOasis, the leading cryptocurrency platform

Equity Links PayPal Withdrawals to Equity Mobile App and Equity Online Enhancing Customer Experience

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PayPal withdrawal service is now available on Equity Mobile App and Equity Online Customers to enjoy seamless PayPal account linking and withdrawal service alongside other numerous bank services on Equity Mobile App and Equity Online Equity Bank is currently the only Kenyan bank offering 24 hours PayPal withdrawal into a bank account Equity Bank has

Mastercard and Cellulant Partner to Empower Millions of Consumers Across Africa to Join the Global Digital Commerce Market

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Partnership will enable customers to pay globally with a Mastercard virtual payment solution linked to the Cellulant wallet, Tingg Mastercard’s technology will enable consumers to shop online with or without a bank account, through a simple and secure payment experience  Mastercard and Cellulant have partnered to allow millions of Cellulant customers across Africa to shop

GCB Tops at Ghana Club 100 Award

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GCB Bank PLC at the weekend reestablished itself as Ghana’s number one financial institution when the bank was adjudged tops in the financial services in the Ghana Club 100 awards. GCB Bank PLC was named the tenth best performing company/bank at the 19TH Ghana Club 100 Awards ceremony in Accra on Friday. The event is

Total Economic Impact Study From Forrester Consulting Finds Terminal as a Service (TaaS) by Ingenico Delivers 49% ROI

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Ingenico, a world leader in payment services, has released the results of the Total Economic Impact™ study it commissioned from Forrester Consulting on the return on investment (ROI) that enterprises may realise by deploying “Terminal as a Service” by Ingenico. As a newly independent company following its recent acquisition by Apollo Funds, the release of

Post-Covid Opportunities for SMEs

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Small businesses level the playing field in new economy. Standard Bank’s recent SME Summit laid bare the need for small businesses to leverage the advantages of technology and ecosystems to level the playing field between smaller enterprises and larger established businesses and corporates. The K-shaped economic recovery was seeing many big, established businesses boom. Smaller businesses and

SA’s Large Unlisted Businesses Cautiously Optimistic About Growth

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Written by Craig Polkinghorne, Head of Commercial Clients at Standard Bank’s Business and Commercial Clients. As COVID-19 restrictions recede and the damage of the July 2021 unrest is managed, South Africa’s large unlisted business segment is well-placed to leverage opportunities in the domestic, regional, and global economy. Generally, the country’s larger unlisted businesses are either

African Markets Build Resilience in a Challenging Environment

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Absa Africa Financial Markets Index shows improving market infrastructure in majority of countries in the region African countries have responded positively to the need to develop domestic financial markets to protect economies from external shocks, OMFIF’s 2022 Absa Africa Financial Markets Index reveals. Even as challenging market conditions weighed on performance in the index, 19

Dalu Ajene Appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) Nigeria; Aims to Facilitate Greater Foreign Capital Flows into Nigeria

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Ajene holds an MBA in Finance and Strategy from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Dartmouth College  Dalu Ajene has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) Nigeria (www.RMB.co.za) from the 1st of November 2022 and aims to facilitate greater foreign capital flows, while working to deliver constructive solutions

PAYM8’s New Chief Operating Officer Ready to Tackle New Fintech Opportunities

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PAYM8, a leading financial collection and payment firm, has appointed Alwyn Fourie as its first Chief Operating Officer (COO). Fourie will oversee the day-to-day operational and administrative functions of the business. PAYM8 was launched in 2001 and has seen rapid growth in South Africa as well as in neighbouring Namibia and Botswana. The company offers