MoData Partners with DataVisor to Deliver Real-time AI-powered Fraud Detection

MoData, leading specialists in providing digital solutions for financial services, has partnered with technology pioneers DataVisor to deliver a comprehensive suite of AI-powered fraud management solutions to its customers across Africa. This new partnership will give MoData clients access to DataVisor’s comprehensive fraud and risk management platform, which enhances and accelerates fraud detection, keeping companies

Dashen American Express® International Debit Card Launched

Dashen is the most reputable brand in Ethiopia’s Banking industry, pioneering different forms of digital banking. The bank has registered consistency in terms of delivery of various technological outputs. It was the first bank to introduce card banking to the Ethiopian banking industry. Dashen also works in partnership with renowned international electronic payment brands like

Ecobank Group Announces the Top Five Finalists in its 2021 Fintech Challenge

The challenge, in its fourth edition, is designed to help Fintechs with Africa focused products join forces with the leading pan-African Group to provide Africans with groundbreaking financial services Finalists to compete for the top prize and could be inducted into the coveted Ecobank Fintech Fellowship to pursue commercial partnerships with the Ecobank Group (www.Ecobank.com),

Dubai First Partners with Mastercard to Launch the First Personalized Mobile Banking Experience in MEA

Mastercard’s experiential customer engagement platform is introduced for the first time in the region with Dubai First The unique program draws from Mastercard’s contextual marketing global capability, adding a gamification component where Dubai First customers can set cashback savings goals towards a future purchase and monitor progress The solution delivers personalized recommendations and allows customers

RBR | Customer Convenience and Personalisation Drive Bank Branch Transformation

Banks worldwide embrace new technologies and branch strategies in response to changing customer behaviour and expectations The demand for self-service continues to rise RBR’s report Branch Transformation 2021 reveals key trends in customer behaviour which help to shape and drive branch transformation initiatives around the world. One notable trend is the ongoing shift away from

ACI Worldwide Launches Network Intelligence Technology to Combat Real-Time Payments Fraud

New technology enables banks and payment providers to share industry-wide fraud signals to leverage machine learning technology more effectively ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time payments and digital payment software solutions, today launched its proprietary Network Intelligence Technology as an integral part of ACI Fraud Management. The new technology enables banks, processors, acquirers, and networks to augment

Adumo Partners with TymeBank to Enable MoreTyme at SMEs Across South Africa

Fintech and payments provider Adumo has partnered with TymeBank to extend the newly-launched MoreTyme payment offering to small and medium enterprises in South Africa. MoreTyme is a buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) payment service that offers consumers a three-instalment, interest-free payment option at the point of sale. Paul Kent, CEO at Adumo, says South African businesses and consumers

SA’s Number 1 Fuel and Convenience Retailer Leads the Way in Payment Technology

Recognising the key role that digitisation is playing in the financial lives of more and more of its customers, South Africa’s leading fuel and convenience retailer Engen is prioritising electronic payment solutions at the core of its customer offering. With over 3.4 billion litres of fuel pumped from Engen forecourts in 2020, or approximately 25%

Mukuru Expands in SA with Pargo Card Collection and WICODE Enabled Remittance Collections at all Shoprite, Checkers and Usave Stores

The fintech partners with Pargo for Mukuru Card collection and extends remittance reach to include all Shoprite, Checkers and Usave stores African fintech Mukuru, leader in remittances and a host of other financial services including the Mukuru Card, funeral cover, staff payments and products to send groceries and distribute aid, has extended its partnership with

FNB Wins Best SME Bank in South Africa and Africa

FNB has been announced as the Best SME Bank in South Africa and Africa at Global Finance’s inaugural SME Bank Awards. The criteria for Best SME Bank is based on knowledge of SME markets and needs, breadth of products and services, market standing, and innovation. FNB was recognised as the bank that best meets the