FSS and Oracle Partner to Transform Digital Payments in Africa

FSS, one of India’s largest payments processor and a leading global provider of integrated payment products, and US-based Oracle Financial Services, will collaborate to enhance digital payments for banks. As part of this strategic relationship, FSS will provide specialized integration and hosting services for Oracle’s cutting-edge Oracle Banking and Payments solutions. FSS will also extend

CR2 Now Powering the Largest Retail Bank in Africa

Congratulations to our customer Access Bank, Nigeria, who “successfully completed the upgrade of their digital and technology platforms to one of the best banking platforms in the world”. CR2 is very proud to have played a large part in this. This achievement represents one of the fastest integrations of two significant banks in Africa.  With

Fidelity Bank’s 9 Months Profits Hit N23bn, On Course to Deliver its 2019 Financial Targets

Fidelity Bank Plc has posted an impressive financial performance for the 3rd Quarter of 2019 and is on course to finishing strong in the 2019 Financial Year (FY). Details of the 9-months results for the period ended September 30, 2019, released on Tuesday at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) showed a strong double-digit growth in

Chat Commerce in Africa has Leapfrogged Other Regions

Speaking at an event hosted at AfricaCom in Cape Town this week, Clickatell co-founder and CEO, Pieter de Villiers shared his insight into chat commerce and chat banking and how they will forever change the way business is done on the continent. Chat commerce and chat banking have revolutionised the way companies are serving their

National Credit Regulator: Do Not be Duped to Pay for Free Services

According to the National Credit Act (NCA), consumers are entitled to a free copy of their credit report once a year. In the June 2019 quarter, consumers requested 248 785 credit reports from different credit bureaus. Of these credit reports, 75.61% (188,094) were issued without charge, and the remaining 24.39% (60,691) were issued with charge. Nosipho

Mama Money Improves Financial Control with Duco Reconciliation Platform

Duco’s automated matching process provides the capacity of two full time employees. Having gone live in 24h, costs are now capped, enabling rapid and controlled scaling. Duco, the global leader of cloud-based enterprise data integrity and next-generation reconciliation services have announced that Mama Money, the world’s first social business money transfer operator, has gone live

Interswitch and Visa Enter into Strategic Partnership

Interswitch Limited, a leading technology-driven company focused on the digitisation of payments in Nigeria and other countries in Africa, and Visa Inc., the world leader in digital payments, today announced a strategic partnership that will further advance the digital payments ecosystem across Africa. As part of the agreement, Visa will acquire a significant minority equity

Bank Zero Begins Final Countdown

Having completed its core value proposition, preparations are underway to open its digital doors Bank Zero has now fully completed its core value proposition by going live with its debit card. Following this card go-live, rigorous health-checks such as simulated card attacks, card fraud detection and retailer readiness are currently underway. Thereafter the final countdown

GCB Posts GH¢317.13 Million Profit

GCB Bank has posted profit before tax of GH¢317.13 million for the nine months period ending September 30, 2019. This is an improvement over the GH¢224.99 million recorded over the same period in 2018 financial year and represents 40.9% increase. During the period, total revenue amounted to GH¢1.13 billion, up 25.1% compared to GH¢ 903.23

PASA’s Expert Analysis on Combatting Debit Order Abuse

The National Payment System (NPS) impacts the lives of all South Africans. Essentially, it exists to serve the economy by ensuring the safe and efficient circulation of money between senders and recipients, and through it the people (both individuals and corporates) of South Africa. As with all payment systems in the world, South Africa’s NPS