Equity Group Emerges Resilient Amidst Multiple Crisis

54% growth in total assets 58% growth in customer deposits 64% growth in profit after tax 31% strong topline revenue growth Strong revised 2021 outlook Equity Group has returned strong quarter one results in a challenging environment amidst the multi-faceted Covid-19 crisis of health, economic disruption, and humanitarian challenges, giving hope of resilience and recovery.

Mastercard and Telda Launch Egypt’s First of its Kind Money App

Telda promotes innovative digital payments by offering digital financial services through its mobile app Telda to issue Mastercard prepaid cards, with Mastercard facilitating payments through its processing technology The partnership offers a secure, convenient and seamless experience for consumers Mastercard has announced a partnership with Telda, Egypt’s first of its kind payment app. This partnership is

Mastercard Welcomes NEC Payments as a Global Partner of Fintech Express

Mastercard has announced that the Bahrain-based NEC Payments is now a global partner of Mastercard Fintech Express, which connects tech-savvy startups with traditional players such as banks. The program supports digital payment innovators by making it simple to collaborate with the tech company and its partners to launch new products, add payment solutions and innovate

Mastercard Unveils New Carbon Calculator Tool for Banks in South Africa and the Region, with Insights Informing Consumer Spending Around Carbon Impact

New Mastercard feature enables banks to equip people with carbon footprint data and insights about environmental impact Recent research by Mastercard revealed 98% of adults in South Africa are willing to take personal action to combat environmental and sustainability issues Amidst the growing trend toward eco-conscious spending and consumption among people who want to pursue

Fintech Grows SA Online Shoppers 4000% in One Year

Fintech startup and buy now pay later (BNPL) provider Payflex says that the part-payment platform grew from a shopper base of 2 000 to 85 000 in 12 months and its customer base soared from 70 merchants in 2019 to over 750 active stores this year. In addition, online merchants in SA which offer a buy

ATMIA Certifies World’s First Next Gen ATM Product

ATMIA has certified the world’s first Next Gen ATM product, following a multi-year global project, involving over 400 companies in 56 countries, to create a new global API App model for ATMs. “This is a milestone in the actual reinvention of the ATM to integrate ATMs into the mobile-digital world and to set up a

RBR | Fall in Global ATM Installed Base Following COVID-19 Disruption and Growth of Cashless Payments

Financial inclusion measures and the ongoing need for cash led to a rise in ATM numbers in almost half of all countries, but overall, the global ATM installed base fell slightly in 2020 Cash remains the most widely used method of payment in many countries According to RBR’s upcoming report Global ATM Market and Forecasts

Standard Bank Seamlessly Transitions to Cloud  

Standard Bank decided to migrate its on-premise Atlassian toolset onto the AWS infrastructure and partnered with Synthesis to ensure best practices were adhered to and a seamless transition was possible. Challenge A number of significant outages were experienced on this toolset due to the on-premise infrastructure having aged. Users were faced with an increase in outages

ATM Security Association Launches World’s First Crisis and Crime Management Intelligence System for the ATM Industry

The ATM Security Association (ASA) is proud to announce the launch of its new global Crisis and Crime Management Intelligence System (CCMIS). The world’s first global crime intelligence database for the ATM industry, CCMIS is a centralized, searchable database of ATM incidents that will help every stakeholder in the industry from ATM deployers to security

Mastercard Appoints Victor Ndlovu as Director, Country Business Development Lead, East Africa

Mastercard has announced the appointment of Victor Ndlovu as Director, Country Business Development Lead, East Africa. Victor is a seasoned business leader with close to three decades of solid experience in the fintech, banking and payments industry. He joins Mastercard from Ukheshe, based in South Africa, where he spearheaded the Fintech’s presence in Africa with